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Horace H. Epes Elem.

(757) 886-7755

Physical Address:
855 Lucas Creek RD
Newport News, VA  23608
Mailing Address:
855 Lucas Creek RD
Newport News, VA  23608

School Information

District:
Newport News City Pblc Schs
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Newport News City
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 5
Number of Students:
570

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Horace H. Epes Elem.

This School County Average State Average
Black 66.14% 57.84% 26.38%
White 15.44% 28.65% 57.87%
Hispanic 9.65% 7.22% 9.04%
Others 4.74% 0% 0%
Asian/Pacific 3.68% 2.79% 5.34%
American Indian 0.35% 0.52% 0.50%

Genders in Horace H. Epes Elem.

This School County Average State Average
Male 50.18% 49.14% 49.43%
Female 49.82% 50.86% 50.57%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Horace H. Epes Elem.

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 390 353 377
White 90 79 88
Hispanic 28 48 55
Others 13 19 27
Asian/Pacific 9 9 21
American Indian 1 1 2
Total 531 509 570

Enrollment by Gender for Horace H. Epes Elem.

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 282 266 286
Female 249 243 284
Total 531 509 570

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Horace H. Epes Elem.

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 531 509 570
# Eligible for free lunch 313 (59%) 296 (58%) 324 (57%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 62 (12%) 66 (13%) 63 (11%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 375 (71%) 362 (71%) 387 (68%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Horace H. Epes Elem.

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 531 509 570
Fulltime teachers 38.4 34.4 36.4
Student/Teacher Ratio 13.80 14.80 15.65
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.40 17.91 17.08