📍 374 Sulphur Springs Road, Hiddenite, Alexander County, 28636
Hiddenite Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hiddenite, Alexander County. The school has 374 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alexander County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hiddenite Elementary enrolls 374 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 268 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 78 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
273 of the school's 374 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 259 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hiddenite Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-50, state senate district 42, state house district 94.
Hiddenite Elementary is one of 12 schools in Alexander County Schools, based in Taylorsville, North Carolina. The district serves 4,344 students district-wide and employs 290 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 374 students, Hiddenite Elementary is close to the district average of about 362 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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