📍 7444 Richlands Highway, Richlands, Onslow County, 28574
Heritage Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richlands, Onslow County. The school has 541 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Onslow County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Heritage Elementary School enrolls 541 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 9.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 370 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 82 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 9.8% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
285 of the school's 541 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 251 qualify for free lunch and 34 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.
Heritage 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-30, state senate district 6, state house district 4.
Heritage Elementary School 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 541 students, Heritage Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 689 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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