Summary:
The city of Kittrell, North Carolina is served by a single public elementary school, Zeb Vance Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 325 students. The school is part of the Vance County Schools district, which is ranked 217 out of 242 school districts in the state and has a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.
Zeb Vance Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of North Carolina elementary schools over the past three years, with rankings between 1,326 and 1,439 out of approximately 1,500 elementary schools. The school has received a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the state. Its test scores in mathematics, reading, and science are significantly below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 16.7% to 42.4% compared to district averages of 21.5% to 44.9% and state averages of 46.7% to 66.2%. Additionally, the school has a very high rate of free and reduced lunch recipients, with 99.08% of students qualifying for this program in the 2023-2024 school year.
Despite the school's relatively high spending per student of $13,318 in the 2018-2019 school year, and a student-teacher ratio of 16.6 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year, Zeb Vance Elementary continues to struggle to provide a quality education to its students. The data suggests that the school is facing significant challenges in improving academic achievement and meeting the needs of its high-poverty student population.
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