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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH CITY-PASQUOTANK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370354001459
Sheep-Harney Elementary
200 W Elizabeth St, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 · (252) 335-4303 · Pasquotank County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
438 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 130 | 29% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
44.8%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
55.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sheep-Harney Elementary
Sheep-Harney Elementary's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep-Harney Elementary this school | 441 | 99.3% | 50.9% |
| South Elementary Roxboro | 463 | 99.4% | 56.0% |
| Eastern Elementary Washington | 484 | 99.4% | N/A |
| J C Sawyer Elementary Elizabeth City | 400 | 99.3% | 52.3% |
| Grifton Grifton | 395 | 97.5% | 44.3% |
| John C Tayloe Elementary Washington | 382 | 99.2% | 49.1% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sheep-Harney Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Pasquotank County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #788 of 1,297 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #752 of 1,296 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #793 of 1,300 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #781 of 1,485 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,037 of 1,377 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #237 of 1,379 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #377 of 1,414 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #519 of 937 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
441
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 441 | 27.4 | 16.1:1 | 99% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 99% (464) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 29.9 | 15.8:1 | 99% (469) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 99% (425) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 32.5 | 15.4:1 | 99% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 77% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 71% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 419 | 42 | 10.0:1 | 88% (367) |
| 1990-91 | 528 | 39 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sheep-Harney Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (500 to 441); teachers down 16% (32.5 to 27.4).
About Sheep-Harney Elementary
Sheep-Harney Elementary is a public elementary school run by Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 441 students enrolled.
Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools has 13 schools; together they serve 5,014 students.
No group is above 50% at Sheep-Harney Elementary; the largest is Black, at 44%. It is also 25% White, 19% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. Pasquotank County's residents are about 35% Black, 10 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sheep-Harney Elementary scores 69%.
Sheep-Harney Elementary reports a ratio of 16.1 students per teacher, from 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is 1.2 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Sheep-Harney Elementary, 99% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 8 points above the 91% average for public schools in Pasquotank County.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Sheep-Harney Elementary outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Sheep-Harney Elementary is 48.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Pasquotank County show that median household income comes to about $66,589, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 14, with about 5,774 students.
Measured in a straight line, P W Moore Elementary is about 1.0 miles from Sheep-Harney Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sheep-Harney Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 441, from 428 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.8:1 to 16.1:1 over the same years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Sheep-Harney Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pasquotank County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,834
Census ACS
Median income
$66,589
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,774 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
- Northeastern HighHigh · 658 students
- Pasquotank County HighHigh · 653 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Elizabeth City MiddleMiddle · 484 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 419 students
- River Road MiddleMiddle · 414 students
Other schools in Elizabeth City
- Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTechHigh · 760 students
- Northeastern HighHigh · 658 students
- Pasquotank County HighHigh · 653 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Elizabeth City MiddleMiddle · 484 students
- Northside ElementaryElementary · 419 students
Nearby schools
- P W Moore Elementary1.0 mi · 353
- Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech1.2 mi · 760
- J C Sawyer Elementary1.2 mi · 400
- Pasquotank Elementary1.3 mi · 254
- H L Trigg Community1.3 mi · 35
- Elizabeth City Pasquotank Early College1.5 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About Sheep-Harney ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sheep-Harney Elementary?
Sheep-Harney Elementary enrolls approximately 441 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sheep-Harney Elementary serve?
Sheep-Harney Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sheep-Harney Elementary have?
Sheep-Harney Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Sheep-Harney Elementary?
Student demographics at Sheep-Harney Elementary are roughly 25% White, 19% Hispanic, 44% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Sheep-Harney Elementary public or private?
Sheep-Harney Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.