📍 300 Dare Rd, Yorktown, York County, 23692
Dare Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Yorktown, York County. The school has 380 pupils enrolled. It is part of the York County Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. 92% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dare Elementary enrolls 380 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 250 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
180 of the school's 380 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 166 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dare Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-10, state senate district 3, state house district 96.
Dare Elementary is one of 19 schools in York County Public Schools, based in Yorktown, Virginia. The district serves 13,105 students district-wide and employs 935 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 380 students, Dare Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 690 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large