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Hunters Creek Elementary

Q: Is Hunters Creek Elementary a good school?

Hunters Creek Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hunters Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Hunters Creek Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hunters Creek Elementary?

Students at Hunters Creek Elementary are 32% White, 30% Hispanic, 22% African American, 15% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hunters Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hunters Creek Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Hunters Creek Middle High : White Oak High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1197^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hunters Creek Elementary is a pre-kindergarten through 5th grade school in Jacksonville, NC, serving 585 students within the Onslow County Schools district. The school currently holds a 1-star state rating, ranking in the 20th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools, and serves a community where a significant majority of students—roughly 72%—qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The academic picture at Hunters Creek is mixed. In the most recent testing year, mathematics was a significant concern, with proficiency rates in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades landing between 36% and 41%, which is about 23 to 25 percentage points behind the state average. Reading performance tells a different story, particularly in upper elementary grades, where 4th and 5th grade reading proficiency were within just 4 to 5 points of the state average. This shows the school has areas of relative strength it can build upon. It is also worth noting that nearby schools serve similar populations with stronger results—for instance, Morton Elementary is less than three miles away and outperforms Hunters Creek in both reading and math.

There are also notable variations in how well the school serves different groups of students. While special education students have shown improvement, the most recent data indicates a sharp decline in outcomes for English Language Learners and military-connected students, a population that is especially relevant given Jacksonville's proximity to military installations. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has improved from a high of 32.8% in 2020-21 to 23.0% recently, though this rate remains higher than that of several higher-performing nearby schools like Carolina Forest Elementary. Since Morton Elementary and Bell Fork Elementary demonstrate that higher achievement is possible in schools with similar economic challenges, Hunters Creek's path forward likely involves focusing on math instruction, supporting specific student populations, and continuing to reduce absenteeism.

585

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

71.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3450 Hunters Trail
Jacksonville, NC 28546

(910) 353-4443

District: Onslow County Schools

Students who attend Hunters Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hunters Creek Middle
High:	White Oak High

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.3%

Hispanic:

30.1%

African American:

22.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg61%

1,197^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 20% (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	24.4	1197 of 1492	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.7	954 of 1490	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	990 of 1505	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1094 of 1502	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1109 of 1514	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	875 of 1489	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1148 of 1473	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	986 of 1434	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.6	791 of 1429	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.1	731 of 1425	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.9	575 of 1440	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.1	521 of 1390	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.9	679 of 1403	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.1	673 of 1388	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.1	849 of 1381	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.8	652 of 1363	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.2	625 of 1354	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.1	562 of 1324	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.2	831 of 1293	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.7	792 of 1276	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.0	561 of 903	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.9	325 of 918	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	357 of 924	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	339 of 933	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	360 of 927	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	290 of 896	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	572 of 949	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	613 of 927	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	39.3	349 of 634	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	287 of 646	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	662 of 878	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.6	394 of 897	56.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	517 of 519	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	510 of 563	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	418 of 533	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	492 of 514	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	1120 of 1447	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.9	794 of 1451	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	954 of 1455	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1184 of 1459	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	1052 of 1458	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	902 of 1440	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1159 of 1424	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	962 of 1405	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	521 of 743	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.4	412 of 669	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	27.3	586 of 612	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	887 of 981	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	36.3	642 of 961	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	775 of 951	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	737 of 915	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	677 of 893	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.4	482 of 843	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	620 of 865	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.9	472 of 851	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	1031 of 1434	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.5	775 of 1437	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	841 of 1450	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	896 of 1437	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	936 of 1366	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	573 of 1329	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	905 of 1361	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	731 of 1332	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	1222 of 1451	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.9	1037 of 1450	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	990 of 1464	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	947 of 1461	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1091 of 1464	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	798 of 1444	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1100 of 1430	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	998 of 1413	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	60 of 67	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.3	30 of 72	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	39 of 75	48.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	67 of 81	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	67 of 85	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	53 of 76	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.9	70 of 72	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	71 of 76	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	120 of 175	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	102 of 154	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.3	123 of 133	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	52.0	38 of 97	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	63 of 86	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	410 of 815	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.1	621 of 821	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	559 of 801	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	988 of 1146	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.1	805 of 1172	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	823 of 1166	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1010 of 1183	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	1031 of 1194	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	891 of 1172	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1057 of 1183	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.1	771 of 1178	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)50th percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)30th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2026)10th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science56%-12 vs state

Reading49%-7 vs state

Mathematics39%-24 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hunters Creek Elementary

How many students attend Hunters Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Hunters Creek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hunters Creek Elementary?

Students at Hunters Creek Elementary are 32% White, 30% Hispanic, 22% African American, 15% Two or more races.

What district is Hunters Creek Elementary in?

Onslow County Schools

Is Hunters Creek Elementary a good school?

Hunters Creek Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hunters Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hunters Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hunters Creek Middle
High : White Oak High

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