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Cape Hatteras Elementary School

Buxton, NC

School performance grade
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

C grade for 2024–25, score 59.

Measure2022–232023–242024–25
GradeCCC
School performance score635959
School achievement score56.554.553.9
Reading and math52.6%50.7%51.5%
Science, grades 5 and 877.2%75.5%66.7%
Math, grades 3–859.9%60%56.6%
Reading, grades 3–845.4%41.4%46.3%
School growth score90.979.279.6
Growth statusExceededMetMet
Math performance gradeCCC
Math performance score666460
Math growth score91.279.774.7
Math growth statusExceededMetMet
Reading performance gradeDDD
Reading performance score534853
Reading growth score83.774.881.4
Reading growth statusMetMetMet

The grade combines applicable achievement measures and academic growth.

Safety incidents
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

17.361 reportable criminal acts per 1,000 students in 2024–25.

Measure2022–232023–242024–25
Reportable criminal acts per 1,000 students3.3670.00017.361

Rate denominators: 2022–23, 2023–24: Final average daily membership; 2024–25: Student population estimate.

Discipline
State and federal reports

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

38.19 short-term out-of-school suspensions per 1,000 students in 2024–25.

Measure2022–232023–242024–25
Short-term suspensions per 1,000 students57.2448.4438.19

Rate denominator: Final average daily membership.

Short-term suspensions last up to 10 school days. Repeat suspensions count separately.

U.S. Department of Education

Measure2021–222023–24
Enrolled in the fall299290
Suspended out of school0.3% · 13.8% · 11
Suspended in school0.7% · 22.1% · 6
Expelled0.0% · 00.0% · 0
School Profile

Location

Rural, Remote

Enrollment

306 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

Demographics
Hispanic/Latino21.2%
x
White73.5%
x
Black or African American0.0%
x
Asian0.3%
x
Two or More Races4.9%
x
American Indian or Alaska Native0.0%
x
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0.0%
x
School information
North Carolina School Report Cards · 2024–25
Calendar
Traditional
Title I
Y
Public school directory

NCES ID 370111002088

District
Dare County Schools
Status
Open
School category
Regular School
Charter
No
Virtual instruction
No virtual instruction
Enrollment
306 students
Teachers (FTE)
31.2

Sources