📍 18414 Southampton Pky, Capron, Southampton County, 23829
Capron Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Capron, Southampton County. The school has 203 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Southampton County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Capron Elementary enrolls 203 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 30% Black or African American and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 123 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 61 | 30% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
158 of the school's 203 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 158 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.
Capron Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 18, state house district 75.
Capron Elementary is one of 7 schools in Southampton County Public Schools, based in Courtland, Virginia. The district serves 2,363 students district-wide and employs 193 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 203 students, Capron Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 338 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote