Belville Elementary

Summary:

Belville Elementary is a public elementary school located in Leland, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 726. The school is part of the Brunswick County Schools district, which is ranked 78 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belville Elementary has a unique student population, with a higher percentage of White students (60.47%) compared to the surrounding schools, which have more diverse student populations. The school consistently outperforms the Brunswick County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores for Mathematics, Reading, and Science. In the 2023-2024 school year, Belville Elementary had 81.7% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 74.6% for the district and 62.7% for the state. However, the school's Hispanic students and English Language Learner students have struggled, ranking lower than the state average in recent years.

Despite its strong academic performance, Belville Elementary faces some challenges. The school has an exceptionally high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with over 99% of its students qualifying for this program in recent years, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges in the community. Additionally, the racial makeup of the school is skewed towards a higher percentage of White students compared to the surrounding New Hanover County Schools and Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington, which could suggest potential issues in ensuring equitable educational opportunities and outcomes for all student subgroups.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 575 River Road
       Leland, NC  28451


(910) 371-0601

District: Brunswick County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
465th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,927 Help


Students who attend Belville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Leland Middle
High:    Brunswick County Early College
    North Brunswick High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  726

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.5%
African American:
17.1%
Hispanic:
12.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.6% Help


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Compare Details Belville Elementary ranks better than 69.1% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 5th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Brunswick County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.4. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Belville Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Brunswick County Schools District. Student population at Belville Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (60.5%), African American (17.1%), Hispanic (12.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Belville Elementary is 13.6, which is the lowest among 10 elementary schools in the Brunswick County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Belville Elementary is $9,927, which is the lowest among 10 elementary schools in the Brunswick County Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Belville Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Belville Elementary 465th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Belville Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Brunswick County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Brunswick County Schools 78th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Belville Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Belville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 39.70 868th 1276 32.0%
2007 45.76 810th 1293 37.4%
2008 50.16 707th 1324 46.6%
2009 54.36 708th 1354 47.7%
2010 48.76 788th 1363 42.2%
2011 47.93 825th 1381 40.3%
2012 64.61 518th 1388 62.7%
2013 60.83 509th 1403 63.7%
2014 47.06 753rd 1390 45.8%
2015 54.21 679th 1440 52.8%
2016 54.15 655th 1425 54.0%
2017 62.57 528th 1429 63.1%
2018 66.53 474th 1434 66.9%
2019 64.63 493rd 1473 66.5%
2021 67.83 429th 1489 71.2%
2022 68.98 414th 1514 72.7%
2023 61.51 552nd 1502 63.2%
2024 66.40 465th 1505 69.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Belville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.51 23rd 86 73.3%
2019 40.03 71st 103 31.1%
2023 32.56 114th 154 26.0%
2024 46.59 96th 159 39.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Belville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 24.13 467th 533 12.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Belville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 44.13 390th 801 51.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Belville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.81 296th 1332 77.8%
2019 66.15 375th 1361 72.4%
2021 62.62 378th 1329 71.6%
2022 58.67 483rd 1366 64.6%
2023 60.40 488th 1437 66.0%
2024 66.25 378th 1450 73.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Belville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.72 487th 1405 65.3%
2019 63.60 494th 1424 65.3%
2021 58.16 559th 1440 61.2%
2022 57.53 594th 1458 59.3%
2023 58.07 586th 1459 59.8%
2024 65.77 445th 1455 69.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Belville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.34 439th 897 51.1%
2019 32.81 635th 878 27.7%
2021 24.67 542nd 646 16.1%
2022 29.84 473rd 634 25.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Belville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.82 90th 612 85.3%
2021 66.42 170th 494 65.6%
2022 69.86 67th 500 86.6%
2023 68.30 45th 582 92.3%
2024 47.58 504th 669 24.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Belville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.10 430th 1413 69.6%
2019 64.71 460th 1430 67.8%
2021 73.45 342nd 1444 76.3%
2022 76.79 280th 1464 80.9%
2023 62.66 513th 1461 64.9%
2024 63.80 496th 1464 66.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Belville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.16 157th 927 83.1%
2019 71.58 181st 949 80.9%
2021 68.21 167th 896 81.4%
2022 72.76 165th 927 82.2%
2023 72.91 175th 933 81.2%
2024 60.03 288th 924 68.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Belville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.93 396th 851 53.5%
2019 54.37 367th 865 57.6%
2021 60.03 260th 843 69.2%
2022 21.21 797th 893 10.8%
2023 35.37 614th 915 32.9%
2024 53.32 414th 951 56.5%
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Rank History for White students at Belville Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.49 463rd 1178 60.7%
2019 57.44 503rd 1183 57.5%
2021 62.69 406th 1172 65.4%
2022 66.09 366th 1194 69.3%
2023 55.35 539th 1183 54.4%
2024 64.73 385th 1166 67.0%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Belville Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Belville Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 396 179 0 5 6 n/a n/a 0 586
1998 385 199 0 7 7 n/a n/a 0 598
1999 403 230 0 15 13 n/a n/a 0 661
2000 398 255 0 22 8 n/a n/a 0 683
2001 402 240 1 28 4 n/a n/a 0 675
2002 391 232 2 45 5 n/a n/a 0 675
2003 391 232 2 45 5 n/a n/a 0 675
2004 358 227 2 48 5 n/a n/a 0 640
2005 373 236 4 59 6 n/a n/a 0 678
2006 412 216 7 70 4 n/a n/a 0 709
2007 450 201 10 73 6 n/a n/a 68 808
2008 451 192 11 88 11 n/a n/a 58 811
2009 451 241 14 81 4 n/a n/a 0 791
2010 384 203 7 69 2 n/a n/a 0 665
2011 429 153 10 92 4 0 35 0 723
2012 460 152 7 81 5 0 38 0 743
2013 465 140 5 75 6 0 43 0 734
2014 475 124 3 82 7 2 41 0 734
2015 487 140 4 91 12 5 32 0 771
2016 493 145 6 100 13 3 35 0 795
2017 487 141 5 108 9 1 37 0 788
2018 519 153 5 109 4 1 50 0 841
2019 526 155 5 98 5 2 53 0 844
2020 513 151 4 115 4 2 76 0 865
2021 362 141 2 69 2 1 51 0 628
2022 420 140 2 84 3 0 59 0 708
2023 439 124 6 90 3 2 62 0 726

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Belville Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 586 37.0 15.8 39.9
1998 598 41.0 14.6 53.8
1999 661 41.0 16.1 57.2
2000 683 41.0 16.7 54.5
2001 675 41.0 16.5 62.8
2002 675 47.0 14.4 0
2003 675 47.0 14.4 0
2004 640 47.0 13.6 68.8
2005 678 47.0 14.4 68.3
2006 709 47.0 15.1 56.1
2007 808 n/a n/a 50.9
2008 811 46.3 17.5 55.8
2009 791 47.5 16.7 54.1
2010 665 39.0 17.1 51.4
2011 723 42.0 17.2 52.3
2012 743 37.0 20.0 49.9
2013 734 40.0 18.3 24.9
2014 734 42.0 17.4 54.6
2015 771 42.0 18.3 99.6
2016 795 46.0 17.2 51.3
2017 788 44.5 17.7 54.4
2018 841 51.6 16.2 49.2
2019 844 54.5 15.4 53
2020 865 54.9 15.7 99.2
2021 628 41.6 15.0 99.5
2022 708 48.6 14.5 99.6
2023 726 53.0 13.6 99.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Belville Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 586 37.0 15.8 39.9
1998 598 41.0 14.6 53.8
1999 661 41.0 16.1 57.2
2000 683 41.0 16.7 54.5
2001 675 41.0 16.5 62.8
2002 675 47.0 14.4 0
2003 675 47.0 14.4 0
2004 640 47.0 13.6 68.8
2005 678 47.0 14.4 68.3
2006 709 47.0 15.1 56.1
2007 808 n/a n/a 50.9
2008 811 46.3 17.5 55.8
2009 791 47.5 16.7 54.1
2010 665 39.0 17.1 51.4
2011 723 42.0 17.2 52.3
2012 743 37.0 20.0 49.9
2013 734 40.0 18.3 24.9
2014 734 42.0 17.4 54.6
2015 771 42.0 18.3 99.6
2016 795 46.0 17.2 51.3
2017 788 44.5 17.7 54.4
2018 841 51.6 16.2 49.2
2019 844 54.5 15.4 53
2020 865 54.9 15.7 99.2
2021 628 41.6 15.0 99.5
2022 708 48.6 14.5 99.6
2023 726 53.0 13.6 99.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Belville Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $956 (9.6%) $8,970 (90.4%) $9,927

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Belville Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 493rd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 552nd of 1502 Elementary schools
 3.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Belville Elementary)69.279.8
 10.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Brunswick County Schools)69.174.3
 5.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Belville Elementary)53.148.9
 4.2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Brunswick County Schools)5751.2
 5.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Belville Elementary)58.664.3
 5.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Brunswick County Schools)58.762.4
 3.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Belville Elementary)59.264.3
 5.1%
   4th Grade Reading (Brunswick County Schools)57.960.4
 2.5%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Belville Elementary)71.143.7
 27.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Brunswick County Schools)62.460.2
 2.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Belville Elementary)63.750.4
 13.3%
   5th Grade Reading (Brunswick County Schools)55.951.9
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Belville Elementary)88.967.2
 21.7%
   5th Grade Science (Brunswick County Schools)77.668.6
 9%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students844726
 14%
African American155124
 20%
American Indian53
 40%
Asian56
 20%
Hispanic9890
 8.2%
Pacific Islander22
White526439
 16.5%
Two or More Races5362
 17%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients53%99.6%
 46.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Belville Elementary

Students at Belville Elementary are 60% White, 17% African American, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 726 students attended Belville Elementary.

Belville Elementary ranks 465th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Belville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leland Middle
High : Brunswick County Early College
High : North Brunswick High


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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