B F Grady Elementary

B F Grady Elementary operates as a high-enrollment K-5 school in Albertson, North Carolina, overseen by Duplin County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 865 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 85% larger than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Duplin County Schools runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 9,822 students. B F Grady Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, B F Grady Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 69%; the rest is composed of 21% White, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Duplin County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, B F Grady Elementary reports 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), B F Grady Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 41.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Duplin County) shows that median household income runs about $55,148, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. B F Grady Elementary is one of 13 public schools in Duplin County (combined enrollment of about 9,822 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pink Hill Elementary, around 5.4 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts B F Grady Elementary at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 52.7%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. B F Grady Elementary's enrollment has shrank 8% since 2018, when it stood at 938 (now 865).

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