📍 204 Walnut Street, Suffolk, Suffolk city, 23434
Booker T. Washington Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Suffolk, Suffolk city. The school has 355 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Suffolk City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Booker T. Washington Elementary enrolls 355 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% Black or African American, 12% White and 4.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 282 | 79% |
| White | 41 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
229 of the school's 355 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 229 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.
Booker T. Washington Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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-20, state senate district 18, state house district 77.
Booker T. Washington Elementary is one of 22 schools in Suffolk City Public Schools, based in Suffolk, Virginia. The district serves 14,565 students district-wide and employs 1,002 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 355 students, Booker T. Washington Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 662 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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