The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in Math. The lowest is 46% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Stateside Elementary
Stateside Elementary sits in Jacksonville, a military town built around Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, and draws its student body from families with strong ties to the base and the broader Onslow County community. The school serves kindergarten through fifth grade and enrolls just over five hundred students, making it a mid-sized elementary school with a mixed racial and ethnic makeup: roughly half white, with substantial populations of Hispanic and Black students, and a smaller share of children from multiple racial backgrounds. About four in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On state assessments, Stateside's performance is mixed. In mathematics and English language arts, proficiency rates hover around six in ten students meeting or exceeding grade-level standards—rates that sit roughly in the middle ground when viewed against schools statewide. In science, proficiency drops noticeably lower, with about four in ten students demonstrating proficiency. Science proficiency should be read with some caution: the state science assessment was newly redesigned in the school year these results come from, which can shift how scores compare to prior years or to other schools. Parents interested in science instruction at the school may want to ask what curricular and instructional supports exist in that area.
Across the district, Onslow County Schools has adopted a literacy approach grounded in the Science of Reading, with K-2 students receiving a dedicated daily foundational skills block alongside broader literacy instruction and using diagnostic tools to identify which children need extra help. This approach now shapes reading instruction at every elementary school in the district, including Stateside. The district also enforces a cell phone restriction during the instructional day and operates on consistent bell times: Stateside starts at 8:30 a.m. and dismisses at 3:30 p.m. High schools in the district have integrated generative AI tools into classrooms, and while Stateside is an elementary school that does not use those tools, the district's broader embrace of technology signals something about pedagogy and school culture families may want to understand.
Jacksonville itself is a young, military-oriented city where most residents are connected to Camp Lejeune or serve its ecosystem. The housing market is stable and affordable relative to state and national benchmarks, and the area is growing steadily with new residential subdivisions opening regularly. Downtown Jacksonville has seen recent reinvestment and hosts a network of parks along the New River. For school families, this means the community is accustomed to military rhythms, frequent transitions, and the logistics of base life; schools and service providers are experienced in those patterns. The city is car-dependent outside its downtown core, though a greenway network now connects neighborhoods and parks.
State testing data for grades three through five at Stateside shows where children stand, but the school serves all grades K-5, and state assessments do not test kindergarten through second grade. The district brief notes no information about Stateside's special education or English learner services, so a parent may want to reach out directly to the school to understand what support exists for children with disabilities or whose first language is not English. Overall, Stateside is a regular neighborhood elementary school in a stable, military-influenced community, with literacy instruction anchored in current evidence-based practice and moderate performance in tested areas.
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