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Watkins Early Childhood Center is a State/Public serving prekindergarten age pupils, located in Newport News, Newport News city. The school has 329 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newport News City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K in an urban setting. The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Watkins Early Childhood Center enrolls 329 students across grades Pre-K. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 15 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 169 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 21% |
| White | 58 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 7.6% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
304 of the school's 329 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 304 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.
Watkins Early Childhood Center 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.
Watkins Early Childhood Center 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 329 students, Watkins Early Childhood Center is smaller than the district average of about 602 students per school.
Setting: City - Midsize
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