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James W Smith Elementary

Regular School · Cove City, NC

James W Smith Elementary is a regular school school in Cove City, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 325 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
325
Teachers (FTE)
23.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 125 38%
Black or African American 114 35%
Hispanic/Latino 57 18%
Two or more races 29 9%
Total enrollment 325 171M / 154F

English Language Learners: 27 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 25-29% 41.9% 185
Reading Proficiency 35-39% 46.9% 185
Science Proficiency 50-59% — 58

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)
-0.19 grade levels
Math
-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
13 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
19
5.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
87
26.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 325 100%

Contact & Location

150 Koonce Town Road

Cove City, NC 28523

Phone: (252)514-6466

http://www.cravenk12.org/jws

District

Craven County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,172

District enrollment: 12,755

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

370331002211

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