📍 105 Josephine Road, Garner, Johnston County, 27529
Polenta Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Garner, Johnston County. The school has 1,014 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Johnston County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Polenta Elementary enrolls 1,014 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 69 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 545 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 240 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 151 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 72 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
461 of the school's 1,014 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 410 qualify for free lunch and 51 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.
Polenta Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 11, state house district 26.
Polenta Elementary is one of 48 schools in Johnston County Public Schools, based in Smithfield, North Carolina. The district serves 37,320 students district-wide and employs 2,398 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,014 students, Polenta Elementary is larger than the district average of about 778 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large