📍 615 East Street, Blackstone, Nottoway County, 23824
Blackstone Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Blackstone, Nottoway County. The school has 387 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nottoway County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blackstone Primary enrolls 387 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 32% White and 9.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 184 | 48% |
| White | 124 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 9.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
358 of the school's 387 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 358 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.
Blackstone Primary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-50, state senate district 15, state house district 61.
Blackstone Primary is one of 5 schools in Nottoway County Public Schools, based in Nottoway, Virginia. The district serves 1,792 students district-wide and employs 154 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 387 students, Blackstone Primary is close to the district average of about 358 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote