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First Flight Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

107 Veterans Drive, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 · (252) 441-1111 · Part of Dare County Schools

Kill Devil Hills’ School Grade B+ better than 74% of North Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
285
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about First Flight Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Kill Devil Hills kids: First Flight Middle School

On the path

Where Kill Devil Hills kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5First Flight Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8First Flight Middle School604 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, B, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

107 Veterans Drive, Kill Devil Hills

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten42
Grade 132
Grade 255
Grade 338
Grade 441
Grade 560
Enrollment over time
336’20
320’21
320’22
328’23
285’24

Down 15.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 68%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 8%Asian 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about First Flight Elementary School from Kill Devil Hills families.

Other schools in Dare County Schools

The district →
Manteo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Manteo
C
636 students13:1
Kitty Hawk Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kitty Hawk
A−
487 students14:1
Nags Head Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nags Head
B
484 students13:1
Cape Hatteras Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Buxton
C
284 students12:1
First Flight Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kill Devil Hills
B
604 students13:1
Manteo Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Manteo
B−
383 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Kill Devil Hills’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.