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Bell Fork Elementary

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Bell Fork Elementary ranks 949 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

949^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bell Fork Elementary is a public elementary school in Jacksonville, North Carolina, serving 539 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Onslow County Schools district, which is ranked 116 out of 242 districts in the state.

Academically, Bell Fork Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past five years, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading that are 5-20 percentage points lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as White students and students with disabilities, who perform significantly worse than their peers across the state. The school's high poverty rate, with 58-73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to these academic challenges.

Interestingly, the nearby Summersill Elementary, Morton Elementary, and Carolina Forest Elementary schools generally outperform Bell Fork Elementary on state assessments and have higher overall rankings, potentially due to their lower percentages of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. While Bell Fork's performance for certain subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, is relatively stronger, the school still faces significant challenges in supporting the academic achievement of its student population.

551

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,844

Per pupil spending ?

74%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Bell Fork Rd
Jacksonville, NC 28540-6309

(910) 347-4459

District: Onslow County Schools

Students who attend Bell Fork Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jacksonville Commons Middle
High:	Northside High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.7%

Hispanic:

24.9%

White:

24.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (50% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg57%

949^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Onslow County Schools

116^th of 242Onslow 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	38.1	949 of 1490	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	970 of 1505	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	952 of 1502	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	928 of 1514	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.7	693 of 1489	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	826 of 1473	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	682 of 1434	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.6	752 of 1429	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.3	889 of 1425	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.0	572 of 1440	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.6	580 of 1390	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.8	553 of 1403	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.8	302 of 1388	78.2%	★★★★☆
2011	78.9	222 of 1381	83.9%	★★★★☆
2010	71.0	379 of 1363	72.2%	★★★★☆
2009	49.7	768 of 1354	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.4	482 of 1324	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.2	440 of 1293	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.3	434 of 1276	66.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	278 of 918	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	454 of 924	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	418 of 933	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	415 of 927	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	278 of 896	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	251 of 949	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	156 of 927	83.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	34.5	413 of 634	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	284 of 646	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	385 of 878	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.4	776 of 897	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	890 of 1451	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	900 of 1455	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	809 of 1459	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	814 of 1458	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	583 of 1440	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.6	848 of 1424	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	723 of 1405	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	53.6	410 of 612	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	542 of 961	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	375 of 951	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	524 of 915	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	336 of 893	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	151 of 843	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	330 of 865	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	251 of 851	70.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	731 of 1437	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	857 of 1450	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	767 of 1437	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	873 of 1366	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.5	328 of 1329	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	571 of 1361	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	453 of 1332	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	974 of 1450	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	978 of 1464	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1036 of 1461	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	981 of 1464	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	734 of 1444	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	756 of 1430	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	627 of 1413	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	52 of 72	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.1	38 of 75	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	39 of 81	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	49 of 85	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	55 of 76	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	50 of 72	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	35 of 76	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	70 of 175	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	45 of 159	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	30 of 154	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	32 of 97	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	39 of 103	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	33 of 86	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	644 of 821	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	455 of 801	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	969 of 1172	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	841 of 1166	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	790 of 1183	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	704 of 1194	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	725 of 1172	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	922 of 1183	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.7	626 of 1178	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)70th percentile+33 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)33rd percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2025)28th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics53%-8 vs state

Reading49%-3 vs state

Science43%-19 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 7th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bell Fork Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Bell Fork Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-4459	551	38	14.5	74.0%	136 (24.7%)	219 (39.7%)	137 (24.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (9.6%)	38.1	949^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.3%		37.9	970^th of 1505 public elementary schools	35.5%	21	54.5	58.6	44.2		40.3	62.6	41.9		43.0	$9,844	$1,331	$8,513
Clyde Erwin Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	323 New River Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 347-1261	283	24	12.0	61.8%	72 (25.4%)	66 (23.3%)	114 (40.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.2%)	33.5	1029^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.9%		29.7	1103^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	26.7%	74	62.2	46.2	37.2		46.7	53.8	41.9		41.9	$10,965	$929	$10,036
Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	Public, Charter	K-8	1249 Hargett Street	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Z.E.C.A. School of Arts and Technology	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 219-8603	104	6	17.8	95.2%	13 (12.5%)	61 (58.7%)	18 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.5%)	10.1	1420^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.7%		3.5	1491^st of 1505 public elementary schools	0.9%	71		8.3	33.3	50.0		50.0	26.7	70.0	20.0
Northwoods Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	617 Henderson Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(910) 347-2808	439	33	13.3	72.2%	168 (38.3%)	114 (26.0%)	84 (19.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	64 (14.6%)	37.1	960^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.6%		34.1	1024^th of 1505 public elementary schools	32.0%	64	43.9	46.8	54.5		35.4	61.3	53.0		54.5	$9,947	$1,028	$8,919
Jacksonville Commons Elementary	Public	K-5	1121 Commons Drive North	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-1056	506	37	13.6	69.8%	165 (32.6%)	140 (27.7%)	103 (20.4%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	83 (16.4%)	30.7	1078^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.7%		19.6	1292^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	14.2%	214	65.1	52.6	34.3		41.9	51.3	41.4		34.4	$10,168	$1,161	$9,007
Hunters Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 Hunters Trail	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 353-4443	585	45	13.0	71.8%	189 (32.3%)	130 (22.2%)	176 (30.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	86 (14.7%)	37.7	954^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.0%		36.2	990^th of 1505 public elementary schools	34.2%	36	48.0	44.7	53.6		37.8	52.9	62.3		55.1	$9,669	$1,315	$8,354
Parkwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2900 Northwoods Dr	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-6711	457	32	14.2	52.5%	221 (48.4%)	81 (17.7%)	93 (20.4%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.2%)	53.8	675^th of 1490 public elementary schools	54.7%		59.3	596^th of 1505 public elementary schools	60.4%	79	50.6	48.8	71.8		47.1	53.6	62.4		68.2	$9,969	$731	$9,237
Carolina Forest Elementary	Public	K-5	141 Carolina Forest Boulevard	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 346-1778	570	39	14.6	47.9%	207 (36.3%)	140 (24.6%)	118 (20.7%)	32 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	66 (11.6%)	73	344^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.9%		70.1	397^th of 1505 public elementary schools	73.6%	53	71.6	69.0	64.8		58.9	67.8	70.3		63.7	$8,201	$658	$7,543
Morton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	485 Old 30 Road	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 353-0930	715	46	15.6	59.9%	330 (46.2%)	137 (19.2%)	154 (21.5%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	81 (11.3%)	58.8	584^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.8%		70.7	392^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	74.0%	192	60.7	60.4	60.6		47.7	65.3	59.6		62.4	$8,688	$926	$7,762
Blue Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	1260 Burgaw Hwy	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 347-1717	498	38	13.2	67.3%	235 (47.2%)	87 (17.5%)	118 (23.7%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.4%)	26	1158^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.3%		14.3	1373^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	8.8%	215	55.6	40.0	36.4		44.4	48.3	39.8		40.9	$10,673	$1,191	$9,482

Frequently Asked Questions about Bell Fork Elementary

How many students attend Bell Fork Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Bell Fork Elementary.

What district is Bell Fork Elementary in?

Onslow County Schools

What schools do graduates of Bell Fork Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bell Fork Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jacksonville Commons Middle
High : Northside High

Is Bell Fork Elementary a good school?

Bell Fork Elementary ranks 949^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bell Fork Elementary?

Students at Bell Fork Elementary are 40% African American, 25% Hispanic, 25% White, 10% Two or more races.

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