Penderlea Elementary

Regular School · Willard, NC

Penderlea Elementary is a regular school school in Willard, North Carolina, serving grades KG–08 with 468 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 08

Enrollment

468

Teachers (FTE)

33.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	235	50%
Hispanic/Latino	108	23%
Black or African American	83	18%
Two or more races	34	7%
Asian	4	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	468	234M / 234F

English Language Learners: 53 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35.0% -6.9pp	41.9%	353
Reading Proficiency	32.0% -14.9pp	46.9%	355
Science Proficiency	50-54%	—	123

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)

-0.09 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

59 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

3.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

160

34.2% 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.)	468	100%

Contact & Location

11 Garden Road

Willard, NC 28478

Phone: (910)285-2761

http://sites.google.com/a/pender.k12.nc.us/ple/

District

Pender County Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,058

District enrollment: 10,941

Other Schools in District

C.F. Pope Elementary Elementary
Cape Fear Elementary Elementary
Malpass Corner Elementary Elementary
North Topsail Elementary Elementary
Rocky Point Elementary Elementary
South Topsail Elementary Elementary
Surf City Elementary Elementary
Topsail Annandale Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28478) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370357001467

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