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Joseph H. Saunders Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newport News, Newport News city. The school has 621 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 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Joseph H. Saunders Elementary enrolls 621 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 305 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 170 | 27% |
| White | 89 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 8.1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
554 of the school's 621 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 554 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.
Joseph H. Saunders 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 2, state house district 95.
Joseph H. Saunders 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 621 students, Joseph H. Saunders Elementary is close to 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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