Shawboro Elementary School

Shawboro Elementary School, a mid-sized K-5 school in Shawboro, North Carolina, part of Currituck County Schools, teaches 625 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Shawboro Elementary School sits 34% above that benchmark.

Shawboro Elementary School is one of 10 schools operated by Currituck County Schools, a district that caters to 4,601 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Shawboro Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Shawboro Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.0%; this one delivers 64.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Currituck County put median household income runs about $93,511, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Currituck County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,651 students), of which Shawboro Elementary School is one.

The JP Knapp ECH (i)School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Shawboro Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 63.5%.

Shawboro Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 18%: 529 students in 2018 compared to 625 in 2025.

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