Nags Head Elementary School

Regular School · Nags Head, NC

Nags Head Elementary School is a regular school school in Nags Head, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 484 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

484

Teachers (FTE)

36.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	296	61%
Hispanic/Latino	137	28%
Two or more races	43	9%
Black or African American	5	1%
Asian	3	1%
Total enrollment	484	262M / 222F

English Language Learners: 80 (17% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	48.0% +6.1pp	41.9%	252
Reading Proficiency	46.0% -0.9pp	46.9%	253
Science Proficiency	80-84%	—	82

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)

+0.34 grade levels

Math

-0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

19 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

9.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	484	100%

Contact & Location

3100 S Wrightsville Avenue

Nags Head, NC 27959

Phone: (252)480-8880

http://nhe.daretolearn.org

District

Dare County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,633

District enrollment: 5,181

Other Schools in District

Cape Hatteras Elementary School Elementary
First Flight Elementary School Elementary
Kitty Hawk Elementary School Elementary
Manteo Elementary School Elementary
Cape Hatteras Secondary School High
Dare Learning Academy High
First Flight High School High
Manteo High School High

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 27959) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370111002758

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