📍 566 E Washington St Ext, Rockingham, Richmond County, 28379
Washington Street Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rockingham, Richmond County. The school has 434 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richmond County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Washington Street Elementary enrolls 434 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Black or African American, 29% White and 6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 238 | 55% |
| White | 124 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
418 of the school's 434 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 418 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Washington Street Elementary 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 NC-80, state senate district 25, state house district 66.
Washington Street Elementary is one of 15 schools in Richmond County Schools, based in Hamlet, North Carolina. The district serves 6,504 students district-wide and employs 423 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 434 students, Washington Street Elementary is close to the district average of about 434 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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