📍 504 Shortcut Road, Barco, Currituck County, 27917
Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Barco, Currituck County. The school has 278 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Currituck County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Elementary enrolls 278 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 16% Two or more races and 9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 192 | 69% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 9% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
100 of the school's 278 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 100 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.
Central Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-10, state senate district 1, state house district 6.
Central Elementary is one of 10 schools in Currituck County Schools, based in Currituck, North Carolina. The district serves 4,601 students district-wide and employs 282 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 278 students, Central Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 460 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant