North Elementary

North Elementary is an elementary campus of small scale in Providence, North Carolina, one of the schools within Caswell County Schools, hosting 320 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% smaller than the state mean of about 467.

Across the 6 schools in Caswell County Schools (2,098 students total), North Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% Black, 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting North Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), North Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.6%, the actual is 61.6%, a residual of +13.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Caswell County put median household income runs about $59,755, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Caswell County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,098 students), of which North Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Grove Park Preschool, roughly 2.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 55.6%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 21%: 405 students in 2018 compared to 320 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.