Early Childhood Center vs. Douglas Macarthur Elementary School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Early Childhood Center ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Virginia for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Community Size
Douglas Macarthur Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Virginia for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Overview
Early Childhood Center serves 174 students in grades Prekindergarten.
Minority enrollment is 86% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Virginia state average of 55% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Serving 572 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Douglas Macarthur Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Virginia for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 51% (which is lower than the Virginia state average of 54%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 63% (which is lower than the Virginia state average of 69%).
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the Virginia state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 58% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is higher than the Virginia state average of 55% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Grades Offered
PK
PK-5
Total Students
174 students
572 students
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% Male | % Female
57% | 43%
56% | 44%
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Total Classroom Teachers
16 teachers
34 teachers
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Student : Teacher Ratio
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17:1
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Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
n/a
#1101 out of 1792 schools in VA
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
n/a
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Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
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51%
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Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
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63%
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Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
n/a
60-64%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
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Pre-K Students
174
19
Kindergarten Students
-
93
Grade 1 Students
-
98
Grade 2 Students
-
82
Grade 3 Students
-
94
Grade 4 Students
-
93
Grade 5 Students
-
93
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
17%
5%
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% Hispanic
20%
26%
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% Black
44%
22%
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% White
14%
42%
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% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
5%
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Diversity Score
0.72
0.71
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Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
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36%
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Eligible for Reduced Lunch
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5%
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