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Samuel W. Tucker Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alexandria, Alexandria city. The school has 759 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alexandria City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Samuel W. Tucker Elementary enrolls 759 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% Black or African American, 26% White and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 259 | 34% |
| White | 195 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 138 | 18% |
| Asian | 108 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 7.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
467 of the school's 759 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 418 qualify for free lunch and 49 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.
Samuel W. Tucker Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-80, state senate district 39, state house district 46.
Samuel W. Tucker Elementary is one of 19 schools in Alexandria City Public Schools, based in Alexandria, Virginia. The district serves 16,575 students district-wide and employs 1,163 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 759 students, Samuel W. Tucker Elementary is close to the district average of about 872 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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