📍 261 Poplar Branch Road, Poplar Branch, Currituck County, 27965
W T Griggs Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Poplar Branch, Currituck County. The school has 247 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Currituck County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
W T Griggs Elementary enrolls 247 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 173 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
121 of the school's 247 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 121 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.
W T Griggs 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 6.
W T Griggs 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 247 students, W T Griggs 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
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