📍 3600 NC Hwy 16N, Taylorsville, Alexander County, 28681
Sugar Loaf Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Taylorsville, Alexander County. The school has 206 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alexander County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sugar Loaf Elementary enrolls 206 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 13 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.9% Two or more races and 2.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 184 | 89% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
115 of the school's 206 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 110 qualify for free lunch and 5 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.
Sugar Loaf 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.
Sugar Loaf 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 206 students, Sugar Loaf 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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