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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Waccamaw administration to hear?
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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370042000131
Waccamaw
5901 Waccamaw School Road NW, Ash, NC 28420 · (910) 756-5560 · Brunswick County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
412 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 13% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
54.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
68.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
62.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 →
Where Waccamaw ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Brunswick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #439 of 1,297 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #390 of 1,296 | #3 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #483 of 1,300 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #849 of 1,485 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #384 of 1,377 | #2 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #721 of 1,379 | #5 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #420 of 1,414 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #348 of 937 | #2 of 6 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
415
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 415 | 30.4 | 13.7:1 | 99% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 99% (438) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 29.9 | 14.4:1 | 99% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 99% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 33.7 | 14.9:1 | 69% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 70% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 66% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 39 | 13.1:1 | 64% (330) |
| 1990-91 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waccamaw.
About Waccamaw
Waccamaw, located in Ash, North Carolina, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 415 students.
Brunswick County Schools runs Waccamaw along with 19 other schools, enrolling 13,561 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Waccamaw is White: 57%. The next largest groups are 26% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 25 points below the 82% share among Brunswick County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.
With 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.7:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1, 1.2 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 99% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Brunswick County.
Waccamaw's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (62.1%) and its predicted rate (48.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
In Brunswick County, median household income comes to about $77,024, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Brunswick County, 22 public schools serve about 15,069 students.
Union Elementary, about 7.9 miles away, is the closest public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Waccamaw is 3rd on average proficiency.
Waccamaw falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Waccamaw enrolled 421; in 2024-25, 415. Students per teacher dropped from 15.6 in 2020-21 to 13.7 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Waccamaw. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Brunswick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
152,568
Census ACS
Median income
$77,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
15,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brunswick County Schools
- North Brunswick HighHigh · 1,620 students
- West Brunswick HighHigh · 1,466 students
- South Brunswick HighHigh · 1,154 students
- Belville ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Leland MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 738 students
Nearby schools
- Union Elementary7.9 mi · 654
- Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary8.2 mi · 390
- Old Dock Elementary8.3 mi · 265
- West Brunswick High8.4 mi · 1,466
- Nakina Middle8.5 mi · 194
- Shallotte Middle10.0 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About WaccamawHow many students attend Waccamaw?
Waccamaw enrolls approximately 415 students in grades KG-08.
Is Waccamaw an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waccamaw is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Waccamaw?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Waccamaw.
How diverse is Waccamaw?
Waccamaw reports a student body of 57% White, 26% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Waccamaw?
Waccamaw is overseen by Brunswick County Schools in Brunswick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.