Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DARE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370111002290
First Flight Elementary School
107 Veterans Drive, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 · (252) 441-1111 · Dare County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
123 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 | 17 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
48%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
53.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 →
Schools most like First Flight Elementary School
First Flight Elementary School's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Flight Elementary School this school | 285 | 43.2% | 53.6% |
| W Jesse Gurganus Elementary Havelock | 340 | 46.2% | 76.2% |
| Etowah Elementary Etowah | 302 | 52.6% | 72.2% |
| Valle Crucis Elementary Boone | 345 | 40.3% | 67.2% |
| Central Elementary Barco | 264 | 44.7% | 54.6% |
| Lucy S. Herring Elementary Asheville | 255 | 46.3% | 67.1% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where First Flight Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #711 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #845 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #509 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #1,210 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #10 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #1,018 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #1,198 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.4% | #180 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
285
-51 (-15%) vs 2020
-53% since 2000-01, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 285 | 28.3 | 10.1:1 | 43% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 31.6 | 10.4:1 | 50% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 30.1 | 10.6:1 | 48% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 28% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 29.5 | 12.8:1 | 38% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 43% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 33 | 11.8:1 | 37% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 42 | 14.3:1 | 25% (148) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for First Flight Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (377 to 285); teachers down 4% (29.5 to 28.3).
About First Flight Elementary School
First Flight Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in North Carolina, located in Kill Devil Hills. Enrolled students number 285 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students each.
First Flight Elementary School is run by Dare County Schools, whose 11 schools enroll 4,968 students.
A majority of students at First Flight Elementary School, 68%, are White. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 86% of Dare County residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at First Flight Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
The teaching staff at First Flight Elementary School is 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in North Carolina is 14.9:1, higher than at this school. About 43% of students, or 123, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Dare County, the average is about the same, 46%.
First Flight Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 29% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 65.7% for a school in North Carolina with First Flight Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. First Flight Elementary School posts 53.6%.
First Flight Elementary School is located in Dare County, where median household income is about $88,994, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 12 public schools in Dare County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,968.
Nearest public school: First Flight Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around First Flight Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. Local comparison: First Flight Elementary School ranks 6th of 8 nearby schools, at 53.6% versus a 62.3% average.
NCES assigns First Flight Elementary School the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, First Flight Elementary School went from 336 students to 285. The ratio was 11.2:1 in 2020-21 and 10.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Other schools in Kill Devil Hills
- First Flight High SchoolHigh · 874 students
- First Flight Middle SchoolMiddle · 604 students
- Dare Learning AcademyHigh · 39 students
Nearby schools
- First Flight Middle School0.2 mi · 604
- Dare Learning Academy0.2 mi · 39
- First Flight High School0.2 mi · 874
- Nags Head Elementary School2.6 mi · 484
- Manteo Middle School6.0 mi · 383
- Manteo High School6.3 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About First Flight Elementary SchoolHow many students attend First Flight Elementary School?
First Flight Elementary School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does First Flight Elementary School serve?
First Flight Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at First Flight Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at First Flight Elementary School is approximately 10.1:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at First Flight Elementary School?
At First Flight Elementary School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees First Flight Elementary School?
First Flight Elementary School is overseen by Dare County Schools in Dare County.
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