📍 7651 W NC 10 Hwy, Vale, Catawba County, 28168
Banoak Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Vale, Catawba County. The school has 291 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Catawba County Schools school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Banoak Elementary enrolls 291 students across grades K–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 7.9% Two or more races and 6.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 233 | 80% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 7.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 6.9% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 6 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
167 of the school's 291 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 152 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.
Banoak 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 42, state house district 89.
Banoak Elementary is one of 28 schools in Catawba County Schools, based in Newton, North Carolina. The district serves 16,003 students district-wide and employs 1,019 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 291 students, Banoak Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 572 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant