📍 660 Ferrum Rd, Ferrum, Franklin County, 24088
Ferrum Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ferrum, Franklin County. The school has 223 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ferrum Elementary enrolls 223 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 17 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 6.3% Two or more races and 4.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 186 | 83% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
167 of the school's 223 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 167 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.
Ferrum 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 19, state house district 9.
Ferrum Elementary is one of 14 schools in Franklin County Public Schools, based in Rocky Mount, Virginia. The district serves 6,109 students district-wide and employs 522 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 223 students, Ferrum Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 436 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant