📍 28480 Bobtown Rd, Melfa, Accomack County, 23410
Pungoteague Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Melfa, Accomack County. The school has 451 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Accomack County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pungoteague Elementary enrolls 451 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 38% White and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 195 | 43% |
| White | 173 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 68 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
451 of the school's 451 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 465 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.
Pungoteague Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 VA-20, state senate district 6, state house district 100.
Pungoteague Elementary is one of 13 schools in Accomack County Public Schools, based in Accomac, Virginia. The district serves 4,623 students district-wide and employs 378 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 451 students, Pungoteague Elementary is larger than the district average of about 356 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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