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Banks Elementary

Regular School · Kinston, NC

Banks Elementary is a regular school school in Kinston, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 436 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
436
Teachers (FTE)
32.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
13.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 167 38%
Black or African American 151 35%
Hispanic/Latino 87 20%
Two or more races 25 6%
Asian 5 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 436 214M / 222F

English Language Learners: 28 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 36.0% -5.9pp 41.9% 262
Reading Proficiency 37.0% -9.9pp 46.9% 262
Science Proficiency 60-64% — 81

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)
+0.20 grade levels
Math
+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
82 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
23
5.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
119
27.3% 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.) 436 100%

Contact & Location

2148 Falling Creek Rd

Kinston, NC 28504

Phone: (252)527-9470

http://schools.lenoir.k12.nc.us/banks/

District

Lenoir County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,295

District enrollment: 8,334

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370261001086

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