📍 1100 Roddey Drive, Lancaster, Lancaster County, 29720
North Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lancaster, Lancaster County. The school has 586 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lancaster 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Elementary enrolls 586 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 42 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 34% White and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 250 | 43% |
| White | 197 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 85 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 8.2% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
586 of the school's 586 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 586 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SC-50, state senate district 16, state house district 45.
North Elementary is one of 23 schools in Lancaster 01, based in Lancaster, South Carolina. The district serves 15,417 students district-wide and employs 989 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 586 students, North Elementary is close to the district average of about 670 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant