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South Creek Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

South Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Robersonville, North Carolina, serving 329 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Martin County Schools district, which is ranked 171 out of 242 districts in the state.

South Creek Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past several years, with low proficiency rates on state assessments, particularly in reading. The school's performance is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 30-40% of students proficient in reading compared to state averages of 46-59%. The school serves a high-poverty student population, with 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and has a relatively high student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools.

While the nearby schools in the Martin County Schools district, such as Rodgers Elementary and E.J. Hayes Elementary, also serve high-poverty student populations, they generally perform better than South Creek Elementary on state assessments. Interestingly, schools in the neighboring Pitt County Schools district, such as Belvoir Elementary and Pactolus, have higher overall performance despite also serving high-poverty student populations.

337

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,188

Per pupil spending ?

99.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21230 NC Hwy 903
Robersonville, NC 27871

(252) 795-3910

District: Martin County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.6%

White:

20.2%

Hispanic:

16.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (37% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg49%

North Carolina avg57%

1,261^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Martin County Schools

171^st of 242Martin County 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	21.0	1261 of 1490	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	1360 of 1505	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1270 of 1502	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	1467 of 1514	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1335 of 1489	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1351 of 1473	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1238 of 1434	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	1364 of 1429	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.1	1406 of 1425	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.1	1393 of 1440	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.5	1286 of 1390	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.5	1344 of 1403	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	1275 of 1388	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.3	1260 of 1381	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.8	1203 of 1363	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.4	1193 of 1354	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.6	1208 of 1324	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	22.1	1119 of 1293	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.4	1159 of 1276	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	794 of 918	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	829 of 924	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	613 of 933	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.2	887 of 927	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	654 of 896	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	848 of 949	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	744 of 927	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	18.0	824 of 878	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	38.2	326 of 533	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1278 of 1451	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1329 of 1455	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1207 of 1459	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1410 of 1458	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1161 of 1440	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1301 of 1424	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1084 of 1405	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	32.7	693 of 951	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	673 of 865	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	1232 of 1437	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1193 of 1450	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1116 of 1437	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1320 of 1366	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	1270 of 1329	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1198 of 1361	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1166 of 1332	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1082 of 1450	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1260 of 1464	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1233 of 1461	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1423 of 1464	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	1354 of 1444	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1347 of 1430	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1316 of 1413	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	659 of 821	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	723 of 801	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	379 of 1172	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	679 of 1166	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	6.2	1161 of 1172	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1113 of 1183	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)68th percentile+52 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2024)27th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

African American (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science53%-9 vs state

Mathematics35%-26 vs state

Reading34%-18 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
South Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21230 NC Hwy 903	Robersonville	27871	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 795-3910	337	20	16.6	99.1%	68 (20.2%)	194 (57.6%)	54 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	21	1261^st of 1490 public elementary schools	15.4%		15.2	1360^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.6%	99	65.1	14.3	29.4				39.5	32.7	31.4				52.9		$12,188	$1,543	$10,645
Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	152 E. Washington Street	Bethel	27812	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 825-3801	232	20	11.6	98.7%	61 (26.3%)	115 (49.6%)	41 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	35.2	999^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.0%		28.7	1128^th of 1505 public elementary schools	25.0%	129	72.7	42.9	40.0	33.3	31.8	31.6	45.5	53.6	45.0	33.3	31.8	42.1	65.0	63.2	$11,317	$1,617	$9,701
Stokes	Public	PK, KG-8	2683 NC 903 North	Stokes	27884	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6907	218	17	13.0	98.6%	125 (57.3%)	36 (16.5%)	43 (19.7%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	52.7	697^th of 1490 public elementary schools	53.2%		51.5	722^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	52.0%	25	55.0	83.3	58.3	37.5	45.8	20.0	35.0	62.5	66.7	25.0	45.8	50.0	66.7	63.3	$13,051	$2,212	$10,840
Williamston Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	400 West Blvd	Williamston	27892	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 792-3253	361	25	14.4	99.2%	84 (23.3%)	209 (57.9%)	37 (10.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)								(n/a)															$13,605	$1,529	$12,077
E J Hayes Elementary	Public	3-5	201 Andrews St	Williamston	27892	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 792-3678	280	19	15.1	98.9%	68 (24.3%)	157 (56.1%)	24 (8.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.4%)	23.3	1213^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.6%		30.4	1090^th of 1505 public elementary schools	27.6%	123	42.0	57.0	34.5				28.0	51.0	36.8				41.4		$10,759	$1,469	$9,290
Rodgers Elementary	Public	K-5	2277 Rodgers School Rd	Williamston	27892	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 792-3834	219	14	15.4	98.6%	180 (82.2%)	13 (5.9%)	14 (6.4%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	65.6	471^st of 1490 public elementary schools	68.4%		57.3	629^th of 1505 public elementary schools	58.2%	158	75.0	77.8	73.0				33.3	62.2	51.4				70.3		$12,061	$1,365	$10,696
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1471 Holland Road	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6329	361	28	13.0	99.2%	20 (5.5%)	199 (55.1%)	107 (29.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.1%)	30.1	1090^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.8%		16.5	1332^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	11.5%	242	45.3	68.4	50.0				34.0	43.9	27.8				50.0		$10,996	$2,073	$8,923
Princeville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Walston Street	Tarboro	27886	Edgecombe County	Edgecombe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 823-4718	205	13	15.3	97.1%	12 (5.9%)	150 (73.2%)	34 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	17.6	1320^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.4%		23.8	1213^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.4%	107	36.4	36.4	45.0				9.1	45.5	40.0				50.0		$14,011	$2,582	$11,429
Belvoir Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2568 NC 33 West	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6365	405	31	13.1	99.3%	20 (4.9%)	142 (35.1%)	226 (55.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (4.0%)	27.3	1126^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.4%		22.3	1240^th of 1505 public elementary schools	17.6%	114	50.0	55.9	46.7				41.1	39.7	31.7				46.7		$11,073	$1,974	$9,098
Pactolus	Public	PK, KG-8	3405 Yankee Hall Rd	Greenville	27834	Pitt County	Pitt County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 752-6941	657	39	16.7	99.5%	56 (8.5%)	326 (49.6%)	224 (34.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.6%)	25.6	1167^th of 1490 public elementary schools	21.7%		28	1137^th of 1505 public elementary schools	24.5%	30	56.8	41.0	35.1	65.2	48.7	50.8	29.3	39.2	31.2	43.5	39.0	46.2	46.8	52.3	$10,450	$1,636	$8,814

Frequently Asked Questions about South Creek Elementary

What is the racial makeup of South Creek Elementary?

Students at South Creek Elementary are 58% African American, 20% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is South Creek Elementary a good school?

South Creek Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is South Creek Elementary in?

Martin County Schools

How many students attend South Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 337 students attended South Creek Elementary.

What schools do graduates of South Creek Elementary attend?

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