McDeeds Creek Elementary

McDeeds Creek Elementary is a big elementary school in Southern Pines, North Carolina, one of the schools within Moore County Schools. The school caters to 707 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 51% bigger than the state mean of about 467.

Within Moore County Schools, which oversees 23 schools and 13,085 students, McDeeds Creek Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, McDeeds Creek Elementary logs that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Moore County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting McDeeds Creek Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Moore County (around 64%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, McDeeds Creek Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.4%; this one delivers 81.1%.

In the broader community, Moore County reports that median household income runs about $86,080, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Moore County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,708 students), of which McDeeds Creek Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: STARS Charter, around 2.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around McDeeds Creek Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McDeeds Creek Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 67.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

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