Polenta Elementary (Johnston County Public Schools SCH DIST.), North Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Polenta Elementary is a Elementary in Garner, NC. It currently serves 993 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Johnston County Public Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Johnston County Public Schools School District and all schools in North Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:993
Number of Teachers: 67
Student/Teacher Ratio: 14.91

Location Info

Location: 105 Josephine Road, Garner, NC 27529
Mailing Address: 105 Josephine Road, Garner, NC 27529-9618
Phone: (919)989-6039
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 176
Grade 2 156
Grade 3 167
Grade 4 168
Grade 5 174
Kindergarten 131
Pre-Kindergarten 21
Gender/Sex of Polenta Elementary Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 501 50.45
Female 492 49.55
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Polenta Elementary Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.10
Asian 3 0.30
Black or African American 148 14.90
Hispanic/Latino 255 25.68
Two or more races 74 7.45
White 512 51.56
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.20
Asian 2 0.40
Black or African American 74 14.77
Hispanic/Latino 122 24.35
Two or more races 41 8.18
White 261 52.10
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.20
Black or African American 74 15.04
Hispanic/Latino 133 27.03
Two or more races 33 6.71
White 251 51.02

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.57
Black or African American 31 17.61
Hispanic/Latino 47 26.71
Two or more races 18 10.23
White 79 44.89
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 24 15.39
Hispanic/Latino 39 25.00
Two or more races 7 4.49
White 86 55.13
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.60
Black or African American 22 13.17
Hispanic/Latino 37 22.16
Two or more races 12 7.19
White 95 56.89
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 31 18.45
Hispanic/Latino 45 26.79
Two or more races 14 8.33
White 78 46.43
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.57
Black or African American 18 10.35
Hispanic/Latino 44 25.29
Two or more races 16 9.20
White 95 54.60
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.76
Black or African American 16 12.21
Hispanic/Latino 38 29.01
Two or more races 5 3.82
White 71 54.20
Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 6 28.57
Hispanic/Latino 5 23.81
Two or more races 2 9.52
White 8 38.10