📍 174 Marshallberg Road, Smyrna, Carteret County, 28579
Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Smyrna, Carteret County. The school has 249 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carteret County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary enrolls 249 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 232 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
246 of the school's 249 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 246 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.
Down East Middle and Smyrna 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-30, state senate district 2, state house district 13.
Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary is one of 18 schools in Carteret County Public Schools, based in Beaufort, North Carolina. The district serves 7,847 students district-wide and employs 588 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 249 students, Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 436 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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