📍 448 NC 37 North, Gates, Gates County, 27937
Buckland Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gates, Gates County. The school has 239 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gates County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Buckland Elementary enrolls 239 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 28% Black or African American and 7.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 145 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 7.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
133 of the school's 239 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 124 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Buckland 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 5.
Buckland Elementary is one of 5 schools in Gates County Schools, based in Gatesville, North Carolina. The district serves 1,410 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 239 students, Buckland Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 282 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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