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Sunnyside Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 10203 Melvin B. Alsbrooks Avenue, Mckenney, Dinwiddie County, 23872

247
Pupils
11.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sunnyside Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mckenney, Dinwiddie County. The school has 247 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dinwiddie County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

School district
Dinwiddie County Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Sunnyside Elementary enrolls 247 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.

Male students
122 (49%)
Female students
125 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student-teacher ratio
11.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 26% Black or African American and 6.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White15462%
Black or African American6326%
Two or more races176.9%
Hispanic or Latino104%
American Indian or Alaska Native31.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

214 of the school's 247 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 214 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.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Sunnyside 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-40, state senate district 15, state house district 75.

School district: Dinwiddie County Public Schools

Sunnyside 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 247 students, Sunnyside Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 592 students per school.

4,147
District students
7
Schools
331
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

67%
Reading proficient
62%
Math proficient
22%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Rural - Distant

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