📍 2900 Northwoods Dr, Jacksonville, Onslow County, 28540
Parkwood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jacksonville, Onslow County. The school has 503 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Onslow County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Parkwood Elementary enrolls 503 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 18% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 259 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 89 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 12% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 503 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 239 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Parkwood Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 6, state house district 15.
Parkwood Elementary is one of 40 schools in Onslow County Schools, based in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The district serves 27,551 students district-wide and employs 1,736 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 503 students, Parkwood Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 689 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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