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Pink Hill Elementary

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Pink Hill Elementary ranks 848 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

848^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pink Hill Elementary is a pre-K through 5th grade school in Pink Hill, NC, a small rural community in Lenoir County, where 437 students attend and more than 99% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school, part of Lenoir County Public Schools, has slid noticeably in state rankings. Two years ago, Pink Hill earned a 4-star rating and ranked at the 71st statewide percentile. In the latest report, it has fallen to the 43rd percentile — a 2-star rating. Among nearby Lenoir County elementary schools, Pink Hill now trails Moss Hill Elementary, Banks Elementary, Northwest Elementary, and Southwood Elementary, and sits ahead of only Southeast Elementary.

Pink Hill’s most glaring academic weakness is 4th-grade math. In the latest school year, 40.3% of 4th graders were proficient in math, versus 61.4% statewide, and that grade level has stayed in the 40s for three consecutive reported years. The issue appears tied to the grade itself rather than the students: a class that earned an outstanding 87.5% proficiency score in 3rd-grade math fell to just 40.3% a year later in 4th grade. Just eight miles away, Moss Hill Elementary posted an 89.8% 4th-grade math proficiency rate while serving nearly the same population.

Other grade levels tell a more encouraging story. Fifth-grade science has exceeded the state average in most reported years, reaching 88.2% proficiency at its peak, and 5th-grade reading has also surpassed the state. Pink Hill students from low-income families have ranked among the better outcomes statewide for that subgroup, placing at the 66th percentile in the latest year. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from 36% to about 25%, still affects one in four students — a rate higher than at the district’s top-ranked schools. Given the strength of Pink Hill’s science and early-grade reading results, the recent declines appear actionable rather than inevitable.

437

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2666 HC Turner Road
Pink Hill, NC 28572

(252) 568-4176

District: Lenoir County Public Schools

Students who attend Pink Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Woodington Middle
High:	Lenoir County Early College High
	South Lenoir High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.3%

Hispanic:

38.0%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

848^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 43% (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	43.8	848 of 1492	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.1	669 of 1490	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	441 of 1505	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	643 of 1502	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	784 of 1514	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	772 of 1489	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	566 of 1473	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	338 of 1434	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	68.9	427 of 1429	70.1%	★★★★☆
2016	51.2	707 of 1425	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.6	1008 of 1440	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	22.3	1126 of 1390	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.7	928 of 1403	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.0	891 of 1388	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.1	871 of 1381	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	67.8	440 of 1363	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.1	630 of 1354	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.7	625 of 1324	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.7	693 of 1293	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.0	686 of 1276	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	65.8	247 of 933	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	392 of 927	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	510 of 949	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	561 of 927	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	57.5	182 of 634	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	31.1	471 of 646	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.5	253 of 878	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	109 of 897	87.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	372 of 519	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	77.6	63 of 563	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	48.2	224 of 514	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	253 of 485	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.3	102 of 497	79.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	833 of 1447	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.5	742 of 1451	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	541 of 1455	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	615 of 1459	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	771 of 1458	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	809 of 1440	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	682 of 1424	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.1	284 of 1405	79.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	585 of 743	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.3	586 of 710	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.9	442 of 669	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	553 of 582	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	482 of 500	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	476 of 494	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	566 of 612	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	529 of 981	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.2	306 of 961	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.7	157 of 951	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	196 of 915	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	53.5	356 of 893	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	315 of 843	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	264 of 865	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	183 of 851	78.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	486 of 1434	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.1	325 of 1437	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	137 of 1450	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	68.6	345 of 1437	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	46.6	719 of 1366	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	603 of 1329	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	299 of 1361	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	150 of 1332	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	799 of 1451	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.9	547 of 1450	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	340 of 1464	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	56.3	623 of 1461	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	748 of 1464	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	715 of 1444	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	456 of 1430	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	400 of 1413	71.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	351 of 815	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.2	352 of 821	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	156 of 801	80.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	941 of 1146	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	823 of 1172	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	645 of 1166	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	750 of 1183	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	687 of 1194	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	722 of 1172	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	557 of 1183	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	308 of 1178	73.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2023)74th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile~ school

Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)21st percentile-22 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science73%+5 vs state

Mathematics54%-10 vs state

Reading52%-4 vs state

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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
Pink Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2666 HC Turner Road	Pink Hill	28572	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 568-4176	437	30	14.4	99.3%	220 (50.3%)	35 (8.0%)	166 (38.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	43.8	848^th of 1492 public elementary schools	43.2%		54.1	669^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.1%	179	60.8	40.3	58.4				50.0	50.7	56.4				72.7		$10,287	$1,414	$8,873
Southwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 Hwy 58 South	Kinston	28504	Lenoir County	Lenoir County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 527-9081	218	19	11.4	98.6%	140 (64.2%)	34 (15.6%)	32 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	49.1	744^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.1%		50.7	739^th of 1490 public elementary schools	50.4%	5	67.6	50.0	75.0				58.8	44.4	47.2				69.4		$10,722	$2,082	$8,640
B F Grady Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2627 N Nc 11 & 903	Albertson	28508	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 568-3487	865	54	16.0	99.7%	184 (21.3%)	56 (6.5%)	600 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	24.9	1192^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	20.1%		26.1	1153^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	22.6%	39	61.2	53.3	41.0	44.4	44.1	30.4	35.3	38.0	44.6	30.6	33.1	34.2	65.1	41.8	$10,266	$1,280	$8,986
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
Beulaville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	138 Lyman Road	Beulaville	28518	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 298-3171	877	54	16.3	99.5%	527 (60.1%)	129 (14.7%)	179 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.2%)	21.5	1256^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.8%		19.9	1282^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	14.0%	26	51.0	43.9	51.1	38.9	39.1	53.3	46.9	39.8	36.7	48.9	37.9	40.2	37.8	54.2	$11,549	$1,108	$10,441
Comfort Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4384 Hwy 41 West	Comfort	28522	Jones County	Jones County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 324-4249	127	9	13.8	97.6%	90 (70.9%)	10 (7.9%)	10 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.4%)	56.9	628^th of 1492 public elementary schools	57.9%		62	530^th of 1490 public elementary schools	64.4%	98	81.3	75.0	61.1				56.3	75.0	55.6				38.9		$13,374	$1,886	$11,488
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
Kenansville Elementary	Public	K-8	328 Limestone Rd	Kenansville	28349	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 296-1647	599	39	15.5	99.5%	214 (35.7%)	171 (28.5%)	187 (31.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.3%)	33.5	1037^th of 1492 public elementary schools	30.5%		39.6	924^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.0%	113	61.7	59.4	50.9	43.2	37.7	34.8	46.8	52.2	42.1	48.6	56.5	32.6	50.9	43.5	$10,620	$1,785	$8,835
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pink Hill Elementary

What district is Pink Hill Elementary in?

Lenoir County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Pink Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pink Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woodington Middle
High : Lenoir County Early College High
High : South Lenoir High

How many students attend Pink Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Pink Hill Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pink Hill Elementary?

Students at Pink Hill Elementary are 50% White, 38% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% Two or more races.

Is Pink Hill Elementary a good school?

Pink Hill Elementary ranks 848^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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