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B.C. Charles Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newport News, Newport News city. The school has 388 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newport News City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
B.C. Charles Elementary enrolls 388 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Black or African American, 35% White and 15% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 145 | 37% |
| White | 134 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 9.8% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
354 of the school's 388 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 354 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.
B.C. Charles Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-30, state senate district 1, state house district 94.
B.C. Charles Elementary is one of 43 schools in Newport News City Public Schools, based in Newport News, Virginia. The district serves 25,882 students district-wide and employs 1,737 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 388 students, B.C. Charles Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 602 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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