📍 12100 Buffalo Road, Clayton, Johnston County, 27527
River Dell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clayton, Johnston County. The school has 922 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 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
River Dell Elementary enrolls 922 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 21% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 494 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 190 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 152 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
321 of the school's 922 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 294 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
River Dell Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). 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.
River Dell 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 922 students, River Dell 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 - Small
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