McGee's Crossroads Elem

McGee's Crossroads Elem operates as a sprawling primary school in Angier, North Carolina, operated by Johnston County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 950 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 103% above typical.

Across the 48 schools in Johnston County Public Schools (37,320 students total), McGee's Crossroads Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, McGee's Crossroads Elem logs that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 29% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting McGee's Crossroads Elem higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at McGee's Crossroads Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, McGee's Crossroads Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.4%; this one delivers 60.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Johnston County indicate median household income runs about $83,384, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Johnston County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,004 students), of which McGee's Crossroads Elem is one.

McGee's Crossroads Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McGee's Crossroads Elem at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 60.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. McGee's Crossroads Elem's enrollment has ticked up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 893 (now 950). Over the same period, the White share declined from 63% to 53%.

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