Acme Delco Elementary

Summary:

Acme Delco Elementary is a public elementary school located in Riegelwood, North Carolina, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 310. The school is part of the Columbus County Schools district, which is ranked 183 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Acme Delco Elementary has a relatively diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 35.16% White, 33.87% African American, and 20% Hispanic. However, the school has struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 25% of North Carolina elementary schools for the past several years. Its proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science are consistently lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, over 99% of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Despite the school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.3 to 14.2, its academic performance has been declining, with its statewide ranking dropping from 550 out of 1,429 in 2016-2017 to 1,230 out of 1,505 in 2023-2024.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary and schools in the Brunswick County and New Hanover County districts, Acme Delco Elementary's academic performance is generally lower. These nearby schools tend to have higher proficiency rates, better statewide rankings, and lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students. While Acme Delco Elementary's per-student spending is on par with the nearby schools, the school's focus on providing more individualized attention to students through its low student-teacher ratio has not translated into improved academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 16337 Old Lake Road
       Riegelwood, NC  28456


(910) 655-2957

District: Columbus County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1230th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,358 Help


Students who attend Acme Delco Elementary usually attend:

High:    East Columbus Junior-Senior High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.1 Help
Number of students:  310

Racial breakdown:

White:
35.8%
African American:
28.7%
Hispanic:
24.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99% Help


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Compare Details Acme Delco Elementary ranks worse than 81.7% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Columbus County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.96. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Acme Delco Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (35.8%), African American (28.7%), Hispanic (24.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Acme Delco Elementary is 14.1. 2 elementary schools in the Columbus County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Acme Delco Elementary is $10,358. 3 elementary schools in the Columbus County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Acme Delco Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Acme Delco Elementary 1230th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Acme Delco Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Columbus County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Columbus County Schools 183rd of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Acme Delco Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Acme Delco Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 19.93 1117th 1276 12.5%
2007 23.59 1105th 1293 14.5%
2008 25.05 1072nd 1324 19.0%
2009 32.41 1005th 1354 25.8%
2010 54.43 714th 1363 47.6%
2011 44.93 862nd 1381 37.6%
2012 40.31 939th 1388 32.3%
2013 14.28 1275th 1403 9.1%
2014 14.43 1243rd 1390 10.6%
2015 21.94 1187th 1440 17.6%
2016 55.14 635th 1425 55.4%
2017 61.37 550th 1429 61.5%
2018 61.43 556th 1434 61.2%
2019 30.34 1091st 1473 25.9%
2021 33.02 977th 1489 34.4%
2022 36.33 976th 1514 35.5%
2023 40.90 916th 1502 39.0%
2024 22.96 1230th 1505 18.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Acme Delco Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 73.70 68th 497 86.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Acme Delco Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.33 132nd 1332 90.1%
2019 46.20 769th 1361 43.5%
2021 43.83 710th 1329 46.6%
2022 56.40 532nd 1366 61.1%
2023 56.99 554th 1437 61.4%
2024 34.36 1033rd 1450 28.8%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Acme Delco Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 68.04 2nd 9 77.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Acme Delco Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.02 358th 1405 74.5%
2019 36.39 966th 1424 32.2%
2021 35.46 901st 1440 37.4%
2022 25.82 1149th 1458 21.2%
2023 32.50 1022nd 1459 30.0%
2024 19.52 1265th 1455 13.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Acme Delco Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.42 784th 1413 44.5%
2019 27.24 1137th 1430 20.5%
2021 32.05 956th 1444 33.8%
2022 48.24 753rd 1464 48.6%
2023 49.65 753rd 1461 48.5%
2024 29.95 1077th 1464 26.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Acme Delco Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.68 152nd 927 83.6%
2019 41.37 575th 949 39.4%
2021 64.54 197th 896 78.0%
2022 63.21 252nd 927 72.8%
2023 64.14 262nd 933 71.9%
2024 31.61 692nd 924 25.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Acme Delco Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 49.47 425th 865 50.9%
2021 43.99 437th 843 48.2%
2022 44.48 486th 893 45.6%
2023 28.36 710th 915 22.4%
2024 23.03 830th 951 12.7%
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Rank History for White students at Acme Delco Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.14 557th 1178 52.7%
2019 28.49 952nd 1183 19.5%
2021 30.81 858th 1172 26.8%
2022 18.00 1072nd 1194 10.2%
2023 29.18 924th 1183 21.9%
2024 18.09 1045th 1166 10.4%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Acme Delco Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 282 263 0 0 9 n/a n/a 0 554
1989 283 253 1 0 6 n/a n/a 0 543
1990 261 245 1 0 6 n/a n/a 0 513
1991 255 231 0 0 5 n/a n/a 0 491
1992 229 229 0 0 7 n/a n/a 0 465
1993 195 197 0 5 6 n/a n/a 0 403
1994 204 216 0 4 7 n/a n/a 6 437
1995 194 229 0 8 10 n/a n/a 0 441
1996 194 229 0 8 10 n/a n/a 0 441
1997 187 228 0 8 7 n/a n/a 0 430
1998 209 236 0 14 5 n/a n/a 5 469
1999 187 230 0 16 2 n/a n/a 0 435
2000 167 220 0 24 3 n/a n/a 0 414
2001 167 224 0 22 10 n/a n/a 0 423
2002 132 176 0 28 11 n/a n/a 0 347
2003 132 176 0 28 11 n/a n/a 0 347
2004 107 159 0 28 6 n/a n/a 0 300
2005 103 171 0 34 10 n/a n/a 0 318
2006 117 160 0 36 9 n/a n/a 0 322
2007 117 158 0 38 9 n/a n/a 8 330
2008 131 167 1 41 12 n/a n/a 12 364
2009 163 163 2 52 17 n/a n/a 0 397
2010 160 159 0 56 17 n/a n/a 0 392
2011 161 140 0 52 17 0 9 0 379
2012 154 141 0 61 22 0 10 0 388
2013 161 135 0 66 20 0 10 0 392
2014 146 104 0 57 17 0 3 0 327
2015 141 115 0 63 17 0 5 0 341
2016 146 120 0 71 18 0 10 0 365
2017 116 111 0 66 15 0 15 0 323
2018 119 89 0 71 12 0 22 0 313
2019 119 96 0 70 8 0 25 0 318
2020 103 98 0 71 8 0 29 0 309
2021 94 107 0 68 12 0 28 0 309
2022 101 109 0 67 9 1 26 0 313
2023 109 105 0 62 12 2 20 0 310
2024 111 89 0 75 12 4 19 0 310

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Acme Delco Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 554 32.0 17.3 34.1
1989 543 29.0 18.7 38.1
1990 513 29.0 17.6 36.8
1991 491 33.0 14.8 38.5
1992 465 33.0 14.0 32.5
1993 403 24.0 16.8 39.7
1994 437 27.0 16.2 39.7
1995 441 27.0 16.3 52.8
1996 441 27.0 16.3 52.8
1997 430 29.0 14.8 51.2
1998 469 31.0 15.1 48.7
1999 435 31.0 14.0 82.5
2000 414 28.0 14.8 83.3
2001 423 27.0 15.7 58.9
2002 347 18.0 19.3 57.9
2003 347 18.0 19.3 57.9
2004 300 18.0 16.7 68
2005 318 18.0 17.7 80.8
2006 322 18.0 17.9 68.6
2007 330 n/a n/a 67.1
2008 364 21.5 16.9 n/a
2009 397 23.0 17.3 n/a
2010 392 24.0 16.3 78.1
2011 379 25.0 15.1 85.8
2012 388 22.7 17.0 82
2013 392 23.6 16.6 73.2
2014 327 22.0 14.8 82
2015 341 24.0 14.2 99.1
2016 365 26.0 14.0 98.9
2017 323 26.0 12.4 99.1
2018 313 22.9 13.6 99
2019 318 21.7 14.6 99.1
2020 309 21.5 14.3 99
2021 309 23.2 13.3 99
2022 313 22.2 14.0 98.7
2023 310 21.8 14.2 99
2024 310 21.8 14.1 99

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Acme Delco Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 554 32.0 17.3 34.1
1989 543 29.0 18.7 38.1
1990 513 29.0 17.6 36.8
1991 491 33.0 14.8 38.5
1992 465 33.0 14.0 32.5
1993 403 24.0 16.8 39.7
1994 437 27.0 16.2 39.7
1995 441 27.0 16.3 52.8
1996 441 27.0 16.3 52.8
1997 430 29.0 14.8 51.2
1998 469 31.0 15.1 48.7
1999 435 31.0 14.0 82.5
2000 414 28.0 14.8 83.3
2001 423 27.0 15.7 58.9
2002 347 18.0 19.3 57.9
2003 347 18.0 19.3 57.9
2004 300 18.0 16.7 68
2005 318 18.0 17.7 80.8
2006 322 18.0 17.9 68.6
2007 330 n/a n/a 67.1
2008 364 21.5 16.9 n/a
2009 397 23.0 17.3 n/a
2010 392 24.0 16.3 78.1
2011 379 25.0 15.1 85.8
2012 388 22.7 17.0 82
2013 392 23.6 16.6 73.2
2014 327 22.0 14.8 82
2015 341 24.0 14.2 99.1
2016 365 26.0 14.0 98.9
2017 323 26.0 12.4 99.1
2018 313 22.9 13.6 99
2019 318 21.7 14.6 99.1
2020 309 21.5 14.3 99
2021 309 23.2 13.3 99
2022 313 22.2 14.0 98.7
2023 310 21.8 14.2 99
2024 310 21.8 14.1 99

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Acme Delco Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,643 (15.9%) $8,714 (84.1%) $10,358

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Acme Delco Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1091st of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 916th of 1502 Elementary schools
 13.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Acme Delco Elementary)51.173.7
 22.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Columbus County Schools)58.566.2
 7.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Acme Delco Elementary)28.963.2
 34.3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Columbus County Schools)45.343.7
 1.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Acme Delco Elementary)45.248.8
 3.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Columbus County Schools)47.849.4
 1.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Acme Delco Elementary)62.855.8
 7%
   4th Grade Reading (Columbus County Schools)56.651.2
 5.4%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Acme Delco Elementary)51.924.4
 27.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Columbus County Schools)50.434
 16.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Acme Delco Elementary)41.122
 19.1%
   5th Grade Reading (Columbus County Schools)47.834.8
 13%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Acme Delco Elementary)64.353.7
 10.6%
   5th Grade Science (Columbus County Schools)66.650.1
 16.5%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students318310
 2.5%
African American96105
 9.4%
American Indian812
 50%
Asian00
Hispanic7062
 11.4%
Pacific Islander02
White119109
 8.4%
Two or More Races2520
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.1%99%
 0%


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Students who attend Acme Delco Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : East Columbus Junior-Senior High

In the 2023-24 school year, 310 students attended Acme Delco Elementary.

Acme Delco Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.3% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Students at Acme Delco Elementary are 36% White, 29% African American, 24% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.


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