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Northwoods Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

1270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Northwoods Elementary is a K–5 school in Jacksonville, NC, serving 439 students as part of Onslow County Schools. The school currently holds a 1-star rating, ranking in the 15th percentile (1,270 out of 1,492) of North Carolina elementary schools — a notable drop from the prior year's 36th-percentile ranking. Proficiency is below district and state averages in every tested subject, with the largest gaps in math. For example, 3rd grade math proficiency sits at 38.2%, compared with 60.7% for Onslow County Schools and 66.4% statewide.

Northwoods serves a high-poverty population: 72.2% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. Chronic absenteeism is also elevated at 24.8%, higher than most nearby schools. Several neighboring schools perform better while serving fewer low-income families, such as Carolina Forest Elementary (47.9% poverty, 72nd percentile) and Parkwood Elementary, less than a mile away. However, poverty alone doesn’t explain the picture: Summersill Elementary and Bell Fork Elementary serve comparable or higher shares of low-income students yet rank higher. Even Clyde Erwin Elementary, 1.4 miles away with 61.8% poverty, outperforms Northwoods in most subjects.

Subgroup data show persistent struggles for several student groups, including military-connected students, who rank in the 4th percentile statewide — a particular concern given Jacksonville’s large military population. Male, White, multi-racial, and low-income students all rank in the bottom quartile, while special education students rank near the 40th percentile, a relative bright spot. Science is the school’s strongest subject (57.4% proficiency), while reading and math generally fall in the upper 30s to mid-40s. The school is not obviously under-resourced: per-student spending of about $9,947 is in line with or above comparable schools, and the student-teacher ratio of 13.3 is favorable. With stronger schools in the same district serving the same area, Northwoods’ recent decline warrants a closer look at attendance, support for military-connected students, and consistency across grade levels.

439

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

72.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

93.2%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.7% (any vaccine)

617 Henderson Dr
Jacksonville, NC 28540-4955

(910) 347-2808

District: Onslow County Schools

Students who attend Northwoods Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northwoods Park Middle
High:	Jacksonville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.3%

African American:

26.0%

Hispanic:

19.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg61%

1,270^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

136^th of 246Onslow 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
2026	20.5	1270 of 1492	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.1	960 of 1490	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1024 of 1505	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	963 of 1502	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1117 of 1514	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.7	692 of 1489	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.3	1139 of 1473	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1053 of 1434	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.6	956 of 1429	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.2	1102 of 1425	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.8	1058 of 1440	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.5	1214 of 1390	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.4	1345 of 1403	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	24.5	1161 of 1388	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.1	1107 of 1381	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.4	910 of 1363	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.8	701 of 1354	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.0	666 of 1324	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.2	793 of 1293	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.9	689 of 1276	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	689 of 903	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.7	470 of 918	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	646 of 924	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	333 of 933	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.6	675 of 927	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.8	292 of 896	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.9	809 of 949	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	858 of 927	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	26.3	737 of 878	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	696 of 897	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	1168 of 1447	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.8	885 of 1451	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1059 of 1455	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	889 of 1459	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1133 of 1458	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.2	680 of 1440	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.0	1249 of 1424	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.6	930 of 1405	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	620 of 710	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.8	380 of 500	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	632 of 961	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	411 of 951	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.0	713 of 915	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	892 of 893	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	66.1	234 of 865	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	453 of 851	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	1140 of 1434	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.4	884 of 1437	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	957 of 1450	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	631 of 1437	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	965 of 1366	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.1	438 of 1329	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.5	937 of 1361	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	966 of 1332	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	1284 of 1451	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.7	978 of 1450	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	939 of 1464	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	970 of 1461	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1045 of 1464	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.9	657 of 1444	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	988 of 1430	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1106 of 1413	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	64 of 67	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	66 of 72	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	72 of 72	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	166 of 181	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	38.3	121 of 175	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	109 of 159	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.5	97 of 103	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	488 of 815	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.3	451 of 821	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	474 of 801	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	983 of 1146	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	917 of 1172	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	949 of 1166	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	732 of 1183	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	797 of 1194	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	703 of 1172	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1015 of 1183	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.1	682 of 1178	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)40th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile~ school

African American (2026)24th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2019)16th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)13th percentile-23 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2026)4th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science57%-10 vs state

Mathematics43%-21 vs state

Reading42%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)				EOG Reading (2026)				EOG Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	20.5	1270^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.9%		37.1	960^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.6%	310	38.2	47.4	42.6		39.5	47.4	39.3		57.4	93.2%	2.7%	$9,947	$1,028	$8,919
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%)	42.1	875^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.4%		53.8	675^th of 1490 public elementary schools	54.7%	200	60.0	45.7	52.3		45.0	51.9	61.6		68.6	90.6%	6.3%	$9,969	$731	$9,237
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%)	45.6	811^th of 1492 public elementary schools	45.6%		33.5	1029^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.9%	218	60.8	75.7	50.0		52.9	73.0	36.1		52.8	86.7%	8.9%	$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%)	10.6	1410^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.5%		10.1	1420^th of 1490 public elementary schools	4.7%	10			10.0	33.3			40.0	33.3	338.5
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%)	30.1	1093^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	26.7%		38.1	949^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.3%	144	45.6	41.7	47.0		39.2	48.6	55.4		66.3	88.6%	3.8%	$9,844	$1,331	$8,513
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%)	26	1169^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.6%		30.7	1078^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.7%	91	43.8	59.1	37.3		40.0	47.7	49.3		52.0	91.2%	4.4%	$10,168	$1,161	$9,007
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%)	70	416^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.1%		73	344^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.9%	72	82.1	54.1	71.3		75.0	63.3	60.0		77.5	83.3%	6.4%	$8,201	$658	$7,543
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%)	19.6	1286^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.8%		26	1158^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.3%	128	47.0	42.5	36.7		37.9	53.8	36.1		49.2	92.7%	4.9%	$10,673	$1,191	$9,482
Summersill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Summersill School Road	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 455-2672	482	40	11.9	74.3%	202 (41.9%)	125 (25.9%)	88 (18.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.7%)	33	1042^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	30.2%		46.8	807^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.8%	235	50.0	64.7	50.0		34.3	60.3	44.3		54.3	95%	3.8%	$10,099	$866	$9,233
Clear View Elementary	Public	K-5	180 Clear View School Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(910) 455-2667	535	35	15.2	52.7%	328 (61.3%)	71 (13.3%)	76 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.7%)	50.7	719^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.8%		46.4	812^th of 1490 public elementary schools	45.5%	93	75.9	57.6	58.7		52.9	54.1	51.4		65.3	94.3%	4.8%

Frequently Asked Questions about Northwoods Elementary

Is Northwoods Elementary a good school?

Northwoods Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Northwoods Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Northwoods Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Northwoods Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northwoods Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northwoods Park Middle
High : Jacksonville High

What is the racial makeup of Northwoods Elementary?

Students at Northwoods Elementary are 38% White, 26% African American, 19% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Northwoods Elementary in?

Onslow County Schools

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