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Whitnel Elementary

Regular School · Lenoir, NC

Whitnel Elementary is a regular school school in Lenoir, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 330 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
330
Teachers (FTE)
16.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
20:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 196 59%
Hispanic/Latino 79 24%
Black or African American 27 8%
Two or more races 25 8%
Asian 3 1%
Total enrollment 330 164M / 166F

English Language Learners: 25 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 15-19% 41.9% 131
Reading Proficiency 25-29% 46.9% 131
Science Proficiency 11-19% — 44

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.14 grade levels
Math
-0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
9 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
18
5.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
48
14.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 330 100%

Contact & Location

1425 Berkley Street SW

Lenoir, NC 28645

Phone: (828)728-6423

http://sc.caldwellschools.com/education/school/school.php?sectionid=143

District

Caldwell County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,003

District enrollment: 10,758

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370058000243

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD