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Silverdale Elementary

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Silverdale Elementary ranks 715 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

715^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Silverdale Elementary is a K-5 school in Maysville, NC, serving 648 students as part of Onslow County Schools. The school has shown real improvement recently, jumping from the 33rd to the 52nd percentile in statewide rankings, placing it in the middle of the pack locally, though it still trails several nearby schools like White Oak Elementary and Swansboro Elementary.

For parents, the data paints a picture of a school with clear bright spots and some challenging patterns. A standout strength is third-grade reading, where 67.1% of students scored proficient in 2025-26, well above the district average of 53.3% and the state average of 55.6%. Fifth-grade science is another current bright spot, with 74.6% of students proficient. However, early gains don't appear to fully carry through to upper elementary. Fifth-grade reading proficiency is just 49.2%, and fifth-grade math is 52.5%, both falling below district and state averages. This suggests that the school's strong early literacy work is not yet translating into sustained success by the time students reach the upper grades.

Silverdale operates with comparatively strong demographics and resources: only 46.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, per-pupil spending is relatively high, and chronic absenteeism at 18.9% is notably better than the district average of 22.7%. However, outcomes vary widely across different groups of students. While Hispanic students have ranked highly in recent years, other groups, including military-connected students and White students, have seen much lower statewide percentile rankings. Nearby Maysville Elementary, despite facing much higher poverty rates, outperforms Silverdale in fifth-grade reading and math. Given Silverdale's resource advantages, the school has a clear opportunity to aim higher and ensure more consistent academic success for all of its students.

648

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

46.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

841 Smith Road
Maysville, NC 28555-9621

(910) 326-5146

District: Onslow County Schools

Students who attend Silverdale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hunters Creek Middle
High:	White Oak High

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.9%

Hispanic:

19.3%

African American:

13.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg61%

715^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to top 48% (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	51.0	715 of 1492	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.6	748 of 1490	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1014 of 1505	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	958 of 1502	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	926 of 1514	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.7	446 of 1489	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	619 of 1473	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	887 of 1434	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.3	1044 of 1429	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.1	1026 of 1425	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.7	1067 of 1440	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.6	893 of 1390	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.2	995 of 1403	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	1080 of 1388	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.6	941 of 1381	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.1	1052 of 1363	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.4	1088 of 1354	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.8	844 of 1324	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.5	982 of 1293	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.9	700 of 1276	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	525 of 918	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	515 of 924	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	436 of 933	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	405 of 927	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	89.5	53 of 896	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	63.9	269 of 949	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	48.0	475 of 927	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	48.6	260 of 634	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	252 of 646	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	242 of 878	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	37.7	567 of 897	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	810 of 1447	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	854 of 1451	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1057 of 1455	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1092 of 1459	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1018 of 1458	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.3	298 of 1440	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	651 of 1424	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	715 of 1405	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	446 of 743	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.7	90 of 710	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	400 of 669	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.2	56 of 582	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	77.0	22 of 494	95.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	204 of 961	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	343 of 951	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	181 of 915	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	221 of 893	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	88.4	60 of 843	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	67.9	220 of 865	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	25.3	724 of 851	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	910 of 1434	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.3	516 of 1437	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	899 of 1450	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	827 of 1437	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	919 of 1366	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	77.2	177 of 1329	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	326 of 1361	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	47.7	707 of 1332	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	625 of 1451	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	599 of 1450	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	930 of 1464	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	774 of 1461	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	784 of 1464	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.0	601 of 1444	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	555 of 1430	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	989 of 1413	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	62 of 67	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	60 of 72	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	67 of 75	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	64 of 81	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	59 of 85	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	33 of 76	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	45 of 72	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	55 of 76	27.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	125 of 175	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	149 of 159	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	129 of 154	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.3	78 of 133	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	397 of 821	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	387 of 801	51.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	931 of 1146	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.7	833 of 1172	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	1078 of 1166	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	1070 of 1183	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1061 of 1194	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.8	650 of 1172	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	800 of 1183	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	977 of 1178	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)57th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)44th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)40th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-21 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-33 vs school

Military Connected (2026)7th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science75%+7 vs state

Reading58%~ state avg

Mathematics56%-7 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, June 9, 2012

Teachers have been good but the principal is the worst. She doesn't listen to anyone and the kids have no idea who she is b/c she is never around. Horrible administration, and this has been conveyed to me by teachers and other parents as well. Several teacher have told me they don't report incidents to her because she will not do anything about it. This school likes to brush issues under the rug, or should I say the principal. I have been lucky to have pretty good teachers at the school but if my kids were not excelling at this school I would be worried. Close Quote

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Silverdale Elementary	Public	K-5	841 Smith Road	Maysville	28555	Jones County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 326-5146	648	41	15.8	46.6%	343 (52.9%)	89 (13.7%)	125 (19.3%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (12.5%)	51	715^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.1%		49.6	748^th of 1490 public elementary schools	49.8%	33	60.5	54.4	52.5	67.1	56.1	49.2	74.6	$10,721	$787	$9,933
Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-5	2221 Belgrade Swansboro Road	Maysville	28555	Jones County	Onslow County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(910) 326-5150	0																		(n/a)	46.2	49.0	52.3	43.0	52.0	57.0	64.0
Queens Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	159 Queens Creek Road	Swansboro	28584	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 326-5115	706	50	14.2	51.1%	498 (70.5%)	41 (5.8%)	84 (11.9%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (10.2%)	66.5	476^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.1%		59.3	579^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.1%	103	64.8	67.0	68.3	54.5	70.5	61.0	78.0	$10,129	$815	$9,314
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%)	58.3	611^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.0%		58.8	584^th of 1490 public elementary schools	60.8%	27	65.1	69.7	57.1	62.8	66.3	48.8	69.0	$8,688	$926	$7,762
Swansboro Elementary	Public	K-5	118 School Rd	Swansboro	28584	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 326-1501	592	41	14.6	38.2%	444 (75.0%)	17 (2.9%)	66 (11.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	55 (9.3%)	75.1	319^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.6%		78.2	276^th of 1490 public elementary schools	81.5%	43	63.9	67.0	86.4	57.7	70.1	77.3	86.4	$9,199	$686	$8,514
Sand Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	868 Sand Ridge Road	Hubert	28539	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 326-5199	527	40	13.1	62.0%	325 (61.7%)	35 (6.6%)	94 (17.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	66 (12.5%)	58.6	604^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.5%		70.6	379^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.6%	225	82.7	60.8	56.7	61.3	60.8	57.8	64.4	$9,194	$773	$8,421
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%)	24.4	1197^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.8%		37.7	954^th of 1490 public elementary schools	36.0%	243	41.1	36.3	39.8	44.2	53.8	51.1	55.7	$9,669	$1,315	$8,354
Maysville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	814 Sixth Street	Maysville	28555	Jones County	Jones County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 743-3631	121	10	11.8	97.5%	54 (44.6%)	34 (28.1%)	8 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (20.7%)	62.5	542^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	63.7%		62.7	518^th of 1490 public elementary schools	65.2%	24	68.4	66.7	73.3	47.4	73.3	73.3	60.0	$13,869	$1,462	$12,406
White Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 WB McLean Dr	Cape Carteret	28584	Onslow County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 393-3990	784	45	17.6	29.5%	677 (86.4%)	10 (1.3%)	44 (5.6%)	12 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.0%)	88.5	140^th of 1492 public elementary schools	90.6%		84	191^st of 1490 public elementary schools	87.2%	51	85.5	71.5	85.0	77.2	77.7	78.3	83.3	$8,636	$484	$8,153
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	$10,168	$1,161	$9,007

Frequently Asked Questions about Silverdale Elementary

What schools do graduates of Silverdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Silverdale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hunters Creek Middle
High : White Oak High

How many students attend Silverdale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 648 students attended Silverdale Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Silverdale Elementary?

Students at Silverdale Elementary are 53% White, 19% Hispanic, 14% African American, 13% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Silverdale Elementary a good school?

Silverdale Elementary ranks 715^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Silverdale Elementary in?

Onslow County Schools

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