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Academy for Discovery at Lakewood is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Norfolk, Norfolk city. The school has 719 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Norfolk City Public Schools school district. It serves grades 3–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 79% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Academy for Discovery at Lakewood enrolls 719 students across grades 3–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 50 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 32% Black or African American and 8.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 364 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 233 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 8.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
704 of the school's 719 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 704 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.
Academy for Discovery at Lakewood 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 5, state house district 89.
Academy for Discovery at Lakewood 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 719 students, Academy for Discovery at Lakewood is larger than the district average of about 536 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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