Summary:
The city of Aurora, North Carolina has only one school, S W Snowden Elementary, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 168 students. The school is part of the Beaufort County Schools district, which is ranked 105 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
S W Snowden Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools, with rankings between 1,233 and 1,318 out of around 1,500 schools in the state. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, though there are some exceptions in specific grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 7th-grade students performed better than the district and state in both mathematics (70% proficient) and reading (70% proficient). However, the school serves a student population with a very high rate of economic disadvantage, with 98.21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.
Despite the school's low academic performance, it has a higher spending per student ($15,107 in 2018-2019) and a lower student-teacher ratio (14:1 in 2023-2024) compared to national averages. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be contributing to the school's challenges, and targeted interventions and support, along with a deeper understanding of the specific needs of the school and its community, may be necessary to improve student outcomes.
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