📍 8103 Sherrills Ford Road, Sherrills Ford, Catawba County, 28673
Sherrills Ford Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sherrills Ford, Catawba County. The school has 517 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Catawba County Schools school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sherrills Ford Elementary enrolls 517 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 443 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.4% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
157 of the school's 517 students (30%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 148 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Sherrills Ford Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Sherrills Ford 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 517 students, Sherrills Ford Elementary is close to the district average of about 572 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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