📍 1610 Owensville Road, Charlottesville, Albemarle County, 22901
Meriwether Lewis Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charlottesville, Albemarle County. The school has 343 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Albemarle County Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Meriwether Lewis Elementary enrolls 343 students across grades K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 299 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
26 of the school's 343 students (7.6%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 22 qualify for free lunch and 4 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.
Meriwether Lewis Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-50, state senate district 25, state house district 25.
Meriwether Lewis Elementary is one of 25 schools in Albemarle County Public Schools, based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The district serves 14,149 students district-wide and employs 1,083 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 343 students, Meriwether Lewis Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 566 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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