📍 12345-A Literacy Lane, Hampstead, Pender County, 28445
Surf City Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hampstead, Pender County. The school has 808 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 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 63% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Surf City Elementary enrolls 808 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 9.3% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 652 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 75 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 49 | 6.1% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
249 of the school's 808 students (31%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 218 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.
Surf City Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-70, state senate district 8, state house district 16.
Surf City 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 808 students, Surf City Elementary is larger than 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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