📍 100 Palmer Lane, Newport News, Newport News city, 23602
L.F. Palmer Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newport News, Newport News city. The school has 433 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 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
L.F. Palmer Elementary enrolls 433 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Black or African American, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 175 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 170 | 39% |
| White | 52 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
385 of the school's 433 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 385 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.
L.F. Palmer 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 95.
L.F. Palmer 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 433 students, L.F. Palmer 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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