South Topsail Elementary

Regular School · Hampstead, NC

South Topsail Elementary is a regular school school in Hampstead, North Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 618 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

618

Teachers (FTE)

38.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	475	77%
Hispanic/Latino	67	11%
Two or more races	45	7%
Black or African American	19	3%
Asian	8	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	618	318M / 300F

English Language Learners: 20 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	61.0% +19.1pp	41.9%	228
Reading Proficiency	58.0% +11.1pp	46.9%	228
Science Proficiency	75-79%	—	76

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)

+0.43 grade levels

Math

-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

31 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11.2% 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.)	618	100%

Contact & Location

997 Hoover Road

Hampstead, NC 28443

Phone: (910)270-2756

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

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
Penderlea Elementary Elementary
Rocky Point Elementary Elementary
Surf City Elementary Elementary
Topsail Annandale Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 28443) → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
North Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

370357002046

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