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Swansboro Elementary

Q: Is Swansboro Elementary a good school?

Swansboro Elementary ranks 319 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

319^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Swansboro Elementary is a K–5 school in Swansboro, North Carolina, serving 592 students in the Onslow County Schools district. The school holds a 4-star SchoolDigger rating and currently ranks 319th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, placing it in the 79th percentile statewide. Among nearby Onslow County schools, Swansboro is the clear leader: Queens Creek Elementary (476th), Sand Ridge Elementary (604th), Morton Elementary (611th), Silverdale Elementary (715th), Bell Fork Elementary (1,093rd), and Hunters Creek Elementary (1,197th) all rank well behind.

Swansboro’s strongest results come in the upper elementary grades, especially 5th grade. In 2025–2026, 5th graders scored 86.4% proficient in math and science and 77.3% in reading — roughly 19 to 30 percentage points above district averages. This pattern has persisted across multiple school years. At the 5th-grade level, Swansboro’s math and science scores actually rival or exceed those of nearby high-performing Carteret County Public Schools schools like White Oak Elementary and Bogue Sound Elementary, even though Carteret County is itself a much stronger district statewide. The school also stands out for low chronic absenteeism (14.4% versus 22.7% for the district and 24.2% statewide) and for serving special education students exceptionally well, ranking in the 91st percentile for that subgroup.

Results for economically disadvantaged students are also strong, with Swansboro ranking in the 81st percentile statewide. At the same time, the school serves a somewhat more advantaged population than its Onslow County neighbors, with 38.2% of students receiving free/reduced-price lunch compared with roughly 47% to 74% at nearby district schools. One area parents might watch is a persistent gender gap: male students rank in the 85th percentile statewide while female students rank in the 72nd percentile. Results for White, Multiracial, and Gifted/Talented subgroups have also been more variable from year to year. Overall, Swansboro compares favorably with the best elementary schools in the region, particularly for families focused on strong upper-elementary academics.

592

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

38.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

118 School Rd
Swansboro, NC 28584

(910) 326-1501

District: Onslow County Schools

Students who attend Swansboro Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Swansboro Middle
High:	Swansboro High

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.0%

Hispanic:

11.1%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (72% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of North Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg61%

319^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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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	75.1	319 of 1492	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.2	276 of 1490	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	309 of 1505	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	293 of 1502	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	297 of 1514	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	169 of 1489	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	232 of 1473	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	203 of 1434	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	71.4	380 of 1429	73.4%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	337 of 1425	76.4%	★★★★☆
2015	71.7	384 of 1440	73.3%	★★★★☆
2014	69.4	406 of 1390	70.8%	★★★★☆
2013	67.5	406 of 1403	71.1%	★★★★☆
2012	60.9	583 of 1388	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.7	475 of 1381	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.6	517 of 1363	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.4	328 of 1354	75.8%	★★★★☆
2008	60.1	546 of 1324	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.4	602 of 1293	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.3	449 of 1276	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	64.6	132 of 634	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	55 of 646	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	66.7	181 of 878	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	131 of 897	85.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	409 of 1447	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	72.6	321 of 1451	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	390 of 1455	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	384 of 1459	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	447 of 1458	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.2	146 of 1440	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.9	154 of 1424	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	139 of 1405	90.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	291 of 743	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.8	15 of 710	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	66.0	190 of 669	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	59 of 582	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	68.0	126 of 500	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	11 of 494	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	63.6	253 of 612	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	225 of 981	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	70.4	200 of 961	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	131 of 951	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	250 of 915	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	148 of 893	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	97.0	21 of 843	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	39 of 865	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	51 of 851	94.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	272 of 1434	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.2	346 of 1437	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	210 of 1450	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	366 of 1437	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	329 of 1366	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	134 of 1329	89.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.4	166 of 1361	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	94 of 1332	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	220 of 1451	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	80.2	227 of 1450	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	240 of 1464	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	254 of 1461	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	195 of 1464	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	190 of 1444	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	296 of 1430	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	289 of 1413	79.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	18 of 67	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.0	13 of 72	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	28 of 75	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	20 of 81	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	26 of 85	69.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	9 of 76	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	17 of 72	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	21 of 76	72.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	89 of 181	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.6	48 of 175	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	44.8	99 of 159	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.4	50 of 154	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	31 of 133	76.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	70 of 815	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	75.3	101 of 821	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	122 of 801	84.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	411 of 1146	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.9	417 of 1172	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	509 of 1166	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	487 of 1183	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	472 of 1194	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.9	340 of 1172	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	415 of 1183	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	400 of 1178	66.0%	★★★☆☆

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)91st percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)85th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2026)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)61st percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)51st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science86%+19 vs state

Mathematics72%+8 vs state

Reading68%+12 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Bogue Sound Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3323 Hwy 24	Newport	28570	Carteret County	Carteret County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 393-1279	416	31	13.3	99.3%	319 (76.7%)	6 (1.4%)	61 (14.7%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	80.5	238^th of 1492 public elementary schools	84.0%		86.3	154^th of 1490 public elementary schools	89.7%	84	75.7	76.2	83.3	57.1	68.3	74.4	84.6	$11,438	$1,048	$10,390
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
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
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	$9,844	$1,331	$8,513

Frequently Asked Questions about Swansboro Elementary

What district is Swansboro Elementary in?

Onslow County Schools

Is Swansboro Elementary a good school?

Swansboro Elementary ranks 319^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Swansboro Elementary?

Students at Swansboro Elementary are 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Swansboro Elementary attend?

Students who attend Swansboro Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Swansboro Middle
High : Swansboro High

How many students attend Swansboro Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Swansboro Elementary.

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