South Creek Elementary

Summary:

South Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Robersonville, North Carolina, serving 316 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Martin County Schools district, which is ranked 195 out of 242 districts in the state.

South Creek Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance that ranks in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools. The school has a higher percentage of African American (60.13%) and Hispanic (16.46%) students compared to nearby schools, and these student subgroups perform significantly worse than their peers at the district and state levels. Despite the school's low performance, it has a relatively high per-student spending of $12,188 and a student-teacher ratio ranging from 13.6 to 17.2, raising questions about the effective allocation of resources and the need for more targeted support and professional development for teachers.

In comparison, nearby schools like Rodgers Elementary in the Martin County Schools district and Stokes in the Pitt County Schools district consistently outperform South Creek Elementary, ranking in the top 30-40% and top 50% of North Carolina elementary schools, respectively. Addressing the challenges at South Creek Elementary will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement, with a focus on targeted interventions, professional development, and collaboration with higher-performing schools in the region.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 21230 NC Hwy 903
       Robersonville, NC  27871


(252) 795-3910

District: Martin County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1360th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,188 Help


Students who attend South Creek Elementary usually attend:

High:    South Creek High

Student/teacher ratio:  18.2 Help
Number of students:  329

Racial breakdown:

African American:
60.5%
White:
17.6%
Hispanic:
17.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.1% Help


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Compare Details South Creek Elementary ranks worse than 90.4% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Martin County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.18. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at South Creek Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (60.5%), Hispanic (17.6%), White (17.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Creek Elementary is 18.2, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Martin County Schools District! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Creek Elementary is $12,188. 2 elementary schools in the Martin County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Creek Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks South Creek Elementary 1360th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See South Creek Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Martin County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Martin County Schools 195th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Creek Elementary

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Rank History for all students at South Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 16.45 1159th 1276 9.2%
2007 22.09 1119th 1293 13.5%
2008 13.57 1208th 1324 8.8%
2009 17.37 1193rd 1354 11.9%
2010 17.81 1203rd 1363 11.7%
2011 15.29 1260th 1381 8.8%
2012 14.82 1275th 1388 8.1%
2013 8.45 1344th 1403 4.2%
2014 10.50 1286th 1390 7.5%
2015 6.05 1393rd 1440 3.3%
2016 3.14 1406th 1425 1.3%
2017 6.91 1364th 1429 4.5%
2018 17.88 1238th 1434 13.7%
2019 11.65 1351st 1473 8.3%
2021 13.58 1335th 1489 10.3%
2022 6.85 1467th 1514 3.1%
2023 19.12 1270th 1502 15.4%
2024 15.18 1360th 1505 9.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 38.21 326th 533 38.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at South Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 21.85 723rd 801 9.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.97 1166th 1332 12.5%
2019 20.68 1198th 1361 12.0%
2021 13.74 1270th 1329 4.4%
2022 12.20 1320th 1366 3.4%
2023 28.78 1116th 1437 22.3%
2024 26.51 1193rd 1450 17.7%
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Rank History for Female students at South Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.36 1084th 1405 22.8%
2019 14.86 1301st 1424 8.6%
2021 21.47 1161st 1440 19.4%
2022 8.49 1410th 1458 3.3%
2023 22.39 1207th 1459 17.3%
2024 15.47 1329th 1455 8.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at South Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 17.98 824th 878 6.2%
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Rank History for Male students at South Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.39 1316th 1413 6.9%
2019 10.16 1347th 1430 5.8%
2021 10.31 1354th 1444 6.2%
2022 6.89 1423rd 1464 2.8%
2023 19.86 1233rd 1461 15.6%
2024 19.56 1260th 1464 13.9%
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Rank History for African American students at South Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.83 744th 927 19.7%
2019 21.34 848th 949 10.6%
2021 29.31 654th 896 27.0%
2022 14.22 887th 927 4.3%
2023 36.68 613th 933 34.3%
2024 19.76 829th 924 10.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at South Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 30.44 673rd 865 22.2%
2024 32.73 693rd 951 27.1%
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Rank History for White students at South Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 13.14 1113th 1183 5.9%
2021 6.15 1161st 1172 0.9%
2024 45.59 679th 1166 41.8%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for South Creek Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 107 322 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 430
1989 99 318 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 419
1990 94 329 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 425
1991 144 365 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 514
1992 133 378 1 4 0 n/a n/a -4 512
1993 138 362 0 3 0 n/a n/a 32 535
1994 130 354 0 5 2 n/a n/a 16 507
1995 139 366 0 8 2 n/a n/a 0 515
1996 139 366 0 8 2 n/a n/a 0 515
1997 145 385 0 11 2 n/a n/a 0 543
1998 133 393 0 15 2 n/a n/a 10 553
1999 124 384 0 10 1 n/a n/a 0 519
2000 104 385 0 11 1 n/a n/a 0 501
2001 93 372 0 14 1 n/a n/a 0 480
2002 94 360 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 464
2003 94 360 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 464
2004 83 355 0 13 0 n/a n/a 0 451
2005 83 309 0 21 0 n/a n/a 0 413
2006 78 292 0 19 0 n/a n/a 0 389
2007 60 268 0 18 0 n/a n/a 9 355
2008 51 257 2 23 0 n/a n/a 13 346
2009 38 246 1 17 0 n/a n/a 0 302
2010 50 244 1 27 0 n/a n/a 0 322
2011 53 234 2 28 0 0 7 0 324
2012 65 247 2 30 0 0 9 0 353
2013 62 215 1 30 1 0 9 0 318
2014 59 193 2 29 4 0 9 0 296
2015 57 208 3 50 1 0 11 0 330
2016 58 202 1 46 0 0 11 0 318
2017 64 201 0 48 0 0 17 0 330
2018 60 191 0 51 0 0 17 0 319
2019 81 253 0 57 0 0 13 0 404
2020 70 224 0 56 0 2 28 0 380
2021 63 215 0 42 0 2 19 0 341
2022 58 197 0 46 0 1 15 0 317
2023 60 190 0 52 0 0 14 0 316
2024 58 199 0 58 0 0 14 0 329

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Creek Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 430 26.0 16.5 58.8
1989 419 26.0 16.1 76.1
1990 425 26.0 16.3 65.9
1991 514 28.0 18.3 54.5
1992 512 28.0 18.2 54.3
1993 535 34.0 15.7 64.2
1994 507 38.0 13.3 62.9
1995 515 38.0 13.6 67.2
1996 515 38.0 13.6 67.2
1997 543 37.0 14.7 64.1
1998 553 43.0 12.9 57.3
1999 519 43.0 12.1 80.9
2000 501 43.0 11.7 81.4
2001 480 37.0 13.0 90
2002 464 36.0 12.9 80.8
2003 464 36.0 12.9 80.8
2004 451 41.0 11.0 81.6
2005 413 41.0 10.1 87.4
2006 389 41.0 9.5 75.1
2007 355 n/a n/a 87
2008 346 27.6 12.5 91.9
2009 302 27.4 11.0 87.7
2010 322 24.5 13.1 91.6
2011 324 24.5 13.2 87.3
2012 353 24.6 14.3 85
2013 318 24.7 12.8 95.3
2014 296 23.9 12.3 99
2015 330 23.0 14.3 99.1
2016 318 22.0 14.4 99.1
2017 330 21.5 15.3 99.1
2018 319 23.1 13.8 99.1
2019 404 28.0 14.4 99.3
2020 380 27.0 14.0 99.2
2021 341 24.9 13.6 99.1
2022 317 22.5 14.0 99.1
2023 316 18.2 17.2 99.1
2024 329 18.0 18.2 99.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Creek Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 430 26.0 16.5 58.8
1989 419 26.0 16.1 76.1
1990 425 26.0 16.3 65.9
1991 514 28.0 18.3 54.5
1992 512 28.0 18.2 54.3
1993 535 34.0 15.7 64.2
1994 507 38.0 13.3 62.9
1995 515 38.0 13.6 67.2
1996 515 38.0 13.6 67.2
1997 543 37.0 14.7 64.1
1998 553 43.0 12.9 57.3
1999 519 43.0 12.1 80.9
2000 501 43.0 11.7 81.4
2001 480 37.0 13.0 90
2002 464 36.0 12.9 80.8
2003 464 36.0 12.9 80.8
2004 451 41.0 11.0 81.6
2005 413 41.0 10.1 87.4
2006 389 41.0 9.5 75.1
2007 355 n/a n/a 87
2008 346 27.6 12.5 91.9
2009 302 27.4 11.0 87.7
2010 322 24.5 13.1 91.6
2011 324 24.5 13.2 87.3
2012 353 24.6 14.3 85
2013 318 24.7 12.8 95.3
2014 296 23.9 12.3 99
2015 330 23.0 14.3 99.1
2016 318 22.0 14.4 99.1
2017 330 21.5 15.3 99.1
2018 319 23.1 13.8 99.1
2019 404 28.0 14.4 99.3
2020 380 27.0 14.0 99.2
2021 341 24.9 13.6 99.1
2022 317 22.5 14.0 99.1
2023 316 18.2 17.2 99.1
2024 329 18.0 18.2 99.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for South Creek Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,543 (12.7%) $10,645 (87.3%) $12,188

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South Creek Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1351st of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1270th of 1502 Elementary schools
 7.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (South Creek Elementary)57.652.9
 4.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Martin County Schools)69.951.2
 18.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (South Creek Elementary)45.537.3
 8.2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Martin County Schools)52.139.3
 12.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (South Creek Elementary)16.927.1
 10.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Martin County Schools)37.440
 2.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (South Creek Elementary)28.229.2
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Martin County Schools)39.235.9
 3.3%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (South Creek Elementary)23.542.5
 19%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Martin County Schools)40.846.6
 5.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (South Creek Elementary)29.430
 0.6%
   5th Grade Reading (Martin County Schools)4041.2
 1.2%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (South Creek Elementary)33.830
 3.8%
   5th Grade Science (Martin County Schools)56.651.5
 5.1%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students404316
 21.8%
African American253190
 24.9%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic5752
 8.8%
Pacific Islander00
White8160
 25.9%
Two or More Races1314
 7.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.3%99.1%
 0.2%


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Students at South Creek Elementary are 60% African American, 18% White, 18% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

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

High : South Creek High

South Creek Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 329 students attended South Creek Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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