📍 1500 Axton School Road, Axton, Henry County, 24054
Axton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Axton, Henry County. The school has 364 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henry County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Axton Elementary enrolls 364 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 25% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 145 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 93 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 91 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 9.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
332 of the school's 364 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 332 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.
Axton 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 16.
Axton Elementary is one of 13 schools in Henry County Public Schools, based in Collinsville, Virginia. The district serves 6,916 students district-wide and employs 520 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 364 students, Axton Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 532 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant