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Central Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-3

283

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,593

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9742 NC Hwy 305
Jackson, NC 27845

(252) 534-3381

District: Northampton County Schools

Students who attend Central Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Conway Middle
High:	Northampton County High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.7%

White:

13.8%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2012 → 14th in 2022

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2012

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (36% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg40%

North Carolina avg55%

Not ranked this year

Central Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

212^th of 242Northampton 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
2022	18.6	1301 of 1514	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	1093 of 1489	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1130 of 1473	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1245 of 1434	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.6	990 of 1429	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	15.7	1259 of 1425	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	1348 of 1440	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.7	1192 of 1390	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.1	1202 of 1403	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.7	1319 of 1388	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	1167 of 1381	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.1	1069 of 1363	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.4	787 of 1354	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.8	699 of 1324	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.8	798 of 1293	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	37.1	584 of 927	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	505 of 896	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	442 of 949	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	572 of 927	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	29.6	1071 of 1458	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	968 of 1440	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	796 of 1424	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1147 of 1405	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	42.8	790 of 1366	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	808 of 1329	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	928 of 1361	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	975 of 1332	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	13.8	1343 of 1464	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1152 of 1444	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1288 of 1430	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1266 of 1413	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)42nd percentile+28 vs school

African American (2022)37th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2022)27th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2022)8th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics42%-22 vs state

Reading30%-17 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
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	9742 NC Hwy 305	Jackson	27845	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 534-3381	283	22	12.8	98.9%	39 (13.8%)	203 (71.7%)	28 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)								(n/a)	42.1						29.8								$17,593	$3,541	$14,052
Weldon Elementary Global Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Washington Ave	Weldon	27890	Halifax County	Weldon City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 536-4815	272	16	17.4	98.9%	5 (1.8%)	254 (93.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	2.9	1483^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	0.5%		11.8	1402^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	6.8%	81	20.0	17.6	22.9				17.8	17.6	18.8				31.3		$16,062	$2,258	$13,804
Manning Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	940 Park Avenue	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 519-7400	630	41	15.2	99.5%	323 (51.3%)	173 (27.5%)	75 (11.9%)	19 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.2%)	47.5	789^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.0%		42.3	880^th of 1505 public elementary schools	41.5%	91	59.0	57.8	64.4				40.0	54.2	44.4				64.4		$10,540	$1,066	$9,474
Gaston STEM Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	400 Broughton Street	Gaston	27832	Northampton County	Northampton County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 537-2520	284	24	11.8	98.9%	15 (5.3%)	247 (87.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	29.6	1095^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.5%		24.7	1198^th of 1505 public elementary schools	20.4%	103	60.7	33.3	84.6	37.9	46.2	28.1	35.7	23.8	46.2	31.0	34.6	34.4	69.2	37.5	$18,837	$3,552	$15,285
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1517 Bolling Road	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Roanoke Rapids City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 519-7500	614	38	16.0	99.5%	324 (52.8%)	181 (29.5%)	57 (9.3%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	49.1	758^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.1%		26.5	1171^st of 1505 public elementary schools	22.2%	413	58.2	52.8	58.2				41.8	55.6	54.4				66.7		$10,381	$1,618	$8,763
KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	9986 Hwy 903	Halifax	27839	Halifax County	KIPP Halifax College Preparatory	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 410-0277	528	34	15.5	99.2%	21 (4.0%)	450 (85.2%)	23 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.1%)	5.2	1470^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.3%		1.3	1502^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	0.2%	32	37.5	14.5	12.1	15.5	13.4	20.5	32.1	36.4	15.5	15.5	28.4	25.6	15.5	33.3
Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	4391 Highway 158	Roanoke Rapids	27870	Halifax County	Halifax County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 519-0300	254	17	14.9	98.8%	11 (4.3%)	207 (81.5%)	17 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.3%)	6.6	1454^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.4%		9.7	1426^th of 1505 public elementary schools	5.2%	28	29.5	30.2	38.7				15.9	37.2	22.6				16.1		$11,194	$2,551	$8,642
Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	236 US 158 Business	Murfreesboro	27855	Hertford County	Hertford County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 398-4862	372	29	12.8	99.2%	40 (10.8%)	271 (72.8%)	47 (12.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	13	1380^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.4%		18.2	1306^th of 1505 public elementary schools	13.2%	74	46.3	38.5	43.6				24.4	43.6	18.2				29.1		$13,668	$2,469	$11,199

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary attend?

Students who attend Central Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Conway Middle
High : Northampton County High School

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary?

Students at Central Elementary are 72% African American, 14% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Central Elementary in?

Northampton County Schools

How many students attend Central Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Central Elementary.

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