📍 750 Linville Street, Newland, Avery County, 28657
Newland Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newland, Avery County. The school has 209 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Avery County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Newland Elementary enrolls 209 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 134 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
170 of the school's 209 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 159 qualify for free lunch and 11 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.
Newland 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 46, state house district 85.
Newland Elementary is one of 8 schools in Avery County Schools, based in Newland, North Carolina. The district serves 1,782 students district-wide and employs 153 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 209 students, Newland Elementary is close to the district average of about 223 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant