📍 400 North Wright Street, Burgaw, Pender County, 28425
C.F. Pope Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Burgaw, Pender County. The school has 532 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pender County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
C.F. Pope Elementary enrolls 532 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 35% Black or African American and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 195 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 186 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 109 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
447 of the school's 532 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 417 qualify for free lunch and 30 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.
C.F. Pope 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-70, state senate district 8, state house district 16.
C.F. Pope Elementary is one of 19 schools in Pender County Schools, based in Burgaw, North Carolina. The district serves 11,073 students district-wide and employs 664 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 532 students, C.F. Pope Elementary is close to the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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