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Schools in Pumpkin Center · Onslow County Schools

Pumpkin Center’s public schools outscore 54% of North Carolina districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Pumpkin Center, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within North Carolina, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From North Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
48%
▼ 2 pts vs NC 50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
▼ 5 pts vs NC 51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 4 pts vs NC 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 8% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.0
NC 16.0
Schools in town
0
26,976 students on the public path
In brief

Pumpkin Center’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 327 North Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pumpkin Center’s, its schools beat 60%, higher than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 48% of tested students were proficient in reading and 46% in math, against 50% and 51% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,029 per student, against $13,045 across North Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

22 elementary schools, then eight middle and eight high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Pumpkin Center’s grade

C+ Test scoresB+ Graduation

B−: better than 54% of North Carolina school districts. Graduation is above the North Carolina average; test scores are below it.

North Carolina school districts we grade (325)Better than 54%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (327)Better than 60%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 14,052 test results and a graduating class of 1,951 could put Pumpkin Center anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Pumpkin Center’s students in the tested grades sat them (13,392 in math, 14,713 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pumpkin Center, with each school’s own grade.

22 schools teach K in Pumpkin Center’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C to A−, so check the specific school.
Coastal Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Holly Ridge
833 students14:1Rate it →
Dixon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Ridge
A−
760 students16:1Rate it →
Southwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jacksonville
B
720 students14:1Rate it →
Morton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jacksonville
B
715 students16:1Rate it →
Queens Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Swansboro
B+
706 students14:1Rate it →
Silverdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Maysville
B
648 students16:1Rate it →
Swansboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Swansboro
A−
592 students15:1Rate it →
Richlands Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Richlands
B−
591 students14:1Rate it →
Hunters Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jacksonville
C
585 students13:1Rate it →
Stateside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
B−
579 students15:1Rate it →
Carolina Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
B+
570 students15:1Rate it →
Heritage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Richlands
B
565 students14:1Rate it →
Bell Fork Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
B−
551 students14:1Rate it →
Clear View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
535 students15:1Rate it →
Sand Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hubert
B+
527 students13:1Rate it →
Meadow View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
C
520 students14:1Rate it →
Jacksonville Commons Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
C+
506 students14:1Rate it →
Blue Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
B−
498 students13:1Rate it →
Summersill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jacksonville
B+
482 students12:1Rate it →
Parkwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
A−
457 students14:1Rate it →
Northwoods Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
B−
439 students13:1Rate it →
Clyde Erwin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
C+
283 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
K–522 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+

Pumpkin Center’s public schools are run by Onslow County Schools, which also serves Holly Ridge, Jacksonville, North Topsail Beach and Richlands and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Onslow County SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 39 schools · 27,397 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (NC 16.0)
$12,029NC $13,045 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 49.9% · 14713 students tested
Math46%
State average 50.8% · 13392 students tested

Pumpkin Center vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Pumpkin Center’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pumpkin CenterB−Onslow County Schools
JacksonvilleB−Onslow County Schools PK–12 · Camp Lejeune Schools

Every school in Pumpkin Center

38 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Pumpkin Centerin other towns
Dixon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Ridge
A−
760 students16:1Rate it →
Southwest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jacksonville
B
720 students14:1Rate it →
Morton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jacksonville
B
715 students16:1Rate it →
Queens Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Swansboro
B+
706 students14:1Rate it →
Hunters Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jacksonville
C
585 students13:1Rate it →
Summersill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jacksonville
B+
482 students12:1Rate it →
Coastal Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Holly Ridge
833 students14:1Rate it →
Silverdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Maysville
B
648 students16:1Rate it →
Swansboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Swansboro
A−
592 students15:1Rate it →
Richlands Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Richlands
B−
591 students14:1Rate it →
Stateside Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
B−
579 students15:1Rate it →
Carolina Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
B+
570 students15:1Rate it →
Heritage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Richlands
B
565 students14:1Rate it →
Bell Fork Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
B−
551 students14:1Rate it →
Clear View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
535 students15:1Rate it →
Sand Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hubert
B+
527 students13:1Rate it →
Meadow View Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
C
520 students14:1Rate it →
Jacksonville Commons Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
C+
506 students14:1Rate it →
Blue Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
B−
498 students13:1Rate it →
Parkwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
A−
457 students14:1Rate it →
Northwoods Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
B−
439 students13:1Rate it →
Clyde Erwin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jacksonville
C+
283 students12:1Rate it →
Swansboro Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Swansboro
B+
1,052 students19:1Rate it →
Dixon Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sneads Ferry
B+
997 students18:1Rate it →
Jacksonville Commons Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jacksonville
B−
918 students17:1Rate it →
Hunters Creek Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jacksonville
C+
856 students17:1Rate it →
Trexler Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Richlands
B−
770 students18:1Rate it →
Northwoods Park Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jacksonville
C+
633 students17:1Rate it →
Southwest Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jacksonville
C
510 students15:1Rate it →
New Bridge Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jacksonville
A−
482 students17:1Rate it →
Jacksonville High
High · Grades 9–12 · Jacksonville
A−
1,441 students18:1Rate it →
White Oak High
High · Grades 9–12 · Jacksonville
B+
1,252 students19:1Rate it →
Swansboro High
High · Grades 9–12 · Swansboro
A
1,232 students19:1Rate it →
Dixon High
High · Grades 9–12 · Holly Ridge
A
1,085 students19:1Rate it →
Northside High
High · Grades 9–12 · Jacksonville
A−
1,067 students17:1Rate it →
Richlands High
High · Grades 9–12 · Richlands
A−
1,027 students18:1Rate it →
Southwest High
High · Grades 9–12 · Jacksonville
B
803 students19:1Rate it →
Onslow Early College
High · Grades 9–12 · Jacksonville
A+
189 students29:1Rate it →

Questions about Pumpkin Center’s schools

Are Pumpkin Center’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of North Carolina: the public schools Pumpkin Center children attend outscore 54% of North Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 60%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pumpkin Center in?

Onslow County Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 27,397 students in 39 schools (2024–25).

Where do Pumpkin Center kids go to high school?

One of 8 high schools, depending on your address: Jacksonville High, White Oak High, Swansboro High, Dixon High, Northside High, Richlands High, Southwest High and Onslow Early College.

What is Pumpkin Center’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Onslow County Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across North Carolina.

How much does Pumpkin Center spend per student?

$12,029 in Onslow County Schools (FY2024), against $13,045 across North Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.