📍 309 Mount Carmel Church Road, Henderson, Vance County, 27537
Clarke Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Henderson, Vance County. The school has 337 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Vance County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Clarke Elementary enrolls 337 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Black or African American, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 240 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 18% |
| White | 22 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
334 of the school's 337 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 334 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.
Clarke 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-10, state senate district 3, state house district 32.
Clarke Elementary is one of 16 schools in Vance County Schools, based in Henderson, North Carolina. The district serves 5,205 students district-wide and employs 320 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 337 students, Clarke Elementary is close to the district average of about 325 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe