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First Flight Elementary School
107 Veterans Dr
Kill Devil Hills NC, 27948, Dare County
Phone: 252-441-1111
Ranking: 
(251 out of 1,874, top 13%)*
(251 out of 1,874, top 13%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Dare County Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 360 | 398 | 398 | 388 | 408 | 361 | 381 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 40 | 10.1% | 47 | 11.8% | 30 | 7.7% | 33 | 8.1% | NA | NA | 29 | 7.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 59 | 16.4% | 60 | 15.1% | 59 | 14.8% | 76 | 19.6% | 68 | 16.7% | 68 | 18.8% | 54 | 14.2% |
| Grade 1: | 70 | 19.4% | 59 | 14.8% | 66 | 16.6% | 57 | 14.7% | 66 | 16.2% | 57 | 15.8% | 56 | 14.7% |
| Grade 2: | 59 | 16.4% | 65 | 16.3% | 57 | 14.3% | 58 | 14.9% | 57 | 14.0% | 57 | 15.8% | 59 | 15.5% |
| Grade 3: | 57 | 15.8% | 59 | 14.8% | 55 | 13.8% | 59 | 15.2% | 57 | 14.0% | 59 | 16.3% | 65 | 17.1% |
| Grade 4: | 60 | 16.7% | 52 | 13.1% | 58 | 14.6% | 55 | 14.2% | 57 | 14.0% | 70 | 19.4% | 48 | 12.6% |
| Grade 5: | 55 | 15.3% | 63 | 15.8% | 56 | 14.1% | 53 | 13.7% | 70 | 17.2% | 50 | 13.9% | 70 | 18.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 176 | 48.9% | 200 | 50.3% | 206 | 51.8% | 193 | 49.7% | 202 | 49.5% | 175 | 48.5% | 194 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 184 | 51.1% | 198 | 49.7% | 192 | 48.2% | 195 | 50.3% | 198 | 48.5% | 178 | 49.3% | 170 | 44.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.1% | 9 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 6.9% | 31 | 7.8% | 29 | 7.3% | 32 | 8.2% | 28 | 6.9% | 19 | 5.3% | 23 | 6.0% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.0% | 8 | 2.0% | 9 | 2.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
| White: | 311 | 86.4% | 341 | 85.7% | 344 | 86.4% | 331 | 85.3% | 368 | 90.2% | 326 | 90.3% | 331 | 86.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 18 | 5.0% | 19 | 4.8% | 18 | 4.5% | 19 | 4.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 118 | 32.8% | 146 | 36.7% | 133 | 33.4% | 123 | 31.7% | 132 | 32.4% | 90 | 24.9% | 76 | 19.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 5.3% | 30 | 7.5% | 34 | 8.5% | 20 | 5.2% | 35 | 8.6% | 29 | 8.0% | 29 | 7.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.29 | 13.96 | 12.44 | 11.47 | 12.18 | 10.70 | 12.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 74.9% | 67.8% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 77.8% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 81.9% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.1% | 81.3% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 88% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 88.5% | 82.1% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 86.4% | 82.8% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 46.6% | 46.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 86.7% | 82.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 88.3% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 62.5% | 54.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 76.2% | 65.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 79.1% | 66.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 76.1% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 74.9% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 57.1% | 45.2% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 74.2% | 65% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.8% | 67.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 84.7% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 92.7% | 81.5% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 86.3% | 83% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 89.5% | 83.8% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91.6% | 85.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 54.3% | 47.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 90.3% | 83.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 88% | 85.2% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 67.2% | 59.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 79.1% | 69.1% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 80.9% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 83.8% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 81.3% | 71.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 52.7% | 43.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 63.9% | 49.5% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 51.4% | 52% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 68.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 72.6% | 63.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 74.7% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 77.5% | 69.6% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 91.1% | 80.1% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 87.2% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 89.7% | 82% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 88.3% | 82.1% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 54.0% | 47.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 94% | 88.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 64% | 55.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 81.2% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 80.3% | 71.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 80.8% | 72.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 87.5% | 72.3% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 52.1% | 39.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 51.7% | 40.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.7% | 60.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 84.7% | 68.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 89.5% | 73.4% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 92.5% | 75.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.3% | 45.4% |
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* First Flight Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.