Westmoore Elementary

Set in Seagrove, North Carolina, Westmoore Elementary is a cozy elementary-level community, one of the schools within Moore County Schools. It caters to 268 students across grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 43% smaller than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Within Moore County Schools, which oversees 23 schools and 13,085 students, Westmoore Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Westmoore Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment; the rest looks like 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Moore County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at Westmoore Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Moore County (around 64%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Westmoore Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Moore County) records that the typical household earns roughly $86,080 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Westmoore Elementary is one of 27 public schools in Moore County (combined enrollment of about 14,708 students).

Elise Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.4 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Westmoore Elementary comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 56.3%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 12%: 306 students in 2018 compared to 268 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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