📍 111 Elizabeth Drive NW, Lenoir, Caldwell County, 28645
Valmead Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lenoir, Caldwell County. The school has 287 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Caldwell County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Valmead Elementary enrolls 287 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 146 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 9.8% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
284 of the school's 287 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 284 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Valmead Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 46, state house district 87.
Valmead Elementary is one of 24 schools in Caldwell County Schools, based in Lenoir, North Carolina. The district serves 10,667 students district-wide and employs 738 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 287 students, Valmead Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 444 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small