📍 154 Hayes St, Hillsborough, Orange County, 27278
Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hillsborough, Orange County. The school has 296 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 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.
Central Elementary enrolls 296 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% White, 27% Black or African American and 24% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 107 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 79 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 11% |
| Asian | 6 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
222 of the school's 296 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 215 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Central Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-40, state senate district 23, state house district 50.
Central 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 296 students, Central Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 537 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe