📍 145 Hertford Co High School Rd, Ahoskie, Hertford County, 27910
Bearfield Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ahoskie, Hertford County. The school has 560 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hertford County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bearfield Primary enrolls 560 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Black or African American, 15% White and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 422 | 75% |
| White | 82 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 3.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
557 of the school's 560 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 557 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.
Bearfield Primary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
Bearfield Primary is one of 7 schools in Hertford County Schools, based in Winton, North Carolina. The district serves 2,367 students district-wide and employs 163 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 560 students, Bearfield Primary is larger than the district average of about 338 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote