📍 10824 Orby Cantrell Hwy, Pound, Wise County, 24279
J.w. Adams Combined is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pound, Wise County. The school has 504 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wise County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 83% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J.w. Adams Combined enrolls 504 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 2.8% Black or African American and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 466 | 92% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
419 of the school's 504 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 419 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.
J.w. Adams Combined 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 4.
J.w. Adams Combined is one of 13 schools in Wise County Public Schools, based in Wise, Virginia. The district serves 5,779 students district-wide and employs 479 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 504 students, J.w. Adams Combined is close to the district average of about 445 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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