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Old Dock Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 12489 New Britton Hwy, Whiteville, Columbus County, 28472

294
Pupils
15.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Old Dock Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whiteville, Columbus County. The school has 294 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Columbus County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“4 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Columbus County Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Old Dock Elementary enrolls 294 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.

Male students
157 (53%)
Female students
137 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
19.1
Student-teacher ratio
15.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 8.5% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White17861%
Hispanic or Latino7726%
Black or African American258.5%
Two or more races93.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

291 of the school's 294 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 291 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.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“4Title I

Old Dock 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-70, state senate district 13, state house district 46.

School district: Columbus County Schools

Old Dock Elementary is one of 13 schools in Columbus County Schools, based in Whiteville, North Carolina. The district serves 5,440 students district-wide and employs 356 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 294 students, Old Dock Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 418 students per school.

5,440
District students
13
Schools
356
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
32%
Math proficient
23%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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