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Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea

10536 Hwy 48, Littleton, NC 27850 · (252) 586-4944 · Halifax County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of North Carolina public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools

Enrollment
140
Elementary
DISTRICT 180 · STATE 467
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
137 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K1511%
Kindergarten2216%
Grade 11712%
Grade 22115%
Grade 32921%
Grade 41410%
Grade 52216%

This year's kindergarten class (22) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (22).

Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
1712%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
75%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
10978%
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Two+
54%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
7453%
Female
6647%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
41.9%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
56.5%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.

Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea

Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea this school14097.9%51.5%
New Hope Elementary
Henderson
13095.4%40.7%
Scotland Neck Elementary Leadership Acad
Scotland Neck
14097.9%40.9%
Niner University Elementary
Charlotte
12597.6%N/A
D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy
Wilmington
16294.4%N/A
Colerain Elementary
Colerain
19398.4%47.5%
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Halifax County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
51.5%#772 of 1,297#3 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
56.5%#710 of 1,296#2 of 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
41.9%#877 of 1,300#4 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
140#1,437 of 1,485#9 of 10
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
97.9%#924 of 1,414#9 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-48.9%#8 of 937#1 of 7
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
140
-33 (-19%) vs 2020
-73% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 19.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251401310.8:198% (137)
2023-24136159.1:198% (133)
2022-23148818.5:198% (145)
2020-21173919.2:198% (170)
2017-1827420.213.6:199% (271)
2015-163472116.5:199% (344)
2010-114742618.2:143% (204)
2000-016023915.4:182% (496)
1990-915213216.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea.

Since 2017-18: students down 49% (274 to 140); teachers down 36% (20.2 to 13).

About Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea

Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea is a small elementary school located in Littleton, North Carolina. The school had 140 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in North Carolina) has about 467 students.

The district for Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea is Halifax County Schools, with 11 schools and 2,150 students.

Black students account for 78% of enrollment at Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea. Enrollment also includes 12% White, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The school's Black share is 26 points above the 52% share among Halifax County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.

Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea counts 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.8 students for each one. Among elementary schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 14.9:1. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Halifax County, the average is about the same, 99%.

Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.0% for Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea. The school posts 51.5%, 2.6 points above the prediction.

Halifax County census figures show that median household income is about $45,590, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 18%. A total of 23 public schools operate in Halifax County, serving about 6,803 students.

Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 173 to 140. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.2:1 to 10.8:1.

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Halifax County at a glance

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Population
47,675
Census ACS
Median income
$45,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,803 students

Quick facts

School name
Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea
District
Halifax County Schools
Address
10536 Hwy 48, Littleton, NC 27850
Phone
(252) 586-4944
County
Halifax County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
140
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
10.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
137 (98%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
370195000856
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea
How large is Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea?
Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea enrolls approximately 140 students in grades PK-05.
Is Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea an elementary, middle, or high school?
Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea have?
Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea?
Student demographics at Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea are roughly 12% White, 5% Hispanic, 78% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea in?
Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Lea is part of Halifax County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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