📍 540 E Court Street, Rocky Mount, Franklin County, 24151
Lee M. Waid Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rocky Mount, Franklin County. The school has 412 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Franklin County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lee M. Waid Elementary enrolls 412 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 19% Black or African American and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 225 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 77 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 12% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
306 of the school's 412 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 306 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.
Lee M. Waid Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 20, state house district 9.
Lee M. Waid 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 412 students, Lee M. Waid Elementary is close to the district average of about 436 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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