📍 474 Linda Lane, Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg city, 22802
Smithland Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg city. The school has 730 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harrisonburg City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Smithland Elementary enrolls 730 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 51 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 457 | 63% |
| White | 140 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 10% |
| Asian | 28 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 3.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
533 of the school's 730 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 533 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.
Smithland 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-60, state senate district 26, state house district 26.
Smithland Elementary is one of 10 schools in Harrisonburg City Public Schools, based in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The district serves 6,652 students district-wide and employs 523 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 730 students, Smithland Elementary is close to the district average of about 665 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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