Northwest Elementary

Elementary school·Grades K-5 Kinston, North Carolina·28504
Score
57.0/100
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#540
Among 1,256 North Carolina elementary schools
#3
In Lenoir County Public Schools
#3
In Kinston
Top 43%
In North Carolina

Score 57.0/100: better than 57% of North Carolina elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% proficient on state tests in North Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar North Carolina schools.

English language arts
51%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 45% of them
226 students tested
Math
61%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 63%, better than 48% of them
226 students tested
Science
87%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 91% of them
75 students tested
All North Carolina schools (ELA / math)
57% / 59%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsAll gradesNC EOG Reading50.9226
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math61.1226
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science86.775

School profile

Grades
K-5
Students
445
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
445
Typical elementary school: 453
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
Lenoir County

Contact

Address
1701 Old Well Rd
Kinston, NC 28504

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in North Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby elementary schools

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Location

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Northwest Elementary at a glance

Northwest Elementary is a public elementary school in Kinston, North Carolina, serving grades K-5. It is part of Lenoir County Public Schools. It has about 445 students (a typical North Carolina elementary school has 453).

In 2025-26 state tests, 51% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 61% in math (similar schools: 63%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other North Carolina elementary schools, it scores 57.0 out of 100: better than 57% of them, ranking #540 of 1,256. Its English language arts result rose by 10 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.