📍 240 St. Mary's Road, Hillsborough, Orange County, 27278
River Park Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hillsborough, Orange County. The school has 559 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Orange County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
River Park Elementary enrolls 559 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 330 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 139 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 7.2% |
| Black or African American | 39 | 7% |
| Asian | 11 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
200 of the school's 559 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 182 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
River Park Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-40, state senate district 23, state house district 50.
River Park Elementary is one of 13 schools in Orange County Schools, based in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The district serves 6,982 students district-wide and employs 507 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 559 students, River Park Elementary is close to the district average of about 537 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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