📍 6000 R. B. Pamplin Drive, Sutherland, Dinwiddie County, 23885
Sutherland Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sutherland, Dinwiddie County. The school has 554 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dinwiddie County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sutherland Elementary enrolls 554 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 38% White and 9.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 231 | 42% |
| White | 213 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 52 | 9.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
461 of the school's 554 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 461 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.
Sutherland Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 16, state house district 63.
Sutherland Elementary is one of 7 schools in Dinwiddie County Public Schools, based in Dinwiddie, Virginia. The district serves 4,147 students district-wide and employs 331 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 554 students, Sutherland Elementary is close to the district average of about 592 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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