📍 370 Atlanta Hwy, Rockmart, Polk County, 30153
Van Wert Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rockmart, Polk County. The school has 696 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Polk County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 58.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 19% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Van Wert Elementary School enrolls 696 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 58.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 23% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 409 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 161 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 75 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
542 of the school's 696 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 542 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.
Van Wert Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 16.
Van Wert Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Polk County, based in Cedartown, Georgia. The district serves 7,745 students district-wide and employs 558 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 696 students, Van Wert Elementary School is close to the district average of about 704 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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