Summary:
The city of Sutherland, Virginia has only one school, Sutherland Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Dinwiddie County Public Schools district. The district is ranked 86 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Sutherland Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests is generally below the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7% in the 2023-2024 school year. Sutherland Elementary serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 91.27% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.
Despite the relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.6, Sutherland Elementary's per-student spending of $8,801 in the 2020-2021 school year suggests that the school may be underfunded or struggling to allocate resources effectively to support student learning. The combination of consistently low academic performance, socioeconomic challenges, and potential resource constraints highlights the need for the school and the district to implement targeted interventions and explore strategies to improve educational outcomes for the students of Sutherland Elementary.
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