📍 176 School House Ridge Road, Dryden, Lee County, 24243
Dryden Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dryden, Lee County. The school has 273 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dryden Elementary enrolls 273 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 267 | 98% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
237 of the school's 273 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 237 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.
Dryden 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 40, state house district 1.
Dryden Elementary is one of 11 schools in Lee County Public Schools, based in Jonesville, Virginia. The district serves 2,966 students district-wide and employs 241 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 273 students, Dryden Elementary is close to the district average of about 270 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant