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John Small Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades 4–5

4103 North Market Street Ext, Washington, NC 27889 · (252) 946-3941 · Part of Beaufort County Schools

Washington’s School Grade C+ better than 41% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
379
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
4–5
The gist

What stands out about John Small Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 24.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C, 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 ↗

4103 North Market Street Ext, Washington

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 4160
Grade 5219
Enrollment over time
503’20
470’21
453’22
395’23
379’24

Down 24.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 46%White 27%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 5%Asian <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 John Small Elementary from Washington families.

Other schools in Beaufort County Schools

The district →
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A
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Eastern Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Washington
484 students15:1
Northeast Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pinetown
C
355 students14:1
S W Snowden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Aurora
C−
117 students12:1
Bath Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Bath
B+
511 students15:1
John C Tayloe Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Washington
B−
382 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; Washington’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.