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Jacksonville Commons Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Jacksonville Commons Elementary is a K–5 public school serving 506 students in Jacksonville, NC, as part of the Onslow County Schools district. The school has struggled academically in recent years, earning a 1-star rating and ranking at roughly the 22nd percentile of North Carolina elementary schools for 2025–26, placing it in the bottom quarter of the state. About 70% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school sits within a mid-tier district that earns 2 stars overall.

Test scores trail district and state averages by wide margins in nearly every subject and grade. For example, just 37.3% of 5th graders are proficient in math versus 62.9% statewide, and 5th grade science proficiency is 52.0% compared with 67.7% statewide. Chronic absenteeism is also a significant concern: 26.7% of students were chronically absent in 2024–25, higher than the district's 22.7%, the state's 24.2%, and every nearby Onslow County elementary school in the comparison group. The contrast with Carolina Forest Elementary, located only 1.5 miles away, is especially striking—Carolina Forest ranked at the 72nd percentile with 4 stars and a chronic absenteeism rate of just 13.4%. Even schools with similar or greater economic need, such as Summersill Elementary and Bell Fork Elementary, posted better statewide rankings, while Morton Elementary ranked at the 59th percentile with 3 stars.

There is some encouraging news: 5th grade reading proficiency has risen from 27.0% to 49.3% over the past several years, and chronic absenteeism has improved significantly from a high of 39.3% in 2021–22. Subgroup outcomes remain uneven, however. Military-connected students improved to the 31st percentile after very weak years, a trend worth watching given Jacksonville's large military population, while low-income, multi-racial, and gifted-identified students rank in the bottom 20th percentile or lower. For parents, the overall picture suggests that Jacksonville Commons would benefit most from a coordinated focus on reducing absences, strengthening math and science instruction in the upper grades, and providing targeted support for the student groups where the school is currently seeing the weakest results.

506

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

69.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1121 Commons Drive North
Jacksonville, NC 28546

(910) 347-1056

District: Onslow County Schools

Students who attend Jacksonville Commons Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jacksonville Commons Middle
High:	Northside High

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.6%

African American:

27.7%

Hispanic:

20.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2024 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2026) from a 14th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg61%

1,169^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 22% (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	26.0	1169 of 1492	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	1078 of 1490	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1292 of 1505	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1288 of 1502	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1088 of 1514	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	830 of 1489	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	1001 of 1473	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1005 of 1434	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.2	944 of 1429	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.9	951 of 1425	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.5	743 of 1440	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.3	929 of 1390	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.8	885 of 1403	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.4	836 of 1388	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.2	960 of 1381	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.2	928 of 1363	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.6	759 of 1354	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.3	688 of 1324	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.0	628 of 1293	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.2	437 of 1276	65.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	759 of 903	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	656 of 918	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	811 of 924	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	788 of 933	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	468 of 927	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	440 of 896	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	609 of 949	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	429 of 927	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.2	521 of 634	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	421 of 646	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	608 of 878	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	673 of 897	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	1151 of 1447	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	1121 of 1451	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1327 of 1455	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1295 of 1459	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	1081 of 1458	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.5	645 of 1440	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	862 of 1424	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	942 of 1405	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	591 of 743	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	652 of 669	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	525 of 582	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	453 of 500	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	545 of 612	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	561 of 981	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	488 of 961	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	660 of 951	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	803 of 915	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	628 of 893	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.6	414 of 843	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	421 of 865	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	427 of 851	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	44.8	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	1206 of 1434	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	1043 of 1437	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1300 of 1450	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1264 of 1437	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	930 of 1366	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	648 of 1329	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.8	931 of 1361	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	790 of 1332	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	1126 of 1451	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	1008 of 1450	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1154 of 1464	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1213 of 1461	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1040 of 1464	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	972 of 1444	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	1073 of 1430	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	1032 of 1413	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	39.5	52 of 75	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.2	74 of 81	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	79 of 85	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	47.0	43 of 76	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	52 of 72	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	65 of 76	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	172 of 181	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	133 of 175	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	146 of 159	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	141 of 154	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	68 of 86	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	567 of 815	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.3	515 of 821	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	616 of 801	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	885 of 1146	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	919 of 1172	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	991 of 1166	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1054 of 1183	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	929 of 1194	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.1	540 of 1172	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	786 of 1183	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	866 of 1178	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)47th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+21 vs school

Military Connected (2024)31st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)5th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science52%-16 vs state

Mathematics47%-16 vs state

Reading46%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, October 27, 2010

The teachers seem to be great actually. However the schools policies, which very well may be county wide, are aggrivating to say the least. Not to mention there is a fund raiser or TWO every week. Yes a NEW fundrasier every week that offer kids garbage prizes or special parties to rake people for money. 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/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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jacksonville Commons Elementary

Is Jacksonville Commons Elementary a good school?

Jacksonville Commons Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Jacksonville Commons Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Jacksonville Commons Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Jacksonville Commons Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jacksonville Commons Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jacksonville Commons Middle
High : Northside High

What district is Jacksonville Commons Elementary in?

Onslow County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Jacksonville Commons Elementary?

Students at Jacksonville Commons Elementary are 33% White, 28% African American, 20% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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