📍 85 Central Road, Lexington, Lexington city, 24450
Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lexington, Lexington city. The school has 452 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rockbridge County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Central Elementary enrolls 452 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 394 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.8% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
315 of the school's 452 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 315 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.
Central Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 25, state house district 24.
Central Elementary is one of 6 schools in Rockbridge County Public Schools, based in Lexington, Virginia. The district serves 2,488 students district-wide and employs 224 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 452 students, Central Elementary is close to the district average of about 415 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant