📍 36 Primary School Circle, Lancaster, Lancaster County, 22503
Lancaster Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lancaster, Lancaster County. The school has 316 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lancaster County Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–4. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lancaster Primary enrolls 316 students across grades K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 34% White and 9.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 170 | 54% |
| White | 107 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 9.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
402 students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 402 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is Rural, Remote. 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-1, state senate district 4, state house district 99.
Lancaster Primary is one of 4 schools in Lancaster County Public Schools, based in Weems, Virginia. The district serves 1,018 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 316 students, Lancaster Primary is larger than the district average of about 255 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote