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Dexter Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 917 S Dexter Ave, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 47714

328
Pupils
14.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Dexter Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Evansville, Vanderburgh County. The school has 328 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp

Enrollment & staffing

Dexter Elementary School enrolls 328 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.

Male students
171 (52%)
Female students
157 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student-teacher ratio
14.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% White, 31% Black or African American and 17% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White12739%
Black or African American10131%
Two or more races5517%
Hispanic or Latino4213%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

271 of the school's 328 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 263 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Dexter 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 IN-80, state senate district 50, state house district 77.

School district: Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp

Dexter Elementary School is one of 40 schools in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp, based in Evansville, Indiana. The district serves 21,589 students district-wide and employs 1,445 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 328 students, Dexter Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 540 students per school.

21,589
District students
40
Schools
1,445
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

12%
Reading proficient
17%
Math proficient
29%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Midsize

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