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Douglass Park Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Portsmouth, Portsmouth city. The school has 550 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portsmouth City Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Douglass Park Elementary enrolls 550 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 498 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.1% |
| White | 9 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
540 of the school's 550 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 540 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.
Douglass Park Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 18, state house district 80.
Douglass Park Elementary is one of 24 schools in Portsmouth City Public Schools, based in Portsmouth, Virginia. The district serves 12,905 students district-wide and employs 959 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 550 students, Douglass Park Elementary is close to the district average of about 538 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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