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Barack Obama Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richmond, Richmond city. The school has 295 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richmond City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Barack Obama Elementary enrolls 295 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Black or African American, 10% White and 4.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 241 | 82% |
| White | 30 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
293 of the school's 295 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 293 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.
Barack Obama Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 9, state house district 71.
Barack Obama Elementary is one of 53 schools in Richmond City Public Schools, based in Richmond, Virginia. The district serves 20,962 students district-wide and employs 1,937 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 295 students, Barack Obama Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 396 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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