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P W Moore Elementary

Public Grades K-5

1147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

P W Moore Elementary is a K–5 public school in Elizabeth City, NC, serving 353 students as part of Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools. Despite spending more per student than many nearby elementary schools and maintaining a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1, the school ranks in the 23rd percentile statewide and is currently the lowest-ranked elementary school in its own district peer group. Nearly all of those peer schools serve similarly high-poverty populations, making the performance gap especially notable.

Reading is the biggest area of concern. Third-grade reading proficiency is 44.2%, well below the state average of 55.6%, and the deficit widens with each grade: by fifth grade, only 31.8% of students are proficient in reading, compared to 55.3% statewide. Math is closer to state averages in third grade but drops sharply by fifth grade, and science proficiency also trails. Chronic absenteeism affects roughly 31.4% of students, the highest among comparable district elementary schools, and has hovered around 30% or more for several years. Special education results are another red flag, with that subgroup scoring at the 4th percentile statewide, suggesting a need for stronger specialized instruction and support.

The most hopeful comparison is Weeksville Elementary, another Elizabeth City-Pasquotank school located just 6.8 miles away. Weeksville serves a nearly identical student population — over 99% eligible for free/reduced-price lunch — yet ranks at the 81st percentile statewide, with far higher reading and math scores at every grade level. That comparison shows that poverty does not have to determine outcomes. P W Moore’s own ranking has also been volatile, jumping to the 48th percentile in 2023–24, then dropping to the 12th percentile the following year, before settling at the 23rd percentile in 2025–26. For parents, the key takeaways are that attendance, early literacy intervention, and consistent instructional support through fifth grade are likely the most important levers for improvement.

353

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

606 Roanoke Ave
Elizabeth City, NC 27909-5642

(252) 338-5000

District: Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools

Students who attend P W Moore Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Elizabeth City Middle
High:	Pasquotank County High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.1%

White:

21.5%

Hispanic:

10.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 48th percentile in 2024 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (48% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

1,147^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

125^th of 246Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public 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	27.7	1147 of 1492	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	1318 of 1490	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.5	790 of 1505	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1081 of 1502	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1397 of 1514	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	1409 of 1489	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1420 of 1473	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	1377 of 1434	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.3	1393 of 1429	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.1	1307 of 1425	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	1261 of 1440	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.8	1207 of 1390	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.4	1254 of 1403	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.7	1197 of 1388	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.6	1247 of 1381	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.2	1322 of 1363	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.9	1295 of 1354	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.4	1210 of 1324	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	28.4	1044 of 1293	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.0	1041 of 1276	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	505 of 903	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.2	706 of 918	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.3	320 of 924	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.5	651 of 933	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.2	824 of 927	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	809 of 896	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	810 of 949	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	829 of 927	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	32.7	448 of 646	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	312 of 878	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	1114 of 1447	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	1290 of 1451	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	916 of 1455	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1104 of 1459	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1359 of 1458	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1423 of 1440	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1383 of 1424	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1341 of 1405	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	47.9	430 of 893	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	1003 of 1434	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	1165 of 1437	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.8	458 of 1450	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	992 of 1437	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1163 of 1366	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1109 of 1329	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1243 of 1361	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1259 of 1332	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	1080 of 1451	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	1196 of 1450	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.4	643 of 1464	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.0	1035 of 1461	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1331 of 1464	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1261 of 1444	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1350 of 1430	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	1364 of 1413	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	784 of 815	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	790 of 821	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	844 of 1146	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	937 of 1172	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1160 of 1172	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1172 of 1183	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	1155 of 1178	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2022)52nd percentile+44 vs school

African American (2026)44th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2021)31st percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics58%-6 vs state

Science53%-15 vs state

Reading37%-19 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/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 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
P W Moore Elementary	Public	K-5	606 Roanoke Ave	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 338-5000	353	26	13.5	—	76 (21.5%)	212 (60.1%)	38 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	27.7	1147^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.1%		17.8	1318^th of 1490 public elementary schools	11.5%	171	65.4	57.3	53.0	44.2	36.0	31.8	53.0	$11,740	$1,429	$10,311
Sheep-Harney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W Elizabeth St	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-4303	441	27	16.0	—	112 (25.4%)	195 (44.2%)	85 (19.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.2%)	46.9	784^th of 1492 public elementary schools	47.5%		39.2	933^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	37.4%	149	46.6	56.9	76.6	50.0	56.9	47.9	72.9	$10,082	$1,732	$8,350
J C Sawyer Elementary	Public	K-5	1007 Park St	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 338-1012	400	29	13.7	—	105 (26.3%)	192 (48.0%)	67 (16.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	28 (7.0%)	49.4	739^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.5%		40.1	915^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.6%	176	73.3	55.7	62.8	71.7	45.5	41.9	67.4	$10,349	$1,235	$9,114
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	1059 US Hwy 17	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-4305	484	28	17.0	—	175 (36.2%)	216 (44.6%)	48 (9.9%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	34 (7.0%)	33.4	1039^th of 1492 public elementary schools	30.4%		41	899^th of 1490 public elementary schools	39.7%	140	58.9	51.3	55.4	42.5	53.9	40.0	60.0	$10,026	$1,193	$8,834
Camden Intermediate	Public	3-5	123 Noblitt Drive	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-7808	461	29	15.9	29.5%	378 (82.0%)	21 (4.6%)	30 (6.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.1%)	64.7	509^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.9%		69.4	404^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.9%	105	88.0	69.3	62.0	65.4	57.2	56.0	68.7	$9,295	$649	$8,646
Grandy Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	175 NC Hwy 343 North	Camden	27921	Camden County	Camden County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 331-4838	415	33	12.4	30.1%	332 (80.0%)	27 (6.5%)	24 (5.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.3%)								(n/a)								$10,230	$633	$9,597
Northside Elementary	Public	K-5	1062 Northside Rd	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 335-2033	419	32	13.3	—	204 (48.7%)	128 (30.5%)	54 (12.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	42.6	868^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.8%		44.2	844^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.4%	24	53.5	56.1	65.2	42.3	42.1	54.5	75.8	$10,283	$901	$9,382
Weeksville Elementary	Public	K-5	1170 Salem Church Rd	Elizabeth City	27909	Pasquotank County	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 330-2606	304	18	16.8	—	129 (42.4%)	98 (32.2%)	51 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.2%)	76.8	282^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	81.1%		73.5	338^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.3%	56	92.0	55.6	86.1	80.0	54.7	75.0	91.7	$11,385	$1,264	$10,121
Shawboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Shawboro Road	Shawboro	27973	Currituck County	Currituck County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 232-2237	625	39	16.0	35.7%	484 (77.4%)	36 (5.8%)	47 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.5%)	66.7	474^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.2%		68.4	420^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.8%	54	82.0	63.5	59.0	65.0	59.1	62.0	77.0	$9,905	$834	$9,070
Perquimans Central	Public	PK, KG-2	181 Winfall Blvd	Winfall	27985	Perquimans County	Perquimans County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 426-5332	423	29	14.5	—	277 (65.5%)	88 (20.8%)	23 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.3%)								(n/a)								$11,892	$1,462	$10,430

Frequently Asked Questions about P W Moore Elementary

Is P W Moore Elementary a good school?

P W Moore Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend P W Moore Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended P W Moore Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of P W Moore Elementary?

Students at P W Moore Elementary are 60% African American, 22% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of P W Moore Elementary attend?

Students who attend P W Moore Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Elizabeth City Middle
High : Pasquotank County High

What district is P W Moore Elementary in?

Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools

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