📍 355 Helena Moriah Rd, Timberlake, Person County, 27583
Helena Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Timberlake, Person County. The school has 523 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Person County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet.
Helena Elementary enrolls 523 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 14% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 360 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 6.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
520 of the school's 523 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 520 qualify for free lunch and 0 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.
Helena 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 22, state house district 2.
Helena Elementary is one of 12 schools in Person County Schools, based in Roxboro, North Carolina. The district serves 4,361 students district-wide and employs 300 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 523 students, Helena Elementary is larger than the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant