📍 5903 Lee Hwy, Atkins, Smyth County, 24311
Atkins Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Atkins, Smyth County. The school has 187 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Smyth County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Atkins Elementary enrolls 187 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 176 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
187 of the school's 187 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 190 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.
Atkins 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 6.
Atkins Elementary is one of 14 schools in Smyth County Public Schools, based in Marion, Virginia. The district serves 4,132 students district-wide and employs 353 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 187 students, Atkins Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 295 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant