W T Griggs Elementary

W T Griggs Elementary is a cozy K-5 school in Poplar Branch, North Carolina, one of the schools within Currituck County Schools. The school hosts 258 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 45% below the state mean of about 467.

W T Griggs Elementary is one of 10 schools operated by Currituck County Schools, a district that teaches 4,601 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, W T Griggs Elementary logs that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Currituck County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting W T Griggs Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Currituck County's rate of about 36%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, W T Griggs Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.5%.

In the area at large, Currituck County reports that median household earnings sit near $93,511, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Currituck County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,651 students), of which W T Griggs Elementary is one.

Jarvisburg Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.8 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, W T Griggs Elementary comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 63.9%.

W T Griggs Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at W T Griggs Elementary has contracted 5%, going from 273 students in 2018 to 258 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 81% to 65% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the W T Griggs Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.