📍 4540 Nansemond Pkwy, Suffolk, Suffolk city, 23435
Florence Bowser Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Suffolk, Suffolk city. The school has 831 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Suffolk City Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Florence Bowser Elementary enrolls 831 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% White, 36% Black or African American and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 339 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 302 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 75 | 9% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
535 of the school's 831 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 535 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.
Florence Bowser Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 80.
Florence Bowser 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 831 students, Florence Bowser Elementary is larger than the district average of about 662 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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