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Banks Elementary

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Banks Elementary ranks 507 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Banks Elementary is a public elementary school located in Kinston, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 483 students. The school is part of the Lenoir County Public Schools district, which is ranked 165 out of 242 districts in the state.

Banks Elementary has shown a mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking fluctuating in recent years. While the school generally performs better in mathematics compared to the district and state averages, its reading proficiency rates are lower. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the 5th-grade mathematics proficiency rate at Banks Elementary was 67.1%, compared to 56.1% for the district and 59.3% for the state. However, the 5th-grade reading proficiency rate was 50.6%, compared to 47.1% for the district and 52.9% for the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Banks Elementary outperforms some, such as Northeast Elementary and Southeast Elementary, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Moss Hill Elementary and Northwest Elementary. The school's strength lies in its performance for African American and low socioeconomic status students, but it faces challenges in addressing the reading proficiency gap and the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, which may contribute to its overall academic performance.

436

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,503

Per pupil spending ?

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 — 58th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lenoir County Public Schools

✓Above the North Carolina median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg57%

507^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Lenoir County Public Schools

165^th of 242Lenoir 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)78th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile~ school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)56th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science73%+11 vs state

Mathematics66%+5 vs state

Reading54%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	63.3	507^th of 1490 public elementary schools	66.0%		45.2	830^th of 1505 public elementary schools	44.9%	323	61.4	70.1	67.1				45.7	65.7	50.6				73.4		$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%)	44.1	845^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.3%		46.6	807^th of 1505 public elementary schools	46.4%	38	51.8	58.6	62.5				27.7	51.4	44.3				73.9		$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%)	18.8	1298^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.9%		1.8	1501^st of 1505 public elementary schools	0.3%	203	29.4	40.7	30.8				35.3	48.1	42.3				42.3		$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%)	15.3	1345^th of 1490 public elementary schools	9.7%		21.8	1252^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	16.8%	93	29.5	24.1	38.4				28.4	38.9	32.9				56.3		$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%)	33.5	1027^th of 1490 public elementary schools	31.1%		37	978^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.0%	49	52.0	45.9	51.9				39.8	43.5	38.3				65.4		$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%)	84.3	186^th of 1490 public elementary schools	87.5%		74.1	341^st of 1505 public elementary schools	77.3%	155	82.8	78.8	70.7				57.8	75.8	65.5				82.8		$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%)	39.5	927^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.8%		33	1046^th of 1505 public elementary schools	30.5%	119	64.4	52.1	60.2	23.9	37.8	31.0	46.6	49.3	48.9	38.2	37.4	30.1	66.7	29.2	$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%)	53.1	688^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.8%		57.7	621^st of 1505 public elementary schools	58.7%	67	63.7	61.6					40.0	59.8							$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)	35.3						23.9								$10,810	$1,815	$8,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Banks Elementary

What district is Banks Elementary in?

Lenoir County Public Schools

How many students attend Banks Elementary?

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

Is Banks Elementary a good school?

Banks Elementary ranks 507^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

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.

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