G R Whitfield Elementary School

4839 School Rd, Grimesland, NC 27837 | (252) 752-6614

Grades: PK-8
Student Enrollment: 549

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 549 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-8
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: PO Box 129, Grimesland, NC 27837

Principal or Admin: Dr Gloria Snead
Fax: (252) 752-7484
Website: www.pitt.k12.nc.us

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

Additional School Details

School Calendar Description: Traditional

School Schedule: Semester

Accreditation Status: Southern Association of Colleges

School District Details

Pitt County Schools District
Per-Pupil Spending: $7,986
Graduation Rate: 70.2%
Dropout Rate: 7.0%
Students Per Teacher: 14.9
Enrolled Students: 23,368

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 549
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 36.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.1

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 295 (53.7%)
Females: 254 (46.3%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 36 (6.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 272 (49.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 308 (56.1%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

G R Whitfield Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	185	33.7%
Asian	1	0.2%
Hispanic	74	13.5%
White	289	52.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	16	2.9%
Kindergarten	55	10.0%
1st Grade	60	10.9%
2nd Grade	66	12.0%
3rd Grade	65	11.8%
4th Grade	65	11.8%
5th Grade	53	9.7%
6th Grade	69	12.6%
7th Grade	56	10.2%
8th Grade	44	8.0%

Source: NC Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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1 review for G R Whitfield Elementary School

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on July 26, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
I went to G.R.Whitfield many moons ago,and I loved this school.This was back in the day when we had a class size of 32 and no teachers bawked about it at all.

Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that G R Whitfield Elementary School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on EOG state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science

AYP Information (2010)

Overall AYP Met: No

EOG - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	82.3%	72.0%	83.0%
2009	73.0%	73.1%	82.4%

Reading Test
2010	66.1%	57.5%	67.6%
2009	52.4%	55.9%	66.6%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	80.6%	75.6%	84.3%
2009	54.1%	70.6%	82.7%

Reading Test
2010	52.2%	63.3%	73.1%
2009	39.3%	57.8%	70.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	52.0%	67.8%	82.3%
2009	46.4%	71.2%	81.1%

Reading Test
2010	48.0%	59.2%	72.3%
2009	37.7%	61.8%	69.6%

Science Test
2010	28.0%	52.0%	69.8%
2009	33.3%	47.1%	61.5%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	61.5%	76.5%	81.1%
2009	71.9%	76.8%	78.7%

Reading Test
2010	60.3%	71.2%	76.6%
2009	61.4%	67.2%	72.2%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	75.0%	78.0%	80.8%
2009	74.5%	77.0%	79.1%

Reading Test
2010	64.3%	63.2%	67.6%
2009	55.3%	59.7%	65.7%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	70.5%	81.3%	84.6%
2009	92.5%	78.6%	81.2%

Reading Test
2010	52.3%	64.3%	70.3%
2009	69.8%	60.0%	67.5%

Science Test
2010	50.0%	59.9%	73.5%
2009	71.7%	52.8%	68.3%

Source: NC Department of Education 2009-2010

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