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Northeast Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1324^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Northeast Elementary is a PK-5 school in Kinston, NC, serving 465 students in Lenoir County Public Schools, where 99.35% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school also faces significant attendance challenges: 36.9% of students were chronically absent in 2024-25, compared with 26.5% districtwide and 24.2% statewide. It is currently rated 1 star and ranks in the 11th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools, making it one of the lowest-performing in the region.

Academic proficiency lags district and state averages in nearly every tested subject. In 4th grade, just 25.3% of students were proficient in math and 22.8% in reading — roughly 36 and 35 percentage points below state averages. Across grades 3-5, reading proficiency averages about 32%, making literacy the school's most pressing weakness; math proficiency averages about 41% versus a 64% state average. One bright spot stands out: 72.3% of 5th graders were proficient in science, above the state's 67.7% average, suggesting an instructional strength to build on.

What makes these results striking is that nearby schools with nearly identical high-poverty populations perform far better. Moss Hill Elementary, just over 12 miles away with a 99.19% free/reduced-price lunch rate, ranks in the 83rd percentile with roughly 77% math and 69% reading proficiency. Chronic absenteeism is the clearest non-academic difference: Northeast Elementary's 36.9% rate is nearly double the 17.9% to 21.8% rates at higher-performing neighbors such as Contentnea-Savannah School, Northwest Elementary, and Banks Elementary. For parents, this suggests that improving attendance and strengthening literacy instruction are the most important levers for turning the school around — and that demographics alone don't explain its outcomes.

465

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

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 — 6th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (39% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

1,324^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 11% (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	17.7	1324 of 1492	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	33.2	655 of 903	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.4	1282 of 1447	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	28.0	1162 of 1434	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.1	1264 of 1451	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)27th percentile+16 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science72%+5 vs state

Mathematics39%-24 vs state

Reading31%-25 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
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
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
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
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
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%)	40.3	901^st of 1492 public elementary schools	39.6%		34.7	1008^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.3%	107	71.8	43.9	59.5	41.3	48.8	41.5	65.0	43.9	50.0	23.9	46.3	43.4	76.2	60.4	$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%)	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
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%)	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
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 Northeast Elementary

What district is Northeast Elementary in?

Lenoir County Public Schools

How many students attend Northeast Elementary?

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

Is Northeast Elementary a good school?

Northeast Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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.

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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