📍 1100 Portsmouth Blvd., Portsmouth, Portsmouth city, 23704
Brighton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Portsmouth, Portsmouth city. The school has 411 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 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Brighton Elementary enrolls 411 students across grades K–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Black or African American, 5.8% Two or more races and 4.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 359 | 87% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 4.9% |
| White | 6 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
398 of the school's 411 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 398 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.
Brighton 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.
Brighton 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 411 students, Brighton Elementary is smaller 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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