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River Park Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
240 St. Mary's Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Phone
(919) 732-9326
District
Orange County Schools
County
ORANGE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
559
Classroom Teachers
41

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

9

(10 is best)

Better than 80.8% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

River Park Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
68%
54%
63%
48%
72%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
55%
55%
55%
58%
55%
57%
55%
55%
55%
58%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
77%
52%
77%
48%
77%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
14
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 90 16.1%
Grade 1 89 15.9%
Grade 2 98 17.5%
Grade 3 91 16.3%
Grade 4 102 18.2%
Grade 5 89 15.9%
Total 559 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 63.6% 53.6% 46.6%
Black 7.5% 14.7% 26.2%
Hispanic 26.8% 29.5% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.1% 2.0% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 35.8% 49.5% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 32.6% 46.2% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.2% 3.3% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 56,643 10,698,973
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 168.7 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.7% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.1% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 30.6% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 19.5% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 23,050 4,105,232
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.0% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 46.6% 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.2% 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.7% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.0% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.0% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.3% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 6.0% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,756 $55,903,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $981 $7,068,000 6.3%
Staff $794 $5,724,000 5.1%
General Administration $252 $1,819,000 1.6%
School Administration $660 $4,754,000 4.2%
Operation $955 $6,882,000 6.1%
Transportation $385 $2,776,000 2.5%
Other $521 $3,757,000 3.3%
Total Support $4,548 $32,780,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,259 $23,492,000 20.9%
Total Expenditures $15,563 $112,175,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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