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Malpass Corner Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1419^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Malpass Corner Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Burgaw, North Carolina, serving roughly 513 students in rural Pender County. Although it belongs to Pender County Schools, which ranks near the middle of North Carolina districts, the school itself places near the very bottom of the state's elementary rankings: 5th percentile (1,419 out of 1,492 schools) with a zero-star rating in 2025–26. Nearly all students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making it one of the highest-poverty elementary schools in the area.

Academic proficiency at Malpass is dramatically below district and state averages in every tested grade and subject. Roughly one in four fifth graders is proficient in math (27.5%) or science (27.5%), and only about one in five is proficient in reading (21.7%), versus district averages of 68.1%, 74.0%, and 57.3%. Gaps widen as students move through the grades: third-grade math proficiency is 55.7%, but it falls to 35.9% in fourth grade and 27.5% by fifth. Poverty alone does not explain the results. Nearby Rocky Point Elementary serves an almost identical low-income population yet ranks in the 47th percentile statewide, while Castle Hayne Elementary, about 14 miles away, ranks in the 71st percentile with 79.8% fifth-grade math proficiency.

Attendance is a serious concern. In 2024–25, 28.4% of Malpass students were chronically absent — meaning they missed enough school to fall behind — and that rate has exceeded 36% in two of the past four years, well above district and state averages. Staffing is also stretched: the student-to-teacher ratio has jumped from 12.4 to 17.5 in just two years. The comparisons with Castle Hayne and Rocky Point show that high-poverty students can achieve at far higher levels, which suggests Malpass's path forward likely depends on improving attendance, strengthening instruction in grades 4 and 5, and providing targeted support to students who are currently well below grade level.

513

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4992 Malpass Corner Road
Burgaw, NC 28425

(910) 283-5889

District: Pender County Schools

Students who attend Malpass Corner Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Pender Middle
High:	Pender Early College High
	Pender High

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.6%

Hispanic:

31.0%

African American:

26.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (35% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg65%

North Carolina avg61%

1,419^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

120^th of 246Pender 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	10.2	1419 of 1492	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	1302 of 1490	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1308 of 1505	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1161 of 1502	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1362 of 1514	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1191 of 1489	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1274 of 1473	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1055 of 1434	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	37.0	968 of 1429	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.9	1063 of 1425	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.5	1086 of 1440	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.7	941 of 1390	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.4	1042 of 1403	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.6	933 of 1388	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.7	854 of 1381	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.1	917 of 1363	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.6	1096 of 1354	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.3	1046 of 1324	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.1	859 of 1293	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.1	839 of 1276	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	857 of 903	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	784 of 918	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	861 of 924	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	751 of 933	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	629 of 927	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	741 of 896	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	515 of 949	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	398 of 927	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	17.2	613 of 634	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	810 of 878	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.3	426 of 897	52.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	358 of 519	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	304 of 563	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	391 of 533	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	372 of 514	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.8	1386 of 1447	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	1266 of 1451	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1211 of 1455	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1195 of 1459	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1393 of 1458	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1212 of 1440	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1291 of 1424	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1044 of 1405	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	49.1	483 of 669	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	851 of 981	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	701 of 961	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	692 of 951	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	618 of 915	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	718 of 893	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	510 of 843	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	675 of 865	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	607 of 851	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	1363 of 1434	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	1301 of 1437	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1197 of 1450	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	984 of 1437	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	975 of 1366	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	904 of 1329	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	929 of 1361	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	815 of 1332	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	1317 of 1451	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	1261 of 1450	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1334 of 1464	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1085 of 1461	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1171 of 1464	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	1106 of 1444	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1164 of 1430	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1009 of 1413	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	20.0	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	708 of 815	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	542 of 821	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.6	738 of 801	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.8	1134 of 1146	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	1132 of 1172	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1090 of 1166	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	1021 of 1183	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	1178 of 1194	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1046 of 1172	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1142 of 1183	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	932 of 1178	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile+26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)28th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile+8 vs school

Migrant (2019)11th percentile~ school

Male (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics40%-24 vs state

Reading32%-24 vs state

Science28%-40 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Malpass Corner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4992 Malpass Corner Road	Burgaw	28425	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 283-5889	513	29	17.5	98.1%	188 (36.6%)	135 (26.3%)	159 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.5%)	10.2	1419^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.9%		18.7	1302^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	12.6%	117	55.7	35.9	27.5				32.9	39.7	21.7				27.5		$11,511	$1,863	$9,647
C.F. Pope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 North Wright Street	Burgaw	28425	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 259-0145	530	33	16.1	97.7%	189 (35.7%)	181 (34.2%)	103 (19.4%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (9.1%)	17.9	1317^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.7%		13.9	1365^th of 1490 public elementary schools	8.4%	48	48.7	33.3	36.8				41.0	33.3	42.6				60.3		$9,705	$1,200	$8,505
Penderlea Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11 Garden Road	Willard	28478	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-2761	468	33	14.1	99.4%	235 (50.2%)	83 (17.7%)	108 (23.1%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.3%)	44.9	827^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.6%		36.6	971^st of 1490 public elementary schools	34.8%	144	56.3	63.5	75.6	58.2	49.2	60.3	35.4	52.8	48.9	42.6	50.8	47.1	73.3	70.6	$9,390	$895	$8,495
Cape Fear Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1882 NC Hwy 133	Rocky Point	28457	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 602-3767	533	37	14.4	99.4%	287 (53.8%)	46 (8.6%)	164 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	35.5	991^st of 1492 public elementary schools	33.6%		30.2	1088^th of 1490 public elementary schools	27.0%	97	50.6	53.8	59.0				37.0	46.2	40.2				73.5		$10,210	$1,054	$9,156
Rocky Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Elementary School Road	Rocky Point	28457	Pender County	Pender County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 675-2309	403	29	13.7	99.3%	145 (36.0%)	55 (13.6%)	189 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	46.6	793^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	46.8%		62.5	522^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	65.0%	271	52.8	58.1	72.6				41.5	51.6	58.1				66.1		$11,562	$1,485	$10,077
Castle Hayne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 Roger Haynes Drive	Castle Hayne	28429	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 602-4970	531	37	14.5	99.4%	261 (49.2%)	101 (19.0%)	121 (22.8%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.0%)	68.8	439^th of 1492 public elementary schools	70.6%		70	396^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.4%	43	70.6	72.0	79.8				56.5	57.3	60.7				78.6		$10,690	$1,150	$9,540
Acme Delco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	16337 Old Lake Road	Riegelwood	28456	Columbus County	Columbus County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 655-2957	349	22	16.2	99.1%	130 (37.2%)	96 (27.5%)	82 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	5 (1.4%)	21 (6.0%)	23.6	1212^th of 1492 public elementary schools	18.8%		27.2	1131^st of 1490 public elementary schools	24.1%	81	41.9	45.9	40.0	58.1			32.6	45.9	40.0	46.5			55.0		$10,358	$1,643	$8,715
Classical Charter Schools of Leland	Public, Charter	K-8	7055 Bacon's Way	Leland	28451	Brunswick County	Classical Charter Schools of Leland	Yes	No	No	Yes	(910) 655-1214	935	39	23.9		635 (67.9%)	88 (9.4%)	138 (14.8%)	8 (0.9%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.3%)	61.2	560^th of 1492 public elementary schools	62.5%		68.8	410^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.5%	150	70.9	58.6	65.7	54.7	64.3	64.4	65.0	63.6	64.6	58.9	70.2	68.9	65.7	74.4
Wallace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4266 Nc 11 S	Wallace	28466	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-7183	1,120	67	16.8	99.7%	207 (18.5%)	289 (25.8%)	572 (51.1%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.1%)	8.6	1438^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.6%		6.6	1455^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.3%	17	54.5	26.8	27.1	36.2	22.3	27.8	28.7	32.5	29.5	35.3	30.9	30.2	22.5	49.2	$8,509	$1,271	$7,238
Wrightsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2716 Castle Hayne Rd	Wilmington	28401	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 815-6909	502	34	14.8	98.4%	123 (24.5%)	117 (23.3%)	216 (43.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.8%)	17.9	1319^th of 1492 public elementary schools	11.6%		22.6	1227^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.7%	92	50.0	31.9	44.4				42.0	37.5	38.9				55.6		$11,562	$1,800	$9,762

Frequently Asked Questions about Malpass Corner Elementary

Is Malpass Corner Elementary a good school?

Malpass Corner Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Malpass Corner Elementary in?

Pender County Schools

How many students attend Malpass Corner Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Malpass Corner Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Malpass Corner Elementary?

Students at Malpass Corner Elementary are 37% White, 31% Hispanic, 26% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Malpass Corner Elementary attend?

Students who attend Malpass Corner Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Pender Middle
High : Pender Early College High
High : Pender High

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