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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DARE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370111000456
Manteo Elementary School
701 N Hwy 64/264, Manteo, NC 27954 · (252) 473-2742 · Dare County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+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
13.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
328 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 53 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
54%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
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
44.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
48.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Manteo Elementary School
Manteo Elementary School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manteo Elementary School this school | 636 | 51.6% | 49.3% |
| Elkin Elementary Elkin | 673 | 58.2% | 56.8% |
| Alexander Wilson Elementary Graham | 609 | 55.7% | 54.9% |
| Heritage Elementary School Richlands | 565 | 52.9% | 53.2% |
| Richlands Elementary Richlands | 591 | 49.7% | 55.8% |
| Indian Trail Elementary Indian Trail | 633 | 50.6% | 61.6% |
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 Manteo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #834 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #939 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #799 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #289 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #323 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.0% | #905 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.6% | #1,153 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #561 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
636
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 636 | 47.4 | 13.4:1 | 52% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 648 | 55.2 | 11.8:1 | 55% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 54.6 | 12.1:1 | 53% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | 51 | 12.8:1 | 42% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 713 | 52.5 | 13.6:1 | 53% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 730 | 51 | 14.3:1 | 56% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 697 | 51 | 13.7:1 | 48% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 44 | 12.9:1 | 36% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 681 | 31 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manteo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (713 to 636); teachers down 10% (52.5 to 47.4).
About Manteo Elementary School
Manteo Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Manteo, North Carolina, (ZIP code 27954). Its 636 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 36% bigger than the 467 average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
The Dare County Schools system has 11 schools and 4,968 students.
By race and ethnicity, Manteo Elementary School is 61% White. The rest of enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Dare County's population at about 86%. Manteo Elementary School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 47.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.4:1. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Manteo Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Manteo Elementary School scores 49.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 63.1%.
Dare County has these Census figures: median household income is about $88,994, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of Dare County number 12 and enroll about 4,968.
Manteo High School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Manteo Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 63.0% proficiency; Manteo Elementary School posts 49.3%.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment went from 650 in 2020-21 to 636 in 2024-25, a change of 14 students.
The Manteo Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- First Flight Middle SchoolMiddle · 604 students
- Manteo High SchoolHigh · 528 students
- Kitty Hawk Elementary SchoolElementary · 487 students
- Nags Head Elementary SchoolElementary · 484 students
- Manteo Middle SchoolMiddle · 383 students
Other schools in Manteo
- Manteo High SchoolHigh · 528 students
- Manteo Middle SchoolMiddle · 383 students
- Dare Early CollegeElementary
Nearby schools
- Manteo High School0.4 mi · 528
- Manteo Middle School0.7 mi · 383
- Nags Head Elementary School5.0 mi · 484
- First Flight Middle School6.6 mi · 604
- First Flight Elementary School6.7 mi · 285
- Dare Learning Academy6.8 mi · 39
Frequently asked questions
About Manteo Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Manteo Elementary School?
Manteo Elementary School enrolls approximately 636 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Manteo Elementary School serve?
Manteo Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Manteo Elementary School have?
Manteo Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Manteo Elementary School?
Student demographics at Manteo Elementary School are roughly 61% White, 28% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Manteo Elementary School?
Manteo Elementary School is overseen by Dare County Schools in Dare County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.