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Banks Elementary

Q: Is Banks Elementary a good school?

Banks Elementary ranks 515 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

515^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Banks Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Kinston, NC, serving 436 students as part of Lenoir County Public Schools. While its district carries a modest overall rating, Banks stands out: the school holds a 3-star state rating, ranks 515th of 1,492 elementary schools statewide, and sits in the 65th percentile. It also serves a student body where roughly 99% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, yet Banks matches or exceeds state proficiency averages across most grades and subjects.

Banks has climbed from the 39th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 65th percentile in the latest ranking, making it one of the strongest elementary schools in its immediate area. Among nearby schools, only Moss Hill Elementary ranks higher, at the 83rd percentile. Banks sits well above Contentnea-Savannah School (41st), La Grange Elementary (35th), Northwest Elementary (52nd), and both Northeast Elementary and Southeast Elementary (11th each). Academically, Banks outperforms its district in nearly every subject: 72.1% of 3rd graders are proficient in math versus 60.8% districtwide, and 78.1% of 5th graders are proficient in science versus 67.7% statewide.

Perhaps most notable is how well Banks serves historically underserved student groups. Economically disadvantaged students at Banks rank in the 85th percentile statewide, earning a 4-star subgroup rating, while special education students have climbed from the 47th to 66th percentile over the past two years. The school also posts a 21.8% chronic absenteeism rate, well below the district rate of 26.5% and far lower than the 37–38% rates seen at several nearby schools serving similar populations. With a student-teacher ratio of 13.5-to-1, Banks also offers smaller class sizes than most surrounding schools, giving teachers more opportunity to support individual students.

436

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2148 Falling Creek Rd
Kinston, NC 28504

(252) 527-9470

District: Lenoir County Public Schools

Students who attend Banks Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	E B Frink Middle
High:	Lenoir County Early College High
	North Lenoir High

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.3%

African American:

34.6%

Hispanic:

20.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 60th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

515^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

163^rd of 246Lenoir 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	64.2	515 of 1492	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.3	507 of 1490	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	830 of 1505	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	911 of 1502	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	801 of 1514	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	812 of 1489	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	718 of 1473	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	599 of 1434	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.4	643 of 1429	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.4	567 of 1425	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.2	600 of 1440	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.4	335 of 1390	75.9%	★★★★☆
2013	76.5	275 of 1403	80.4%	★★★★☆
2012	60.1	598 of 1388	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.3	488 of 1381	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.8	444 of 1363	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	75.9	279 of 1354	79.4%	★★★★☆
2008	70.6	339 of 1324	74.4%	★★★★☆
2007	78.6	194 of 1293	85.0%	★★★★☆
2006	78.7	190 of 1276	85.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	136 of 903	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	68.6	206 of 918	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	50.7	418 of 924	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	557 of 933	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	383 of 927	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	413 of 896	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	461 of 949	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	297 of 927	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.7	510 of 634	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.1	125 of 646	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	273 of 878	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	496 of 897	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	490 of 1447	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.6	477 of 1451	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	938 of 1455	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	1000 of 1459	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	895 of 1458	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	716 of 1440	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	563 of 1424	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	450 of 1405	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	406 of 743	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.9	309 of 710	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	577 of 669	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	572 of 582	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	483 of 500	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	466 of 494	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	580 of 612	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	56.2	34 of 69	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	401 of 981	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.1	368 of 961	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.9	497 of 951	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	592 of 915	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.7	295 of 893	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.3	692 of 843	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	597 of 865	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	623 of 851	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	222 of 1434	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	81.3	132 of 1437	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	55.6	593 of 1450	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	614 of 1437	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	520 of 1366	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	714 of 1329	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	807 of 1361	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	587 of 1332	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	531 of 1451	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.3	515 of 1450	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	712 of 1464	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	738 of 1461	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	659 of 1464	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.3	875 of 1444	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	846 of 1430	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	702 of 1413	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	278 of 815	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.6	254 of 821	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	424 of 801	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	430 of 1146	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.5	378 of 1172	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	646 of 1166	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	674 of 1183	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	695 of 1194	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	657 of 1172	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	460 of 1183	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	495 of 1178	58.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)85th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)66th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)66th percentile~ school

Male (2026)63rd percentile~ school

White (2026)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)45th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science78%+10 vs state

Mathematics68%+4 vs state

Reading59%~ state avg

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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
Banks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2148 Falling Creek Rd	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-9470	436	32	13.5	99.3%	167 (38.3%)	151 (34.6%)	87 (20.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	64.2	515^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.5%		63.3	507^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.0%	8	72.1	60.7	70.3				55.9	62.3	57.8				78.1		$9,503	$1,056	$8,446
Northwest Elementary	Public	K-5	1701 Old Well Rd	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-5143	504	31	16.2	99.4%	35 (6.9%)	374 (74.2%)	41 (8.1%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.9%)	51.3	710^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.4%		44.1	845^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.3%	135	65.3	47.2	68.9				44.0	51.4	56.8				86.5		$8,808	$1,369	$7,440
Southeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 McDaniels Street	Kinston	28501	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-4210	326	24	13.5	96.9%	24 (7.4%)	269 (82.5%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	17.3	1329^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.9%		18.8	1298^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.9%	31	13.5	48.5	29.2				24.3	39.4	58.3				54.2		$12,465	$2,728	$9,737
Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 E Highland Ave	Kinston	28501	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-4166	465	27	17.2	99.4%	11 (2.4%)	412 (88.6%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.9%)	17.7	1324^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.3%		15.3	1345^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.7%	21	49.2	25.3	48.9				38.1	22.8	36.2				72.3		$9,018	$1,456	$7,563
La Grange Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	402 W Railroad St	La Grange	28551	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 566-4036	547	32	17.1	99.5%	130 (23.8%)	236 (43.1%)	144 (26.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	36.5	968^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.1%		33.5	1027^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.1%	59	68.3	46.9	59.8				54.0	51.0	42.5				54.0		$9,939	$1,422	$8,517
Moss Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	6040 Hwy 55 West	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 569-5071	371	28	13.2	99.2%	214 (57.7%)	64 (17.3%)	74 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	79.4	249^th of 1492 public elementary schools	83.3%		84.3	186^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.5%	63	73.3	89.8	68.7				65.0	78.0	62.7				83.6		$9,954	$1,536	$8,418
Contentnea-Savannah School	Public	PK, KG-8	3400 Ferrell Road	Kinston	28501	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-8591	789	55	14.2	99.6%	249 (31.6%)	362 (45.9%)	144 (18.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.5%)	42	877^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.2%		39.5	927^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.8%	50	60.0	59.5	57.5	46.8	27.5	31.6	46.3	55.4	46.6	48.6	38.2	43.2	75.3	57.9	$9,328	$1,658	$7,670
Spring Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1050 St John Church Rd	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7155	804	53	15.1	99.3%	180 (22.4%)	82 (10.2%)	505 (62.8%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.2%)	63.9	521^st of 1492 public elementary schools	65.1%		53.1	688^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.8%	167	74.5	63.5					55.4	65.0							$9,907	$1,430	$8,478
Snow Hill Primary	Public	K-1	502 SE 2nd Street	Snow Hill	28580	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 747-8113	403	32	12.5	99.3%	114 (28.3%)	135 (33.5%)	141 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)								(n/a)															$14,827	$3,208	$11,619
West Greene Elementary	Public	2-3	303 Kingold Boulevard	Snow Hill	28580	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 747-3955	402	32	12.5	99.3%	96 (23.9%)	138 (34.3%)	151 (37.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (4.0%)								(n/a)	35.6						31.8								$10,810	$1,815	$8,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Banks Elementary

What schools do graduates of Banks Elementary attend?

Students who attend Banks Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : E B Frink Middle
High : Lenoir County Early College High
High : North Lenoir High

Is Banks Elementary a good school?

Banks Elementary ranks 515^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Banks Elementary in?

Lenoir County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Banks Elementary?

Students at Banks Elementary are 38% White, 35% African American, 20% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Banks Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Banks Elementary.

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