📍 4050 Midland Trail, Covington, Alleghany County, 24426
Callaghan Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Covington, Alleghany County. The school has 268 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alleghany Highlands Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Callaghan Elementary enrolls 268 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White, 2.2% Two or more races and 1.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 255 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
203 of the school's 268 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 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.
Callaghan Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-60, state senate district 25, state house district 19.
Callaghan Elementary is one of 8 schools in Alleghany Highlands Public Schools, based in Low Moor, Virginia. The district serves 2,804 students district-wide and employs 228 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 268 students, Callaghan Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 351 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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