📍 3101 Sontag Rd, Rocky Mount, Franklin County, 24151
Sontag Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rocky Mount, Franklin County. The school has 241 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 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sontag Elementary enrolls 241 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 15% Two or more races and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 150 | 62% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 10% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
183 of the school's 241 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 183 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.
Sontag 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 20, state house district 9.
Sontag 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 241 students, Sontag 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