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Appomattox County Public Schools

P.O. Box 548, Appomattox, VA 24522

2,311 Students | 172 Teachers | 4 Schools

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APPOMATTOX COUNTY HIGH
APPOMATTOX ELEM
APPOMATTOX MIDDLE
APPOMATTOX PRIMARY

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District Composition

24% Black

3% Hispanic

64% White

1% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

8% Two or More Races

Black

Hispanic

White

Asian

Two+ Races

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

4.6x

White students are 4.6 times as likely to be enrolled in in the gifted and talented program as Black students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White students enrolled in the gifted and talented program is not available.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 3.4 times as likely to be enrolled in in the gifted and talented program as White students.

White students are 2.9 times as likely to be enrolled in in the gifted and talented program as students of Two or More Races.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled in the gifted and talented program is not available.

Discipline

Over 20x

Native American or Alaska Native students are over 20 times as likely to be suspended as White students

Black students are 2.9 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 3.5 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

students of Two or More Races are 1.8 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Achievement Gap

1.4 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 1.4 grades behind White students.

The achievement gap between Hispanic students and White students is not available.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

18% Black

72% White

10% Two or More Races

Black

White

Two+ Races

Gifted & Talented Composition

7% Black

87% White

3% Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

4% Two or More Races

Black

White

Asian

Two+ Races

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State

Students

36% Nonwhite Students

100%

47% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

100%

85% - 89% High School Graduation Rate

100%

10% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

72 students

100%

7% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

157 students

100%

14% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

103 students

100%

5% Students Enrolled in Physics

33 students

100%

21% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

153 students

100%

12% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

87 students

100%

35% Students Enrolled in Biology

251 students

100%

17% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

120 students

100%

2% Students Enrolled in Calculus

15 students

100%

1% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

29 students

100%

Teachers & Resources

13.5 Students for Every Teacher

13.5

17% Inexperienced Teachers

100%

38% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

100%

12 Average Number of AP Courses per School

15.6

2.6 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

2.6

Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

1 School With Dual Enrollment Programs

4 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

Schools With International Baccalaureates

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State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

44% Black

6% Hispanic

40% White

9% Two or More Races

1% Native American or Alaska Native

Black

Hispanic

White

Two+ Races

Native Am.

Expulsion Composition

100% White

White

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State

Students

181 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

8% of all students in this district

181

78.0K

278 Total In-School Suspended Students

12% of all students in this district

278

70.7K

4 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

1,286

Outcomes & Resources

291 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

291

265

4.1Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

4.1

3.9

0 Total Arrests

542

46 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

11 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

16.2K

Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.6

1.5 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

1.5

1.4

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State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

Bruce Mcmillan
(434) 352-8251
Email

Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

Bruce Mcmillan
(434) 351-8251
Email

Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

Elizabeth Haught
(434) 352-8251
Email

All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races


APPOMATTOX COUNTY HIGH	Appomattox	32%	41%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	2.8x
APPOMATTOX ELEM	Appomattox	36%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.5x
APPOMATTOX MIDDLE	Appomattox	33%	46%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.7x
APPOMATTOX PRIMARY	Appomattox	41%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.7x


APPOMATTOX COUNTY HIGH	Appomattox	32%	41%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
APPOMATTOX ELEM	Appomattox	36%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.9x
APPOMATTOX MIDDLE	Appomattox	33%	46%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	7.4x
APPOMATTOX PRIMARY	Appomattox	41%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.9x


APPOMATTOX COUNTY HIGH	Appomattox	32%	41%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
APPOMATTOX ELEM	Appomattox	36%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
APPOMATTOX MIDDLE	Appomattox	33%	46%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
APPOMATTOX PRIMARY	Appomattox	41%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available


APPOMATTOX COUNTY HIGH	Appomattox	32%	41%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	12.8x
APPOMATTOX ELEM	Appomattox	36%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
APPOMATTOX MIDDLE	Appomattox	33%	46%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
APPOMATTOX PRIMARY	Appomattox	41%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available


APPOMATTOX COUNTY HIGH	Appomattox	32%	41%	Between 85% and 89%	0 Not available	2.7x
APPOMATTOX ELEM	Appomattox	36%	50%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
APPOMATTOX MIDDLE	Appomattox	33%	46%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
APPOMATTOX PRIMARY	Appomattox	41%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →