📍 2530 Wheeless Rd, Augusta, Richmond County, 30906
Wheeless Road Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Augusta, Richmond County. The school has 557 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richmond County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wheeless Road Elementary School enrolls 557 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 5.9% White and 5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 469 | 84% |
| White | 33 | 5.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 4.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
546 of the school's 557 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 546 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.
Wheeless Road Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 22, state house district 125.
Wheeless Road Elementary School is one of 52 schools in Richmond County, based in Augusta, Georgia. The district serves 28,923 students district-wide and employs 2,136 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 557 students, Wheeless Road Elementary School is close to the district average of about 556 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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