📍 3 Learning Lane, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg city, 22401
Lafayette Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg city. The school has 912 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fredericksburg City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lafayette Elementary enrolls 912 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 51 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Black or African American, 27% White and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 281 | 31% |
| White | 250 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 176 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 104 | 11% |
| Asian | 95 | 10% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
771 of the school's 912 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 771 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.
Lafayette Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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-70, state senate district 17, state house district 88.
Lafayette Elementary is one of 5 schools in Fredericksburg City Public Schools, based in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The district serves 3,629 students district-wide and employs 252 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 912 students, Lafayette Elementary is larger than the district average of about 726 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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