Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy

Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy is a cozy K-5 school in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, run under Halifax County Schools. The school serves 254 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 46% below typical.

Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy is one of 11 schools operated by Halifax County Schools, a district that teaches 2,150 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy records that 82% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest looks like 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% White. By comparison, Halifax County as a whole is about 52% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. 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), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.7%; actual is 26.2%, a gap of -22.5 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Halifax County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $45,590 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy is one of 23 public schools in Halifax County (combined enrollment of about 6,803 students).

William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 44.5%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 285 students in 2018 compared to 254 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 10% to 4% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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