📍 1220 NC Hwy 22, Bennett, Moore County, 27208
Highfalls Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bennett, Moore County. The school has 256 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Moore County Schools school district. It serves grades K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highfalls Elementary enrolls 256 students across grades K–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 226 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
118 of the school's 256 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 105 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Highfalls Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 25, state house district 78.
Highfalls Elementary is one of 23 schools in Moore County Schools, based in Carthage, North Carolina. The district serves 13,085 students district-wide and employs 803 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 256 students, Highfalls Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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