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Southport Elementary

Brunswick County Schools · Brunswick County

Address
701 West 9th Street, Southport, NC 28461
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Grades served
K-5
NCES school ID
370042000129
413
Students
28.0
Teachers (FTE)
14.8:1
Student–teacher ratio
C
Performance grade
63
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
21.5%
Chronically absent
50.4%
Economically disadvantaged

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Southport Elementary's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.

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Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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  1. South Brunswick MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-85.8 mi
  2. South Brunswick HighHigh · Grades 9-126.0 mi
  3. Classical Charter Schools of SouthportElementary · Grades K-8 · Classical Charter Schools of Southport · Charter10.1 mi
  4. Carolina Beach ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · New Hanover County Schools10.5 mi
  5. Bolivia ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-511.9 mi
  6. Virginia Williamson ElemElementary · Grades PK-512.7 mi
  7. Edwin A Anderson ElementaryElementary · Grades K-5 · New Hanover County Schools13.7 mi
  8. Brunswick County Early CollegeHigh · Grades 9-1313.8 mi
  9. Eugene Ashley HighHigh · Grades 9-12 · New Hanover County Schools13.9 mi
  10. Cedar Grove MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-814.0 mi

How Southport Elementary compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 63 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools54th percentile
Higher than 54% · rank 1,060 of 2,483
North Carolina elementary schools56th percentile
Higher than 56% · rank 580 of 1,419
Brunswick County Schools58th percentile
Higher than 58% · rank 5 of 19

Chronic absence is lower here than at 52% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score up 5 points since 2014 (58 → 63). Met or exceeded expected growth in 5 of 10 years, exceeding it in 2. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202563CMet60.4
202472BExceeded67.8
202367CMet65.2
202266CNot Met65.1
201968CExceeded63.3
201857CNot Met54.3
201757CNot Met56
201663CMet59
201558CNot Met58
201458CNot Met57

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 Brunswick County Schools for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 72.4%Black 9.93%Hispanic 9.44%Two+ Races 7.02%Asian 1.21%
White: 72.4% (299) Black: 9.93% (41) Hispanic: 9.44% (39) Two+ Races: 7.02% (29) Asian: 1.21% (5)
White72.4%
Black9.93%
Hispanic9.44%
Two+ Races7.02%
Asian1.21%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 413
51.82%214 Female
48.18%199 Male

Student counts for Southport Elementary, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 413 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 78.5%Chronically absent 21.5%
Regular attendance: 78.5% (344) Chronically absent: 21.5% (94)
Regular attendance78.5%
Chronically absent21.5%

Student Population

Students Counted: 438
50.4%Economically disadvantaged
3.15%13 English learners

Student indicators for Southport Elementary, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 438 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 86.68%Beginning 13.32%
Experienced: 86.68% (21) Beginning: 13.32% (3)
Experienced86.68%
Beginning13.32%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 24.8 FTE
100%Fully licensed
0%Emergency or provisional
16.14%4 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Southport 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 24.8 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
Mathematics (grades 3–8)63%36.5%
Science (grades 5 & 8)57.1%39%
Reading (grades 3–8)55.9%33.6%

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)37%26.5%24.6%11.8%
Reading (grades 3–8)44.1%22.3%21.3%12.3%
Science (grades 5 & 8)42.9%18.2%32.5%6.5%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth-1.473

Teachers

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

MeasureValue
Total teachers24.78
Experienced teachers21.48 (87%)
Beginning teachers3.3 (13%)
Holding a standard license24.78 (100%)
Emergency or provisional licenses0 (0%)
National Board certified4

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (94 of 438)21.5%
Economically disadvantaged50.4%
English learners making progress (of 13)38.5%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.87
Library books per student31.33
Students have device accessNo
Devices may go homeNo
Wireless access points per classroom1.39

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
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 Southport Elementary report card PDF

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Southport 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.