📍 323 Railroad Ave SE, Wise, Wise County, 24293
Wise Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wise, Wise County. The school has 607 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wise County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wise Primary enrolls 607 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 549 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
507 of the school's 607 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 507 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.
Wise Primary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 40, state house district 1.
Wise Primary 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 607 students, Wise Primary is larger than the district average of about 445 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant