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South Boston Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2320 Parker Avenue
South Boston, VA 24592
Phone
(434) 517-2620
District
Halifax County Public Schools
County
HALIFAX COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
666
Classroom Teachers
44

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.4% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

South Boston Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
67%
68%
61%
66%
73%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
57%
71%
64%
73%
49%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
47%
69%
58%
71%
35%
66%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 123 18.5%
Grade 1 139 20.9%
Grade 2 104 15.6%
Grade 3 116 17.4%
Grade 4 101 15.2%
Grade 5 83 12.5%
Total 666 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 32.5% 49.7% 48.2%
Black 58.7% 43.9% 23.2%
Hispanic 6.9% 5.3% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 0.8% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 92.9% 92.3% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 92.9% 92.3% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 34,013 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 41.6 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.7% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.5% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.9% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 24.9% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,519 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 9.8% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.2% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.1% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.8% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.4% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.7% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.1% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.8% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.4% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 14.9% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,300 $33,726,000 55.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $656 $3,029,000 5.0%
Staff $477 $2,203,000 3.6%
General Administration $371 $1,712,000 2.8%
School Administration $612 $2,829,000 4.7%
Operation $1,145 $5,288,000 8.7%
Transportation $809 $3,739,000 6.2%
Other $442 $2,042,000 3.4%
Total Support $4,511 $20,842,000 34.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,277 $5,900,000 9.8%
Total Expenditures $13,088 $60,468,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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