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Waterview Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Portsmouth, Portsmouth city. The school has 639 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 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waterview Elementary enrolls 639 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Black or African American, 15% White and 7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 447 | 70% |
| White | 98 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
628 of the school's 639 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 628 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.
Waterview 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 79.
Waterview 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 639 students, Waterview Elementary is larger than 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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