R Freeman Sch of Engineering

As a low-enrollment primary school in Wilmington, North Carolina, R Freeman Sch of Engineering instructs 241 students from grades K through 5, run under New Hanover County Schools. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 48% smaller than typical.

Across the 42 schools in New Hanover County Schools (24,791 students total), R Freeman Sch of Engineering accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, R Freeman Sch of Engineering logs that Black students make up the majority at 71%; the rest breaks down as 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 11% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, R Freeman Sch of Engineering records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against New Hanover County (around 67%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, R Freeman Sch of Engineering is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.7%; R Freeman Sch of Engineering posts 15.5%, -33.2 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for New Hanover County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,166, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, New Hanover County runs 50 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,460 students), of which R Freeman Sch of Engineering is one.

Nearest neighbor: A H Snipes Academy of Arts/Des, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around R Freeman Sch of Engineering. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), R Freeman Sch of Engineering ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.0%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. R Freeman Sch of Engineering's enrollment has declined 17% since 2018, when it stood at 290 (now 241). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 83% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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