📍 103 School Rd, Locust, Stanly County, 28097
Locust Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Locust, Stanly County. The school has 486 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Stanly County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 60% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Locust Elementary enrolls 486 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 350 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
483 of the school's 486 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 483 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.
Locust 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-80, state senate district 33, state house district 67.
Locust Elementary is one of 23 schools in Stanly County Schools, based in Albemarle, North Carolina. The district serves 8,743 students district-wide and employs 539 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 486 students, Locust Elementary is larger than the district average of about 380 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant