Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DARE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370111002088
Cape Hatteras Elementary School
47500 Middle Ridge, Buxton, NC 27920 · (252) 995-6196 · Dare County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
273 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 18% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 71% · US 70%
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
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NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
46.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 →
Where Cape Hatteras Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #701 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #736 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #750 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #1,213 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #56 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #1,126 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.1% | #1,035 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #713 of 937 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
284
-43 (-13%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 284 | 24.6 | 11.5:1 | 96% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 31.2 | 9.8:1 | 56% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 27.3 | 11.3:1 | 53% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 24 | 13.6:1 | 39% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 22.9 | 13.3:1 | 48% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 21 | 14.7:1 | 56% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 41% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 26% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cape Hatteras Elementary School.
About Cape Hatteras Elementary School
Cape Hatteras Elementary School is a small elementary school found in Buxton, North Carolina. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 284 students. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
District-wide, Dare County Schools has 11 schools and 4,968 students.
White students make up a majority at Cape Hatteras Elementary School, at 71%. The remaining shares are 26% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Dare County's population at about 86%. Cape Hatteras Elementary School's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 24.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.5:1. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina have 14.9:1, compared with 11.5:1 here. Around 96% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 46% average among public schools in Dare County.
On BeatsExpectations, Cape Hatteras Elementary School is 4.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
Within Dare County, the median household income is $88,994, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. In all, Dare County has 12 public schools and roughly 4,968 students.
Nearest public school: Cape Hatteras Secondary School, about 0.5 miles away.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment is down 13% from 2020-21, when Cape Hatteras Elementary School had 327 students, to 2024-25, when it had 284. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.6:1 to 11.5:1.
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Dare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,875
Census ACS
Median income
$88,994
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,968 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dare County Schools
- First Flight High SchoolHigh · 874 students
- Manteo Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
- First Flight Middle SchoolMiddle · 604 students
- Manteo High SchoolHigh · 528 students
- Kitty Hawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Nags Head Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
Nearby schools
- Cape Hatteras Secondary School0.5 mi · 364
- Ocracoke School26.1 mi · 139
Frequently asked questions
About Cape Hatteras Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cape Hatteras Elementary School?
Cape Hatteras Elementary School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cape Hatteras Elementary School serve?
Cape Hatteras Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Cape Hatteras Elementary School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Cape Hatteras Elementary School.
How diverse is Cape Hatteras Elementary School?
Cape Hatteras Elementary School reports a student body of 71% White, 26% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Cape Hatteras Elementary School?
Cape Hatteras Elementary School is overseen by Dare County Schools in Dare County.
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