📍 4266 Nc 11 S, Wallace, Duplin County, 28466
Wallace Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wallace, Duplin County. The school has 1,147 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Duplin County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 71.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wallace Elementary enrolls 1,147 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 71.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 586 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 289 | 25% |
| White | 222 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,144 of the school's 1,147 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,144 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.
Wallace Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-30, state senate district 10, state house district 4.
Wallace Elementary is one of 13 schools in Duplin County Schools, based in Kenansville, North Carolina. The district serves 9,822 students district-wide and employs 607 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,147 students, Wallace Elementary is larger than the district average of about 756 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote