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Walnut Hill Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Petersburg, Petersburg city. The school has 515 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Petersburg City Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Walnut Hill Elementary enrolls 515 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 5% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 458 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 5% |
| White | 18 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
515 of the school's 515 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 521 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.
Walnut Hill Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-40, state senate district 16, state house district 63.
Walnut Hill Elementary is one of 7 schools in Petersburg City Public Schools, based in Petersburg, Virginia. The district serves 4,582 students district-wide and employs 320 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 515 students, Walnut Hill Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 655 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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