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Sandy Ridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Durham, Durham County. The school has 484 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Durham Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sandy Ridge Elementary enrolls 484 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 6.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 237 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 198 | 41% |
| White | 32 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
330 of the school's 484 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 307 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.
Sandy Ridge Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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-40, state senate district 22, state house district 30.
Sandy Ridge Elementary is one of 56 schools in Durham Public Schools, based in Durham, North Carolina. The district serves 31,865 students district-wide and employs 2,368 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 484 students, Sandy Ridge Elementary is close to the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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