Children's Village Academy
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 45% smaller than its 8th grade class (20).
Where Children's Village Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Lenoir County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 149 | #1,429 of 1,485 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #906 of 1,414 | #9 of 10 |
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 149 | 10.6 | 14.0:1 | 98% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 155 | 7.6 | 20.4:1 | 98% (152) |
| 2020-21 | 159 | 11 | 14.4:1 | 98% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 189 | 7.2 | 26.3:1 | 98% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 184 | 6 | 30.7:1 | 96% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 155 | 8 | 19.4:1 | 95% (147) |
| 2000-01 | 158 | 12 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (189 to 149); teachers up 48% (7.2 to 10.6).
About Children's Village Academy
Federal records list Children's Village Academy as an elementary school in Kinston, North Carolina. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 8, with 149 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Children's Village Academy enrolls a student body that is 90% Black. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial, 3% White, and 2% Hispanic. That compares with about 39% Black among all Lenoir County residents. Children's Village Academy has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 20.4 students per teacher and 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, lower than at this school. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Lenoir County, the average is about the same, 99%.
Children's Village Academy is located in Lenoir County, where median household income is about $45,143, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Children's Village Academy is one of 18 public schools in Lenoir County, which together enroll about 8,480 students.
The next-closest public school is Rochelle Middle, about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Children's Village Academy.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant). Children's Village Academy is run as a public charter school.
The student count in 2023-24 was 149, 21% below the 189 of 2017-18. By 2023-24, 90% of students were Black, compared with 96% in 2017-18. Students per teacher fell from 26.3 in 2017-18 to 14.0 in 2023-24.
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