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Wasena Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Roanoke, Roanoke city. The school has 233 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Roanoke City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wasena Elementary enrolls 233 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 24% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 119 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 6.9% |
| Asian | 14 | 6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
233 of the school's 233 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 235 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.
Wasena 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-60, state senate district 21, state house district 11.
Wasena Elementary is one of 26 schools in Roanoke City Public Schools, based in Roanoke, Virginia. The district serves 13,811 students district-wide and employs 1,064 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 233 students, Wasena Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 531 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small