Thanksgiving Elementary

Thanksgiving Elementary operates as a substantial elementary-level community in Selma, North Carolina, overseen by Johnston County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 870 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 467 students per school, that is 86% bigger than typical.

Thanksgiving Elementary is one of 48 schools operated by Johnston County Public Schools, a district that works with 37,320 students overall.

On demographics, Thanksgiving Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the resource side, The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Thanksgiving Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Thanksgiving Elementary ranks in the top 10% of North Carolina public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.4%; Thanksgiving Elementary posts 68.8%, +20.4 points above that line.

In the broader community, Johnston County reports that median household earnings sit near $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%. Across Johnston County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,004 students), Thanksgiving Elementary is one campus in the mix.

River Dell Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Thanksgiving Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Thanksgiving Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.2%.

Thanksgiving Elementary operates from an outlying location.

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