Don D Steed Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Raeford, North Carolina
Don D Steed Elementary in Raeford, North Carolina enrolled 628 students in 2024-25 with 54.0 full-time teachers, 11.6 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 57-61% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
677 students in 2022-23, 678 students in 2023-24, 628 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.0 to 54.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 677 | 52.0 | 13.0 |
| 2023-24 | 678 | 52.5 | 12.9 |
| 2024-25 | 628 | 54.0 | 11.6 |
11.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 614 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Don D Steed Elementary enrolled 614 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 36 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 614 of the 614 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions36
- Chronically absent29.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
32.0% of students were Hispanic, 27.5% White, 27.5% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic32.0%
- White27.5%
- Black27.5%
- Two or more races10.2%
- American Indian2.1%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
- Asian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at Don D Steed Elementary scored proficient or above: 57-61% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 57‑61% | 41% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Raeford
6 public elementary schools in Raeford report 2024-25 enrollment; Don D Steed Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upchurch Elementary | 646 | 16.0 | 99.1% |
| Don D Steed Elementary | 628 | 11.6 | 99.5% |
| Scurlock Elementary | 611 | 15.3 | 99.5% |
| Rockfish Hoke Elementary | 606 | 15.7 | 99.5% |
| West Hoke Elementary | 467 | 13.7 | 99.4% |
| J W McLauchlin Elementary | 304 | 12.2 | 99.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Don D Steed Elementary
- Scurlock ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 611 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- J W McLauchlin ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.5 miles away: 304 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- Compare Don D Steed Elementary with Scurlock ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hoke County Schools spends per student$11,704 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,704
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaDon D Steed Elementary is the number 304 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#304 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher11.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.11.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Don D Steed Elementary
How many students attend Don D Steed Elementary?
628 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 677 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Raeford, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Don D Steed Elementary?
11.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Don D Steed Elementary a Title I school?
Don D Steed Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Don D Steed Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Don D Steed Elementary scored proficient or above: 57-61% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Don D Steed Elementary in?
Hoke County Schools, NCES district ID 3702250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370225002997 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.