📍 1545 Old Hwy 221 South, Marion, McDowell County, 28752
Glenwood Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Marion, McDowell County. The school has 437 pupils enrolled. It is part of the McDowell County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Glenwood Elementary School enrolls 437 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 4.8% Two or more races and 3.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 384 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.1% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
299 of the school's 437 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 284 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Glenwood Elementary School 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 85.
Glenwood Elementary School is one of 15 schools in McDowell County Schools, based in Marion, North Carolina. The district serves 5,792 students district-wide and employs 404 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 437 students, Glenwood Elementary School is close to the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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