📍 7091 Huell Matthews Hwy., Alton, Halifax County, 24520
Cluster Springs Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alton, Halifax County. The school has 547 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Halifax County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cluster Springs Elementary enrolls 547 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 24% Black or African American and 7.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 351 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 129 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
520 of the school's 547 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 520 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.
Cluster Springs 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-50, state senate district 15, state house district 60.
Cluster Springs Elementary is one of 11 schools in Halifax County Public Schools, based in Halifax, Virginia. The district serves 4,496 students district-wide and employs 379 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 547 students, Cluster Springs Elementary is larger than the district average of about 409 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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