📍 2320 Parker Avenue, South Boston, Halifax County, 24592
South Boston Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in South Boston, Halifax County. The school has 666 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Halifax County Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Boston Elementary enrolls 666 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 31% White and 6.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 372 | 56% |
| White | 206 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
619 of the school's 666 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 619 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.
South Boston Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
South Boston 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 666 students, South Boston 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 - Fringe
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