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Queens Creek Elementary

Onslow County Schools · Onslow County

Address
159 Queens Creek Road, Swansboro, NC 28584
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Grades served
PK-5
NCES school ID
370345002403
706
Students
49.5
Teachers (FTE)
14.3:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
62
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
16%
Chronically absent
52.1%
Economically disadvantaged

School calendar

Onslow County Schools's school calendar for the year — first and last days, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays, which apply to Queens Creek Elementary — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Attendance zone

Onslow County Schools

The area Onslow County Schools assigns to Queens Creek Elementary. Zones change, and addresses near a boundary are often decided case by case - confirm with the district before making plans.

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Zone for Queens Creek ElementaryNeighbouring zoneThis school

Zone boundary published by Onslow County Schools as “Middle School Attendance Zones 25 26”, last updated 2026-02-26.

How Queens Creek Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 62 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools52nd percentile
Higher than 52% · rank 1,137 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools53rd percentile
Higher than 53% · rank 622 of 1,419
Onslow County Schools44th percentile
Higher than 44% · rank 17 of 39

Chronic absence is lower here than at 72% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 8 points since 2014 (70 → 62). Met or exceeded expected growth in 7 of 10 years, exceeding it in 4. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202562CMet59.3
202459CNot Met56.7
202356CNot Met55.7
202257CNot Met57
201974BExceeded71.3
201875BExceeded70.8
201769CExceeded64
201666CMet63
201566CMet64
201470BExceeded66

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Onslow County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 70.54%Hispanic 11.9%Two+ Races 10.2%Black 5.81%Asian 1.13%Pacific Isl. 0.28%Native Am. 0.14%
White: 70.54% (498) Hispanic: 11.9% (84) Two+ Races: 10.2% (72) Black: 5.81% (41) Asian: 1.13% (8) Pacific Isl.: 0.28% (2) Native Am.: 0.14% (1)
White70.54%
Hispanic11.9%
Two+ Races10.2%
Black5.81%
Asian1.13%
Pacific Isl.0.28%
Native Am.0.14%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 706
47.31%334 Female
52.69%372 Male

Student counts for Queens Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 706 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 84%Chronically absent 16%
Regular attendance: 84% (582) Chronically absent: 16% (111)
Regular attendance84%
Chronically absent16%

Student Population

Students Counted: 693
52.1%Economically disadvantaged

Student indicators for Queens Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 693 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 74.86%Beginning 25.14%
Experienced: 74.86% (33) Beginning: 25.14% (11)
Experienced74.86%
Beginning25.14%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 44.6 FTE
95.06%Fully licensed
4.94%Emergency or provisional
8.98%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Queens Creek Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 44.6 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)61.3%32.6%
Science (grades 5 & 8)59%31.6%
Reading (grades 3–8)57.6%35.8%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Mathematics (grades 3–8)38.7%28.8%25.9%6.7%
Reading (grades 3–8)42.4%21.8%25.3%10.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)41%27.4%28.2%--

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-1.9470.3

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers44.55
Experienced teachers33.35 (75%)
Beginning teachers11.2 (25%)
Holding a standard license42.35 (95%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.2 (5%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (111 of 693)16%
Economically disadvantaged52.1%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.72
Library books per student13.75
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.13

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskYes
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Queens Creek Elementary report card PDF

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Queens Creek Elementary's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.