📍 6725 Hema Rd, Jacksonville, Duval County, 32209
Rufus E. Payne Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jacksonville, Duval County. The school has 225 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Duval school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Rufus E. Payne Elementary School enrolls 225 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 2.7% Two or more races and 2.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 213 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 2.2% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
189 of the school's 225 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 189 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rufus E. Payne Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL-40, state senate district 6, state house district 14.
Rufus E. Payne Elementary School is one of 209 schools in DUVAL, based in JACKSONVILLE, Florida. The district serves 130,054 students district-wide and employs 7,048 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 225 students, Rufus E. Payne Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 622 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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