📍 2642 Philo White Rd, Franklinton, Granville County, 27525
Tar River Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Franklinton, Granville County. The school has 326 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Granville County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tar River Elementary enrolls 326 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 200 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 42 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
195 of the school's 326 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 178 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Tar River 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 2.
Tar River Elementary is one of 17 schools in Granville County Schools, based in Oxford, North Carolina. The district serves 6,402 students district-wide and employs 385 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 326 students, Tar River Elementary is close to the district average of about 377 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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