Summary:
Gray's Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Hope Mills, North Carolina, serving 461 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Cumberland County Schools district.
Gray's Creek Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with 89% of 3rd graders, 71.6% of 4th graders, and 68.4% of 5th graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 57.1%, 52.4%, and 51.1% for the district, respectively. In Reading, 68.5% of 3rd graders, 63.6% of 4th graders, and 59.2% of 5th graders are proficient or better, again exceeding the district and state averages. The school's diverse student population, with 53.36% White, 17.14% African American, and 16.05% Hispanic students, performs particularly well, with the African American and Hispanic subgroups ranking in the top 100 and top 70 elementary schools in North Carolina, respectively.
Despite having a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 98.26% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Gray's Creek Elementary's low-income students perform well, ranking in the top 189 elementary schools in North Carolina for this subgroup. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.2 to 16 students per teacher, may contribute to its strong academic performance, which outpaces nearby schools like C. Wayne Collier Elementary, J.W. Seabrook Elementary, Cumberland Road Elementary, and Elizabeth M. Cashwell Elementary.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Cumberland County Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
244th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,481
Students who attend Gray's Creek Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 16.0
Number of students: 461
Racial breakdown:
White:
53.4%
African American:
17.1%
Hispanic:
16.1%
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Two or more races:
7.8%
American Indian:
3.9%
Asian:
1.3%
Pacific Islander:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98.3%
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