📍 1245 Hwy 58 South, Kinston, Lenoir County, 28504
Southwood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kinston, Lenoir County. The school has 241 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lenoir County Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwood Elementary enrolls 241 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 16% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 159 | 66% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
238 of the school's 241 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 238 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.
Southwood Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 7, state house district 12.
Southwood Elementary is one of 17 schools in Lenoir County Public Schools, based in Kinston, North Carolina. The district serves 8,331 students district-wide and employs 547 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 241 students, Southwood Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 490 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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