📍 3750 N Center Street, Hickory, Catawba County, 28601
W M Jenkins Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hickory, Catawba County. The school has 261 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hickory City Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
W M Jenkins Elementary enrolls 261 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 19% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 124 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 11% |
| Asian | 12 | 4.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
148 of the school's 261 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 131 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.
W M Jenkins Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 42, state house district 96.
W M Jenkins Elementary is one of 9 schools in Hickory City Schools, based in Hickory, North Carolina. The district serves 3,735 students district-wide and employs 260 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 261 students, W M Jenkins Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 415 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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