📍 148 Hornet Loop, Pennington Gap, Lee County, 24277
Elk Knob Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pennington Gap, Lee County. The school has 283 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 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Elk Knob Elementary enrolls 283 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 1.4% Two or more races and 1.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 274 | 97% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
246 of the school's 283 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 246 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.
Elk Knob 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.
Elk Knob 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 283 students, Elk Knob 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
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