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Northeast Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1345^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Northeast Elementary is a public elementary school located in Kinston, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 433 students. The school is part of the Lenoir County Public Schools district, which is ranked 165 out of 242 districts in the state.

Northeast Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of North Carolina elementary schools, with significantly lower proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the proficiency rates for Northeast Elementary were 29.5% in 3rd grade Mathematics, 38.9% in 4th grade Reading, and 56.3% in 5th grade Science. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.31% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby La Grange Elementary, Moss Hill Elementary, and Banks Elementary schools generally perform better academically than Northeast Elementary, with higher proficiency rates and lower percentages of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. This suggests that Northeast Elementary faces significant challenges in providing a quality education to its students, which may be related to the school's limited resources and support available within the Lenoir County Public Schools district.

465

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,018

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1002 E Highland Ave
Kinston, NC 28501-3114

(252) 527-4166

District: Lenoir County Public Schools

Students who attend Northeast Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rochelle Middle
High:	Kinston High
	Lenoir County Early College High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.6%

Hispanic:

4.9%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 30 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg54%

North Carolina avg57%

1,345^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1345 of 1490	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1252 of 1505	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1475 of 1502	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	1486 of 1514	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	1465 of 1489	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	1416 of 1473	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1273 of 1434	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	1348 of 1429	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	1339 of 1425	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.2	1402 of 1440	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.9	1280 of 1390	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.0	1336 of 1403	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.2	1348 of 1388	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.6	1329 of 1381	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	652 of 918	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	577 of 924	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.6	858 of 933	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	877 of 927	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	874 of 896	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	775 of 949	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	622 of 927	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	15.2	625 of 634	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	476 of 646	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	746 of 878	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.7	351 of 897	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1395 of 1451	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1250 of 1455	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1441 of 1459	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	1445 of 1458	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1435 of 1440	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	1352 of 1424	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1284 of 1405	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1235 of 1437	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1093 of 1450	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1393 of 1437	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1317 of 1366	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	1316 of 1329	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1247 of 1361	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1008 of 1332	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1203 of 1450	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1164 of 1464	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1418 of 1461	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	1415 of 1464	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.5	1419 of 1444	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	1366 of 1430	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1212 of 1413	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	29.8	606 of 801	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)29th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2024)24th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science56%-6 vs state

Reading33%-20 vs state

Mathematics31%-30 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Grifton	Public	PK, KG-8	513 E McCrae St	Grifton	28530	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 524-5141	395	30	12.9	97.5%	106 (26.8%)	174 (44.1%)	87 (22.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	34.7	1008^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.3%		29.5	1109^th of 1505 public elementary schools	26.3%	101	60.0	48.5	45.5	52.3	41.7	22.9	45.0	45.5	25.0	43.2	45.8	33.3	61.4	43.8	$10,793	$1,896	$8,897
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
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
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
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 Northeast Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Northeast Elementary?

Students at Northeast Elementary are 89% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Northeast Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Northeast Elementary.

What district is Northeast Elementary in?

Lenoir County Public Schools

Is Northeast Elementary a good school?

Northeast Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.7% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Northeast Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northeast Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rochelle Middle
High : Kinston High
High : Lenoir County Early College High

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