📍 150 Koonce Town Road, Cove City, Craven County, 28523
James W Smith Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cove City, Craven County. The school has 342 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Craven County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
James W Smith Elementary enrolls 342 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 32% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 141 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 109 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 8.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 342 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 339 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.
James W Smith 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-30, state senate district 2, state house district 79.
James W Smith Elementary is one of 26 schools in Craven County Board of Education, based in New Bern, North Carolina. The district serves 12,152 students district-wide and employs 793 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 342 students, James W Smith Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 467 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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