New Market Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Sophia, North Carolina

New Market Elementary School in Sophia, North Carolina enrolled 362 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 12.1 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).

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

391 students in 2022-23, 372 students in 2023-24, 362 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.0 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at New Market Elementary School by school year2022-23: 391, 2023-24: 372, 2024-25: 36201002003004002022-233912023-243722024-25362
Students enrolled at New Market Elementary School by school year2022-23: 391, 2023-24: 372, 2024-25: 36201002003004002022-233912023-243722024-25362
Students enrolled at New Market Elementary School by school year2022-23: 391, 2023-24: 372, 2024-25: 36201002003004002022-233912023-243722024-25362
Students enrolled at New Market Elementary School by school year2022-23: 391, 2023-24: 372, 2024-25: 36201002003004002022-233912023-243722024-25362
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339128.014.0
2023-2437227.713.4
2024-2536230.012.1

12.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 91 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.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; This school 12.1; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.1state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

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 405 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection New Market Elementary School enrolled 405 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 405 of the 405 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions11
  • Chronically absent25.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

77.6% of students were White, 16.9% Hispanic, 2.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White77.6%
  2. Hispanic16.9%
  3. Two or more races2.2%
  4. Black1.7%
  5. Asian1.7%

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.

What to look at next about New Market Elementary School

  1. Randleman Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 3.9 miles away: 487 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.9 mi
  2. Level Cross Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.6 miles away: 440 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).4.6 mi
  3. Compare New Market Elementary School with Randleman Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Randolph County School System spends per student$11,457 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,457
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaNew Market Elementary School is the number 1,004 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,004 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.1 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.12.1:1
  7. 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 New Market Elementary School

  1. How many students attend New Market Elementary School?
    362 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 391 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sophia, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at New Market Elementary School?
    12.1 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.
  3. Is New Market Elementary School a Title I school?
    New Market Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is New Market Elementary School in?
    Randolph County School System, NCES district ID 3703780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370378001524 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
  • 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