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Summersill Elementary

Q: Is Summersill Elementary a good school?

Summersill Elementary ranks 1042 nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1042^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Summersill Elementary serves about 482 students in Pre-K through 5th grade in Jacksonville, NC, and is part of Onslow County Schools. The school serves a high-poverty population — about 74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, the highest rate among nearby Onslow elementary schools. Its statewide rank has slipped over the past two years, falling from the 53rd percentile in 2023-24 to the 30th percentile in 2025-26. Still, Summersill outperforms several similar-poverty neighbors, including Northwoods Elementary, Blue Creek Elementary, and Jacksonville Commons Elementary.

Summersill pairs its high level of economic need with some notable strengths. The school has the lowest student-teacher ratio in the area, about 12 students per teacher, meaning more adults per child than most nearby schools. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 20.6% is better than both the district and state averages and several points lower than similar-poverty peers like Northwoods and Blue Creek. Academically, results vary by grade and subject. In the most recent year, 4th graders were a bright spot, exceeding district and state averages in both reading and math. But only 34% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading — roughly 20 points below the district and state — and 5th-grade science also trailed by a wide margin.

Recent data also raises some flags for specific student groups. In a single year, statewide subgroup rankings dropped sharply for African American, special education, and low-income students, and the school's gifted-identified students rank very low statewide, suggesting advanced learners may need more attention. The most urgent priorities are early literacy and making sure the most economically disadvantaged students regain the ground they had gained in prior years. Overall, Summersill does better than many schools with similar challenges, with strong attendance and favorable staffing levels easing the impact of poverty, but it is not yet closing the gap with lower-poverty peers like Carolina Forest Elementary, Stateside Elementary, and Parkwood Elementary.

482

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

74.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Summersill School Road
Jacksonville, NC 28540-9807

(910) 455-2672

District: Onslow County Schools

Students who attend Summersill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northwoods Park Middle
High:	Jacksonville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.9%

African American:

25.9%

Hispanic:

18.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (51% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg61%

1,042^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 30% (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	33.0	1042 of 1492	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.8	807 of 1490	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	710 of 1505	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	908 of 1502	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	774 of 1514	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.4	358 of 1489	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	711 of 1473	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	497 of 1434	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.1	441 of 1429	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.5	845 of 1425	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.9	736 of 1440	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	69.9	391 of 1390	71.9%	★★★★☆
2013	55.1	580 of 1403	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.7	490 of 1388	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.7	553 of 1381	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.8	723 of 1363	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.0	462 of 1354	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.2	630 of 1324	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.9	512 of 1293	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.1	838 of 1276	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	797 of 903	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.4	535 of 918	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.3	684 of 924	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	508 of 933	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	431 of 927	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	154 of 896	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.9	472 of 949	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	259 of 927	72.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	39.7	343 of 634	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	564 of 646	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	679 of 878	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	623 of 897	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	965 of 1447	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.3	711 of 1451	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	733 of 1455	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	779 of 1459	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	854 of 1458	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.9	275 of 1440	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.5	527 of 1424	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.6	418 of 1405	70.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	20.7	647 of 669	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	436 of 612	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	485 of 981	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	347 of 961	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.3	99 of 951	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.5	325 of 915	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.5	115 of 893	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	93.3	38 of 843	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	76.0	131 of 865	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	139 of 851	83.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	1084 of 1434	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.1	584 of 1437	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	569 of 1450	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	658 of 1437	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	289 of 1366	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	163 of 1329	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.6	550 of 1361	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.3	164 of 1332	87.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	1008 of 1451	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	856 of 1450	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	688 of 1464	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	999 of 1461	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	666 of 1464	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	512 of 1444	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	829 of 1430	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	598 of 1413	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	42 of 67	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	61 of 81	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	56 of 85	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	34 of 72	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	36 of 76	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	150 of 181	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.2	123 of 175	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	106 of 159	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	128 of 154	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.2	44 of 103	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	34 of 86	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	691 of 815	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.5	404 of 821	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	423 of 801	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	858 of 1146	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.8	858 of 1172	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.6	648 of 1166	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	827 of 1183	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	791 of 1194	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.8	383 of 1172	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	747 of 1183	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.3	378 of 1178	67.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2026)37th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile~ school

White (2026)25th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)17th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)3rd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics55%-9 vs state

Science54%-13 vs state

Reading46%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

The teachers at this school are truely amazing. they go above and beyond to curb towards every child individual skills. A lot of other schools seem to focus more on the children who are struggling ( They gotta bring up those test scores)while the children who are excelling tend to become board. That was not my experience here at all. My oldest two children tested way beyond average for their grade level but their teachers rose to the challenge and gave more advanced work to them to keep them motivated and on task. My youngest struggled a bit at first with his math but his teacher refused to allow him to fall behind. He has extra homework- to keep him on par with the other students. WE LOVE THIS SCHOOL. FYI-- For incoming 1st graders, I strongly recommend Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Tucker. They are both amazing. 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
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	$10,099	$866	$9,233
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	$9,969	$731	$9,237
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
Stateside Elementary	Public	K-5	132 Stateside Blvd	Jacksonville	28546	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 478-3460	579	38	15.1	47.8%	299 (51.6%)	98 (16.9%)	123 (21.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.3%)	65.8	494^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.9%		53.8	677^th of 1490 public elementary schools	54.6%	183	71.0	70.2	58.9	66.4	61.7	57.9	75.8	$9,013	$862	$8,151
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	$8,201	$658	$7,543
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	$9,947	$1,028	$8,919
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	$10,673	$1,191	$9,482
Meadow View Elementary	Public	K-5	1026 Fire Tower Rd	Jacksonville	28540	Onslow County	Onslow County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 478-3522	520	38	13.8	61.2%	312 (60.0%)	59 (11.3%)	96 (18.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (9.0%)	26.6	1160^th of 1492 public elementary schools	22.3%		41.4	893^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	40.1%	267	50.6	52.7	48.9	47.2	46.2	37.9	55.7	$8,585	$807	$7,778
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
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	$10,965	$929	$10,036

Frequently Asked Questions about Summersill Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Summersill Elementary?

Students at Summersill Elementary are 42% White, 26% African American, 18% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Summersill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Summersill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northwoods Park Middle
High : Jacksonville High

Is Summersill Elementary a good school?

Summersill Elementary ranks 1042^nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Summersill Elementary in?

Onslow County Schools

How many students attend Summersill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended Summersill Elementary.

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