📍 175 Ellendale Park Lane, Taylorsville, Alexander County, 28681
Ellendale Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Taylorsville, Alexander County. The school has 216 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alexander County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ellendale Elementary enrolls 216 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6% Two or more races and 2.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 189 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
119 of the school's 216 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 117 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Ellendale 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.
Ellendale 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 216 students, Ellendale Elementary is smaller than 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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