📍 200 Chapel Hollow Rd, Afton, Nelson County, 22920
Rockfish River Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Afton, Nelson County. The school has 268 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nelson County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rockfish River Elementary enrolls 268 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 184 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
211 of the school's 268 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 211 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.
Rockfish River 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-50, state senate district 25, state house district 20.
Rockfish River Elementary is one of 4 schools in Nelson County Public Schools, based in Lovingston, Virginia. The district serves 1,492 students district-wide and employs 127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 268 students, Rockfish River Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 373 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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