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Washington County Elementary School

Q: Is Washington County Elementary School a good school?

Washington County Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Washington County Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Washington County Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Washington County Elementary School?

Students at Washington County Elementary School are 76% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Washington County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Washington County Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Washington County High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pines Elementary is a public elementary school in Roper, North Carolina, serving 428 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Washington County Schools district, which is ranked 202 out of 242 districts in the state.

Pines Elementary consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in 3rd-grade Mathematics (50.6%) and 3rd-grade Reading (21.2%) were significantly lower than the state averages (64.1% and 46.7%, respectively). The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds performing relatively better than the overall school, but still struggling to meet state averages. In contrast, the school's performance for female students and disabled students is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 20% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Pines Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from 1,252 out of 1,425 North Carolina elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 1,300 out of 1,490 in 2024-2025. When compared to nearby schools, such as Creswell Elementary in the same district and Windsor Elementary and Jamesville Elementary in neighboring districts, Pines Elementary generally performs worse academically. Additionally, the school's extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.26% to 99.3% over the past three school years, indicates that it serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, which likely contributes to the school's overall academic struggles.

502

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,588

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37 East Mill Pond Road
Roper, NC 27970

(252) 793-1137

District: Washington County Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.3%

Hispanic:

10.0%

White:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (40% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Reading scores 19 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

North Carolina avg57%

1,300^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

202^nd of 242Washington 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
2025	18.7	1300 of 1490	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	893 of 1505	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1150 of 1502	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1385 of 1514	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1389 of 1489	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1316 of 1473	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	1268 of 1434	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	1269 of 1429	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	1252 of 1425	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	1349 of 1440	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.3	1301 of 1390	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.9	1266 of 1403	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.2	1221 of 1388	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	4.0	1363 of 1381	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.0	1337 of 1363	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.7	1309 of 1354	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.8	1248 of 1324	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.8	1223 of 1293	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.3	1179 of 1276	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	562 of 918	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.9	259 of 924	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	49.0	444 of 933	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	661 of 927	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	722 of 896	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	676 of 949	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	649 of 927	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	21.6	572 of 634	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	506 of 646	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.2	135 of 878	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	39.9	524 of 897	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1217 of 1451	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.0	686 of 1455	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	1014 of 1459	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1328 of 1458	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1338 of 1440	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1284 of 1424	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1286 of 1405	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	0.6	492 of 494	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1072 of 1437	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	61.7	464 of 1450	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	838 of 1437	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1164 of 1366	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1181 of 1329	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1224 of 1361	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	1165 of 1332	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	1312 of 1450	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1042 of 1464	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1202 of 1461	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1362 of 1464	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	1359 of 1444	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	1284 of 1430	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1183 of 1413	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	20.2	1060 of 1178	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)39th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

White (2018)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics45%-16 vs state

Science43%-19 vs state

Reading33%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Washington County Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Washington County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	37 East Mill Pond Road	Roper	27970	Washington County	Washington County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 793-1137	502	35	14.2	99.4%	40 (8.0%)	383 (76.3%)	50 (10.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.2%)	18.7	1300^th of 1490 public elementary schools	12.8%		41.9	893^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	40.7%	407	50.6	42.9	39.7				21.2	41.1	41.2				42.6		$12,588	$2,428	$10,160
Pocosin Innovative Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	500 1st St	Creswell	27928	Washington County	Pocosin Innovative Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(252) 797-0230	269	23	11.7		190 (70.6%)	44 (16.4%)	16 (5.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	47	803^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	46.1%		43.7	859^th of 1505 public elementary schools	42.9%	56	53.6	46.9	66.7	59.3	60.0	44.4	46.4	59.4	39.4	37.0	66.7	63.0	72.7	85.2
Jamesville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Hardison St	Jamesville	27846	Martin County	Martin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 792-8304	217	14	15.2	98.6%	155 (71.4%)	35 (16.1%)	18 (8.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	72.8	349^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.6%		66.7	460^th of 1505 public elementary schools	69.4%	111	60.0	67.6	74.1				53.3	81.1	55.6				77.8		$13,807	$1,357	$12,450
Windsor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Cooper Hill Road	Windsor	27983	Bertie County	Bertie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 794-5221	336	22	15.2	99.1%	34 (10.1%)	272 (81.0%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	35.3	994^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.3%		46.3	814^th of 1505 public elementary schools	45.9%	180	51.9	51.3	52.5				33.3	61.5	41.5				53.7		$11,007	$1,523	$9,484

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington County Elementary School

How many students attend Washington County Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Washington County Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Washington County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Washington County Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Washington County High

Is Washington County Elementary School a good school?

Washington County Elementary School ranks in the bottom 12.8% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Washington County Elementary School in?

Washington County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Washington County Elementary School?

Students at Washington County Elementary School are 76% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% Two or more races.

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