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Richneck Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 205 Tyner Drive, Newport News, Newport News city, 23608

558
Pupils
18.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Richneck Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newport News, Newport News city. The school has 558 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newport News City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 53% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Newport News City Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Richneck Elementary enrolls 558 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.

Male students
293 (53%)
Female students
265 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
30.3
Student-teacher ratio
18.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 22% White and 18% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American25245%
White12422%
Hispanic or Latino10118%
Two or more races6111%
Asian193.4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

503 of the school's 558 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 503 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.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Richneck 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 93.

School district: Newport News City Public Schools

Richneck 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 558 students, Richneck Elementary is close to the district average of about 602 students per school.

25,882
District students
43
Schools
1,737
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

53%
Reading proficient
35%
Math proficient
23%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Midsize

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