📍 300 S. 18th Avenue, Hopewell, Hopewell city, 23860
Dupont Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hopewell, Hopewell city. The school has 632 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hopewell City Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dupont Elementary enrolls 632 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 27% White and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 330 | 52% |
| White | 169 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 90 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 5.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
632 of the school's 632 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 657 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.
Dupont Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-40, state senate district 16, state house district 62.
Dupont Elementary is one of 7 schools in Hopewell City Public Schools, based in Hopewell, Virginia. The district serves 3,949 students district-wide and employs 310 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 632 students, Dupont Elementary is close to the district average of about 564 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large