📍 6110 North US Hwy 19E, Elk Park, Avery County, 28622
Freedom Trail Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Elk Park, Avery County. The school has 207 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 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Freedom Trail Elementary enrolls 207 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 193 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
135 of the school's 207 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 120 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Freedom Trail 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.
Freedom Trail 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 207 students, Freedom Trail 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
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