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Westhaven Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 3701 Clifford St, Portsmouth, Portsmouth city, 23707

442
Pupils
13.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Westhaven Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Portsmouth, Portsmouth city. The school has 442 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Portsmouth City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Kโ€“6 in an urban setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Portsmouth City Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Westhaven Elementary enrolls 442 students across grades Kโ€“6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.

Male students
223 (50%)
Female students
219 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student-teacher ratio
13.4:1
Grade span
Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Black or African American, 22% White and 7.2% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American28063%
White9922%
Hispanic or Latino327.2%
Two or more races276.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Asian1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

442 of the school's 442 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 442 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.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades Kโ€“6Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Westhaven 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.

School district: Portsmouth City Public Schools

Westhaven 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 442 students, Westhaven Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 538 students per school.

12,905
District students
24
Schools
959
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

52%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
22%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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