📍 1655 Whiting Road, Jackson, Hinds County, 39209
Van Winkle Elementary School is a State/Public serving prekindergarten age pupils, located in Jackson, Hinds County. The school has 211 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K in an urban setting. The school employs 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Van Winkle Elementary School enrolls 211 students across grades Pre-K. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Black or African American, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 202 | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
211 of the school's 211 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 211 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 Winkle 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 MS-20, state senate district 28, state house district 68.
Van Winkle Elementary School is one of 54 schools in Jackson Public Schools, based in JACKSON, Mississippi. The district serves 17,429 students district-wide and employs 1,470 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 211 students, Van Winkle Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 323 students per school.
Setting: City - Midsize
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