📍 486 Elementary School Road, Columbia, Tyrrell County, 27925
Tyrrell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Tyrrell County. The school has 189 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tyrrell County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Tyrrell Elementary enrolls 189 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 28% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 67 | 35% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 7.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
186 of the school's 189 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 186 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.
Tyrrell Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
Tyrrell Elementary is one of 3 schools in Tyrrell County Schools, based in Columbia, North Carolina. The district serves 462 students district-wide and employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 189 students, Tyrrell Elementary is larger than the district average of about 154 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote