📍 135 Old Virginia Rd, Elkin, Surry County, 28621
Elkin Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Elkin, Surry County. The school has 578 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elkin City Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Elkin Elementary enrolls 578 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 412 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 114 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
275 of the school's 578 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 250 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Elkin 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-50, state senate district 45, state house district 90.
Elkin Elementary is one of 4 schools in Elkin City Schools, based in Elkin, North Carolina. The district serves 1,267 students district-wide and employs 94 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 578 students, Elkin Elementary is larger than the district average of about 317 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant