📍 3145 Vinson Rd, Clayton, Johnston County, 27527
Powhatan Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clayton, Johnston County. The school has 616 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 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Powhatan Elementary enrolls 616 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 19% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 356 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 114 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 95 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
211 of the school's 616 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 182 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Powhatan 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.
Powhatan 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 616 students, Powhatan Elementary is smaller 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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