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Bucknell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alexandria, Fairfax County. The school has 256 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfax County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bucknell Elementary enrolls 256 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 164 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 33 | 13% |
| White | 31 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 12 | 4.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
156 of the school's 256 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 131 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bucknell Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-80, state senate district 36, state house district 44.
Bucknell Elementary is one of 223 schools in Fairfax County Public Schools, based in Falls Church, Virginia. The district serves 179,323 students district-wide and employs 12,675 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 256 students, Bucknell Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 804 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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