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Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy

13587 Hwy 481, Enfield, NC 27823 · (252) 445-3525 · Halifax County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of North Carolina public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats 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

Enrollment
225
Elementary
DISTRICT 180 · STATE 467
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
222 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K167%
Kindergarten2913%
Grade 13315%
Grade 23114%
Grade 33214%
Grade 43917%
Grade 54520%

This year's kindergarten class (29) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).

Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
104%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
104%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
19084%
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
73%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
10948%
Female
11652%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
45.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
54.5%
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 55 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% 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 →

Schools most like Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy this school22598.7%48.0%
Washington Elementary
Greensboro
21498.6%34.5%
Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy
Roanoke Rapids
25498.8%26.2%
Fairview Elementary
Rocky Mount
25598.8%N/A
South Greenville Elementary
Greenville
25198.8%43.4%
D S Johnson Elementary
Rocky Mount
20698.5%N/A
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 Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Halifax County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
48.0%#871 of 1,297#4 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
54.5%#773 of 1,296#4 of 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
45.5%#772 of 1,300#3 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
225#1,332 of 1,485#6 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.5:1#147 of 1,377#1 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
28.1%#1,308 of 1,379#4 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
98.7%#788 of 1,414#6 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-21.3%#258 of 937#4 of 7
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 2024-25
Enrollment
225
-22 (-9%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 608
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252251812.5:199% (222)
2023-2423015.614.8:199% (227)
2022-2320614.813.9:199% (203)
2020-212471913.0:196% (236)
2017-1828616.717.2:199% (283)
2015-163441918.1:199% (341)
2010-114452319.4:144% (197)
2000-015904214.1:195% (563)
1990-916083716.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy.

Since 2017-18: students down 21% (286 to 225); teachers up 8% (16.7 to 18).

About Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy

Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy sits in Enfield, North Carolina, and is classified as an elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 225 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll around 467, and this school is 52% below that mark.

The Halifax County Schools system has 11 schools and 2,150 students.

Black students account for 84% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 4% White, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 52%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.

Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.5 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is 14.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 99% of the student body. Public schools in Halifax County average a similar 99%.

On the allk12 Grade, Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy lands at C+, ahead of 35% of North Carolina public elementary schools.

The model predicts 48.7% for a school in North Carolina with Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy's free or reduced-price lunch share. Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy posts 48.0%.

In Halifax County, home to about 47,675 people, the median household earns about $45,590 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 18%. Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy shares Halifax County with 22 other public schools.

Of the public schools around it, Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy is closest to Enfield Middle S.T.E.A.M. Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy has 3 other public schools within ten miles. Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 48.0% against a local average of 37.1%.

NCES assigns Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment figures show a drop of 22 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

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Halifax County at a glance

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Population
47,675
Census ACS
Median income
$45,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,803 students

Quick facts

School name
Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy
District
Halifax County Schools
Address
13587 Hwy 481, Enfield, NC 27823
Phone
(252) 445-3525
County
Halifax County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
225
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
222 (99%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
370195000864
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Halifax County Schools
Other schools in Enfield
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Frequently asked questions

About Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy
What is the total enrollment at Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy?
Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy enrolls approximately 225 students in grades PK-05.
Is Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy have?
Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
How diverse is Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy?
Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy reports a student body of 4% White, 4% Hispanic, 84% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy?
Inborden Elementary S.T.E.A.M. Academy is overseen by Halifax County Schools in Halifax County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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