Clement Elementary

As a close-knit K-5 school in Autryville, North Carolina, Clement Elementary caters to 367 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Sampson County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 21% below the state mean of about 467.

Clement Elementary is one of 18 schools operated by Sampson County Schools, a district that serves 7,986 students overall.

On demographics, Clement Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 42% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 51%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Clement Elementary ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.5%; Clement Elementary posts 67.2%, +18.6 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Sampson County put the typical household earns roughly $52,432 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Sampson County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,001 students), of which Clement Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Midway Middle, roughly 5.4 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Clement Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 54.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Clement Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 368 (now 367). Hispanic enrollment moved from 34% to 42% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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