📍 11555 Dry Bread Road, Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, 23868
Meherrin Powellton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lawrenceville, Brunswick County. The school has 174 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Brunswick County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Meherrin Powellton Elementary enrolls 174 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 23% White and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 105 | 60% |
| White | 40 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
174 of the school's 174 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 178 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.
Meherrin Powellton 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-40, state senate district 18, state house district 75.
Meherrin Powellton Elementary is one of 5 schools in Brunswick County Public Schools, based in Lawrenceville, Virginia. The district serves 1,369 students district-wide and employs 98 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 174 students, Meherrin Powellton Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 274 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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