Banks Elementary Primary School
2148 Falling Creek Rd
Kinston NC, 28504, Lenoir County
Phone: 252-527-9470
Ranking: 
(429 out of 1,874, top 23%)*
(429 out of 1,874, top 23%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Lenoir County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 37 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 535 | 547 | 560 | 520 | 491 | 482 | 515 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 96 | 17.9% | 87 | 15.9% | 106 | 18.9% | 104 | 20.0% | 61 | 12.4% | 84 | 17.4% | 77 | 15.0% |
| Grade 1: | 107 | 20.0% | 119 | 21.8% | 113 | 20.2% | 68 | 13.1% | 85 | 17.3% | 71 | 14.7% | 94 | 18.3% |
| Grade 2: | 99 | 18.5% | 98 | 17.9% | 69 | 12.3% | 91 | 17.5% | 83 | 16.9% | 89 | 18.5% | 75 | 14.6% |
| Grade 3: | 85 | 15.9% | 67 | 12.2% | 89 | 15.9% | 90 | 17.3% | 108 | 22.0% | 75 | 15.6% | 82 | 15.9% |
| Grade 4: | 66 | 12.3% | 84 | 15.4% | 95 | 17.0% | 94 | 18.1% | 81 | 16.5% | 79 | 16.4% | 87 | 16.9% |
| Grade 5: | 82 | 15.3% | 92 | 16.8% | 88 | 15.7% | 73 | 14.0% | 73 | 14.9% | 84 | 17.4% | 100 | 19.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 286 | 53.5% | 290 | 53.0% | 304 | 54.3% | 280 | 53.8% | 274 | 55.8% | 264 | 54.8% | 277 | 53.8% |
| Female: | 249 | 46.5% | 257 | 47.0% | 256 | 45.7% | 240 | 46.2% | 209 | 42.6% | 210 | 43.6% | 227 | 44.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 7 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.8% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 77 | 14.4% | 75 | 13.7% | 81 | 14.5% | 67 | 12.9% | 52 | 10.6% | 46 | 9.5% | 39 | 7.6% |
| Black: | 142 | 26.5% | 145 | 26.5% | 155 | 27.7% | 132 | 25.4% | 154 | 31.4% | 130 | 27.0% | 135 | 26.2% |
| White: | 293 | 54.8% | 306 | 55.9% | 304 | 54.3% | 298 | 57.3% | 273 | 55.6% | 298 | 61.8% | 324 | 62.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.2% | 10 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.4% | 12 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 287 | 53.6% | 283 | 51.7% | 300 | 53.6% | 262 | 50.4% | 202 | 41.1% | 175 | 36.3% | 196 | 38.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 9.2% | 40 | 7.3% | 43 | 7.7% | 26 | 5.0% | 57 | 11.6% | 41 | 8.5% | 52 | 10.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.46 | 14.68 | 16.23 | 16.00 | 15.39 | 14.20 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 61.5% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 67.4% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 66.6% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 74.5% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 76.7% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 75.4% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 78.9% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 34.7% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 81.6% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 79.4% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 46.4% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 56.8% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 57.2% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 60.7% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 60.9% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 36.5% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 63.1% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 66.8% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 67.3% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 77.2% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 82% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 79.8% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 80.8% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 35.6% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 82.1% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 84.5% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 53.2% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 66.7% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 66.7% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 66.6% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 67.6% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 33.6% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 41.4% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 43.6% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 51.3% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 61.5% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 61.8% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 68.5% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 76.3% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 79.5% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 82.1% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 77.5% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 43.0% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 88.7% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 87.9% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 49.7% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 63.9% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 65.1% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 70% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 65.8% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 32.9% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 36.6% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 57.2% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 63.5% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 70.2% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 43.9% | 45.4% |
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* Banks Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.