Banks Elementary

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Kinston, North Carolina·28504
Score
68.8/100
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#392
Among 1,256 North Carolina elementary schools
#2
In Lenoir County Public Schools
#2
In Kinston
Top 32%
In North Carolina

Score 68.8/100: better than 68% 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
60%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 55%, better than 66% of them
200 students tested
Math
69%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 63%, better than 65% of them
200 students tested
Science
79%
Similar North Carolina schools ≈ 68%, better than 77% of them
65 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 Reading59.5200
MathAll gradesNC EOG Math69200
ScienceAll gradesNC EOG Science78.565

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
483
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
483
Typical elementary school: 453
Free or reduced-price lunch
90%
Typical elementary school: 96%

District and location

City
Lenoir County

Contact

Address
2148 Falling Creek 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, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby elementary schools

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Location

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Banks Elementary at a glance

Banks Elementary is a public elementary school in Kinston, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5. It is part of Lenoir County Public Schools. It has about 483 students (a typical North Carolina elementary school has 453). About 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 96% at a typical North Carolina elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 60% in English language arts (similar schools: 55%) and 69% 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 68.8 out of 100: better than 68% of them, ranking #392 of 1,256. Its English language arts result rose by 6 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.