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Sewells Point Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 7928 Hampton Blvd, Norfolk, Norfolk city, 23505

551
Pupils
13.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sewells Point Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Norfolk, Norfolk city. The school has 551 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Norfolk City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Norfolk City Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Sewells Point Elementary enrolls 551 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.

Male students
300 (54%)
Female students
251 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student-teacher ratio
13.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 33% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White20537%
Black or African American18233%
Hispanic or Latino9918%
Two or more races549.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander61.1%
Asian4<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

531 of the school's 551 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 531 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

Sewells Point 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 6, state house district 79.

School district: Norfolk City Public Schools

Sewells Point Elementary is one of 50 schools in Norfolk City Public Schools, based in Norfolk, Virginia. The district serves 26,807 students district-wide and employs 2,102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 551 students, Sewells Point Elementary is close to the district average of about 536 students per school.

26,807
District students
50
Schools
2,102
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

67%
Reading proficient
42%
Math proficient
17%
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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