📍 205 Elementary School Circle, Tappahannock, Essex County, 22560
Tappahannock Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tappahannock, Essex County. The school has 334 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Essex County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tappahannock Elementary enrolls 334 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 31% White and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 160 | 48% |
| White | 102 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
383 students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 383 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.
Tappahannock 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-10, state senate district 4, state house district 98.
Tappahannock Elementary is one of 3 schools in Essex County Public Schools, based in Tappahannock, Virginia. The district serves 1,092 students district-wide and employs 99 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 334 students, Tappahannock Elementary is close to the district average of about 364 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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