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Bell Fork Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

500 Bell Fork Rd, Jacksonville, NC 28540 · (910) 347-4459 · Part of Onslow County Schools

Jacksonville’s School Grade B− better than 54% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
551
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Bell Fork Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 47% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 31.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Jacksonville kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Jacksonville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Bell Fork ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

500 Bell Fork Rd, Jacksonville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten97
Grade 180
Grade 291
Grade 383
Grade 4107
Grade 593
Enrollment over time
418’20
510’21
553’22
539’23
551’24

Up 31.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 40%Hispanic 25%White 25%Two or more races 10%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bell Fork Elementary from Jacksonville families.

Other schools in Onslow County Schools

The district →
Dixon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Ridge
A−
760 students16:1
Southwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jacksonville
B
720 students14:1
Morton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jacksonville
B
715 students16:1
Queens Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Swansboro
B+
706 students14:1
Hunters Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jacksonville
C
585 students13:1
Summersill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jacksonville
B+
482 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Jacksonville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.