📍 150 Pioneer Rd, Suffolk, Suffolk city, 23437
Southwestern Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Suffolk, Suffolk city. The school has 595 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 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwestern Elementary enrolls 595 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 25% Black or African American and 7.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 357 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 148 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 7.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
381 of the school's 595 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 381 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.
Southwestern Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-20, state senate district 14, state house district 64.
Southwestern 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 595 students, Southwestern Elementary is close to the district average of about 662 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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