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Northeast Elementary

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Northeast Elementary ranks 636 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

636^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Northeast Elementary is a PreK–5 school in Pikeville, NC, serving 497 students in the Wayne County Public Schools district. With 99.4% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school operates in a very high-poverty context. In the latest 2025-2026 state ranking, it placed at the 57th percentile and earned 3 stars, putting it in the upper-middle tier of nearby elementary schools. Among the schools in its immediate cluster, three rank higher — Meadow Lane Elementary, Northwest Elementary, and Fremont Elementary — while Eastern Wayne Elementary, Tommy's Road Elementary, Wayne STEM Academy, and Carver Heights Elementary all rank below.

The school's most striking strength is attendance. In 2024-2025, chronic absenteeism was 19.2%, well below the district's 31.6% and the state's 24.2%. The contrast with nearby high-poverty schools is dramatic: Carver Heights Elementary, North Drive Elementary, and Dillard Academy came in at 52.1%, 52.8%, and 43.9%, respectively. Even the higher-ranked schools in this cluster all report higher rates of chronic absenteeism — around 22–23%. Academically, its strongest results are in 4th-grade reading and 5th-grade science, where 68.4% and 70.1% of students scored proficient, respectively, both above the corresponding state averages. The soft spot is 3rd-grade reading, with 50.5% proficient versus 55.6% statewide, pointing to early literacy as a key area for growth.

The school is on an upswing, climbing from the 37th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 57th percentile in 2025-2026. State subgroup comparisons show particular strength with African American students (67th percentile), Hispanic students (60th), low-income students (65th), and special education students (56th). White students, gifted students, and military-connected students are where the school has the most room to improve. It's doing this work on relatively modest funding: per-pupil spending was about $9,237 in 2018-2019, lower than several nearby schools spent that same year. For parents, the school looks like a solid, improving choice that is getting meaningful results in a challenging economic context — with its biggest opportunities in early reading support and services for advanced learners.

497

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4665 NC Hwy 111 N
Pikeville, NC 27863-9719

(919) 705-6030

District: Wayne County Public Schools

Students who attend Northeast Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Norwayne Middle
High:	Charles B Aycock High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.3%

African American:

23.9%

Hispanic:

18.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg61%

636^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

110^th of 246Wayne County 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	56.3	636 of 1492	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.2	722 of 1490	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	944 of 1505	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	972 of 1502	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	659 of 1514	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.8	373 of 1489	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	547 of 1473	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.7	1009 of 1434	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.4	847 of 1429	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.3	920 of 1425	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.5	807 of 1440	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.4	685 of 1390	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.4	638 of 1403	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.2	686 of 1388	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.1	565 of 1381	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.1	634 of 1363	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.6	537 of 1354	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.3	558 of 1324	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.5	498 of 1293	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.8	392 of 1276	69.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	302 of 903	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.8	345 of 918	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	514 of 924	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	682 of 933	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.5	311 of 927	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.3	117 of 896	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	286 of 949	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	564 of 927	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	57.1	185 of 634	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	89.1	27 of 646	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	58.1	264 of 878	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	35.1	613 of 897	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	50.6	214 of 533	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	210 of 514	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	221 of 497	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	13.0	411 of 421	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	525 of 1447	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.5	756 of 1451	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1044 of 1455	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1044 of 1459	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.4	648 of 1458	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	522 of 1440	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	594 of 1424	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.4	1096 of 1405	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	389 of 743	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.8	668 of 710	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	571 of 669	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	501 of 582	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	69.8	69 of 500	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	187 of 494	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	523 of 612	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	395 of 981	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.3	253 of 961	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	444 of 951	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	517 of 915	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.8	218 of 893	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	121 of 843	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.6	279 of 865	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.0	747 of 851	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	499 of 1434	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	484 of 1437	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	845 of 1450	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	991 of 1437	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.1	404 of 1366	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	245 of 1329	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	521 of 1361	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.2	1023 of 1332	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	706 of 1451	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.7	656 of 1450	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	805 of 1464	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	887 of 1461	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	650 of 1464	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.5	271 of 1444	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	467 of 1430	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	873 of 1413	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	65 of 72	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	48 of 75	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	47 of 81	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.2	27 of 85	68.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.7	30 of 76	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	10 of 72	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	47.3	43 of 76	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	5.9	157 of 159	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	355 of 815	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.8	107 of 821	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	40.7	443 of 801	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	743 of 1146	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	765 of 1172	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	859 of 1166	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	860 of 1183	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	783 of 1194	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.0	339 of 1172	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	480 of 1183	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.0	956 of 1178	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)71st percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)60th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile~ school

Male (2026)51st percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)48th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-22 vs school

Military Connected (2025)10th percentile-42 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)1st percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science70%~ state avg

Mathematics65%~ state avg

Reading56%~ state avg

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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
Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4665 NC Hwy 111 N	Pikeville	27863	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 705-6030	497	31	15.9	99.4%	250 (50.3%)	119 (23.9%)	91 (18.3%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.0%)	56.3	636^th of 1492 public elementary schools	57.4%		51.2	722^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	51.5%	86	67.0	64.6	62.6				50.5	68.4	52.3				70.1		$9,237	$1,158	$8,079
Tommy's Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Tommy's Road	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 736-5040	545	33	16.3	99.4%	114 (20.9%)	294 (53.9%)	91 (16.7%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	37.3	958^th of 1492 public elementary schools	35.8%		23.8	1206^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.1%	248	75.3	43.8	52.3				55.8	52.5	42.0				53.4		$8,530	$1,194	$7,336
Fremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	647 NC Hwy 222	Fremont	27830	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 242-3410	535	34	15.6	99.4%	272 (50.8%)	111 (20.7%)	116 (21.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.6%)	60	578^th of 1492 public elementary schools	61.3%		43.9	849^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.0%	271	83.5	61.7	70.8				52.6	53.1	57.3				67.4		$11,245	$1,563	$9,682
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1769 Pikeville/Princeton Hwy	Pikeville	27863	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 242-3419	559	32	17.4	98.0%	314 (56.2%)	97 (17.4%)	90 (16.1%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.1%)	64.7	511^th of 1492 public elementary schools	65.8%		68.7	411^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.4%	100	82.9	79.4	69.1				55.7	61.9	51.5				66.0		$9,417	$983	$8,433
North Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1108 North Drive	Goldsboro	27530	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 731-5950	498	31	16.2	99.4%	20 (4.0%)	403 (80.9%)	42 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.8%)								(n/a)															$9,864	$1,682	$8,181
Wayne STEM Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2950 Summit Road	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne STEM Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(984) 520-6341	305	24	12.6	67.5%	97 (31.8%)	108 (35.4%)	51 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (15.4%)	27.6	1148^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.1%		26.4	1147^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.0%	1	52.5	43.6	57.1				35.6	41.8	49.0				63.3
Eastern Wayne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1271 New Hope Road	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7130	597	28	20.9	96.1%	112 (18.8%)	288 (48.2%)	162 (27.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.0%)	43.6	851^st of 1492 public elementary schools	43.0%		23.4	1210^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.8%	359	77.9	61.5	43.0				58.4	59.4	40.7				51.2		$9,943	$1,279	$8,664
Meadow Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3500 E Ash Street	Goldsboro	27534	Wayne County	Wayne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 751-7150	674	45	15.0	98.8%	225 (33.4%)	258 (38.3%)	119 (17.7%)	16 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.9%)	70.1	414^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.3%		65.1	484^th of 1490 public elementary schools	67.5%	70	78.3	64.6					62.6	63.5							$10,168	$1,465	$8,703
Stantonsburg Elementary	Public	K-5	409 S Main St	Stantonsburg	27883	Wilson County	Wilson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(252) 238-3639	184	12	15.0	98.4%	38 (20.7%)	69 (37.5%)	67 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	46.5	795^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.7%		44.8	835^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.0%	40	53.8	54.8	44.0				53.8	67.7	64.0				64.0		$10,595	$1,784	$8,811
Dillard Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	504 West Elm Street	Goldsboro	27533	Wayne County	Dillard Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 581-0128	261	13	19.8	95.4%	1 (0.4%)	235 (90.0%)	20 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	4.1	1473^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	1.3%		7.2	1448^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.8%	25	25.9	17.2	20.0	29.6	30.0	31.6	33.3	31.0	23.3	29.6	45.0	57.9	20.0	52.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Northeast Elementary

What district is Northeast Elementary in?

Wayne County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Northeast Elementary?

Students at Northeast Elementary are 50% White, 24% African American, 18% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Northeast Elementary attend?

Students who attend Northeast Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Norwayne Middle
High : Charles B Aycock High

Is Northeast Elementary a good school?

Northeast Elementary ranks 636^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Northeast Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended Northeast Elementary.

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