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Corinth-Holders Elementary

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Corinth-Holders Elementary ranks 642 nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

642^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Corinth-Holders Elementary serves 585 students in grades PK–5 in Zebulon, NC, and is part of Johnston County Public Schools, a district ranked in the 60th percentile statewide. The school itself ranks in the 57th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools with a 3-star rating — solidly mid-pack — and it does so while serving a very high-need community: 99.49% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25. That performance reflects a meaningful recovery. Corinth-Holders ranked in the bottom quarter of the state in 2017–18 and 2018–19, but since 2021–22 it has held steady in the 55th–59th percentile, signaling durable improvement rather than a one-year bounce.

Academically, math and science are the standout subjects. Third-grade math proficiency reached 77.2% in 2025–26, well above the district (69.4%) and state (66.4%), and fifth-grade science has now beaten district and state averages for four consecutive years. Reading is the clear weakness: every grade level trails the district by roughly 7 to 9 points, with third-grade reading at 50.5% versus a district average of 59.8%. The school also earns strong subgroup results — its African American students rank in the 77th percentile statewide and its English Language Learners rank in the 82nd percentile — suggesting that economic disadvantage is not holding achievement down as much as it might elsewhere.

Chronic absenteeism is an underappreciated asset. At 16.6% in 2024–25, Corinth-Holders beats the district rate of 21.8% and the state rate of 24.2%, and it compares favorably with nearby high-poverty schools like Carver Elementary (27.1%) and Zebulon Elementary (26.6%). In the immediate area, the school sits mid-pack: it trails the strong results at Riverwood Elementary, Thanksgiving Elementary, and River Dell Elementary, yet outperforms several nearby Wake County Schools options, including Zebulon Elementary, Lake Myra Elementary, and Wendell Elementary. The bottom line: this is a stable, mid-tier school with real strengths in math, science, and attendance — and reading remains its biggest opportunity for growth.

585

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3976 Nc 231
Zebulon, NC 27597-9600

(919) 365-7560

District: Johnston County Public Schools

Students who attend Corinth-Holders Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Archer Lodge Middle
High:	Corinth Holders High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Hispanic:

35.9%

African American:

13.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 56th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg61%

642^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^th of 246Johnston County Public Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	642 of 1492	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	608 of 1490	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	676 of 1505	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	624 of 1502	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	638 of 1514	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.7	965 of 1489	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1194 of 1473	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1106 of 1434	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	52.6	707 of 1429	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.6	629 of 1425	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.4	654 of 1440	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	32.9	970 of 1390	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	17.5	1230 of 1403	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	59.3	616 of 1388	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.2	490 of 1381	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.5	520 of 1363	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.5	539 of 1354	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.6	875 of 1324	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.9	977 of 1293	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.9	1140 of 1276	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	212 of 903	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	173 of 918	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	53.9	376 of 924	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	246 of 933	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	183 of 927	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.5	317 of 896	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.4	858 of 949	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	852 of 927	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	35.2	399 of 634	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.1	607 of 646	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	445 of 878	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	577 of 897	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	96 of 519	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	54.4	192 of 563	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	146 of 533	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	187 of 514	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	163 of 485	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.5	242 of 385	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	362 of 497	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.2	209 of 421	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	650 of 1447	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.9	659 of 1451	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	662 of 1455	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	577 of 1459	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	436 of 1458	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	36.2	891 of 1440	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1180 of 1424	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1127 of 1405	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	495 of 743	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.8	432 of 710	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.6	9 of 669	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	51.5	416 of 582	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	70.0	64 of 500	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	22 of 494	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	40.3	551 of 612	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	449 of 981	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.6	484 of 961	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	448 of 951	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	428 of 915	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	391 of 893	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.4	690 of 843	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	763 of 865	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	653 of 851	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	600 of 1434	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.0	461 of 1437	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	913 of 1450	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	607 of 1437	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	574 of 1366	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	793 of 1329	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1162 of 1361	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	938 of 1332	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	622 of 1451	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	571 of 1450	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	674 of 1464	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	636 of 1461	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	812 of 1464	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	960 of 1444	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1146 of 1430	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1063 of 1413	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	50 of 175	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	440 of 815	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.2	264 of 821	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	257 of 801	67.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	552 of 1146	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.0	478 of 1172	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.8	486 of 1166	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	504 of 1183	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	609 of 1194	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	901 of 1172	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	989 of 1183	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	915 of 1178	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)82nd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)77th percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)71st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile~ school

Male (2026)57th percentile~ school

Female (2026)55th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)33rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science74%+6 vs state

Mathematics69%+5 vs state

Reading50%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, April 7, 2017

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by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, April 13, 2012

I love Corinth Holders. I have had 3 kids to attend at this school and all of them love it. The classrooms are smaller which allows more one on one teaching. The grade level teachers work together to work with the students. This school truly enforced "No child left behind" Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Corinth-Holders Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3976 Nc 231	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 365-7560	585	36	16.2	99.5%	252 (43.1%)	81 (13.8%)	210 (35.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.3%)	55.8	642^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	57.0%		57	608^th of 1490 public elementary schools	59.2%	34	77.2	61.8	68.8				50.5	51.8	49.1				74.1		$9,379	$977	$8,402
Thanksgiving Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1161 Lynch Rd	Selma	27576	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(984) 400-7300	870	50	17.4	99.5%	460 (52.9%)	151 (17.4%)	193 (22.2%)	14 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.0%)	72.7	366^th of 1492 public elementary schools	75.5%		74.8	317^th of 1490 public elementary schools	78.7%	49	73.4	61.4	74.5				66.4	66.7	61.4				82.4
River Dell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12100 Buffalo Road	Clayton	27527	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 553-1977	981	56	17.5	99.7%	478 (48.7%)	220 (22.4%)	192 (19.6%)	20 (2.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (6.9%)	74.9	324^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.3%		75.8	307^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.4%	17	70.1	65.9	78.5				67.3	64.2	64.0				86.0		$8,530	$614	$7,917
Wendell Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	3355 Wendell Blvd	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 365-2660	458	36	12.6	99.3%	155 (33.8%)	151 (33.0%)	109 (23.8%)	20 (4.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	30.8	1074^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.0%		28.1	1116^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.1%	42	54.4	50.7	46.8				49.4	59.2	41.6				50.6		$10,627	$638	$9,989
Middlesex Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13081 West Hanes Avenue	Middlesex	27557	Nash County	Nash County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 462-2815	333	23	14.7	99.1%	114 (34.2%)	50 (15.0%)	144 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.6%)	30.1	1094^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.7%		43.8	854^th of 1490 public elementary schools	42.7%	240	51.0	55.7	54.4				41.2	52.5	38.6				56.1		$10,998	$1,807	$9,191
Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	291 Liles-Dean Rd	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 365-2680	495	37	13.2	99.4%	110 (22.2%)	121 (24.4%)	223 (45.1%)	12 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.9%)	52.5	686^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.0%		46.6	809^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.7%	123	62.6	55.9	66.3				50.5	59.8	49.4				78.7		$11,967	$1,538	$10,428
Zebulon Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	700 Proctor St	Zebulon	27597	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 404-3680	693	50	13.9	99.6%	110 (15.9%)	323 (46.6%)	211 (30.4%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (5.6%)	31.6	1064^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.7%		20.2	1278^th of 1490 public elementary schools	14.2%	214	50.5	45.7	53.2				50.5	44.0	53.2				58.7		$11,502	$1,536	$9,966
Riverwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Athletic Club Blvd	Clayton	27527	Johnston County	Johnston County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 359-6300	728	45	16.2	99.6%	365 (50.1%)	122 (16.8%)	170 (23.4%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.5%)	90.1	111^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.6%		88	139^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.7%	28	82.5	79.5	87.5				80.8	70.9	78.1				90.6		$8,213	$432	$7,780
Lake Myra Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Elk Falls Rd	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 365-8990	722	54	13.3	55.4%	242 (33.5%)	216 (29.9%)	207 (28.7%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.1%)	31.5	1067^th of 1492 public elementary schools	28.5%		42.3	875^th of 1490 public elementary schools	41.3%	192	57.6	51.2	47.8				45.5	52.0	46.0				56.1		$10,121	$996	$9,125
Cardinal Charter Academy at Wendell Falls	Public, Charter	K-8	6041 Taylor Rd.	Wendell	27591	Wake County	Cardinal Charter Academy at Wendell Falls	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 752-8870	567	10	54.5	57.3%	146 (25.7%)	185 (32.6%)	171 (30.2%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)	52.7	684^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.2%		31.7	1064^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.6%	380	82.9	47.6	59.1	46.8	43.5	45.3	74.3	49.2	54.5	63.8	50.0	64.2	57.6	66.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Corinth-Holders Elementary

What schools do graduates of Corinth-Holders Elementary attend?

Students who attend Corinth-Holders Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Archer Lodge Middle
High : Corinth Holders High

What is the racial makeup of Corinth-Holders Elementary?

Students at Corinth-Holders Elementary are 43% White, 36% Hispanic, 14% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Corinth-Holders Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Corinth-Holders Elementary.

Is Corinth-Holders Elementary a good school?

Corinth-Holders Elementary ranks 642^nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Corinth-Holders Elementary in?

Johnston County Public Schools

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