📍 1882 NC Hwy 133, Rocky Point, Pender County, 28457
Cape Fear Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rocky Point, Pender County. The school has 545 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 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cape Fear Elementary enrolls 545 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 9.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 313 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 153 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
394 of the school's 545 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 350 qualify for free lunch and 44 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.
Cape Fear Elementary 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-70, state senate district 8, state house district 16.
Cape Fear 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 545 students, Cape Fear 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 - Fringe
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