Standards of Quality
In compliance with Virginia Code § 22.1-253.13:2, Virginia Department of Education’s Standards of Quality: Standard 2. Instructional, administrative, and support personnel. C. Each school board shall assign licensed instructional personnel in a manner that produces divisionwide ratios of students in average daily membership to full-time equivalent teaching positions, excluding special education teachers, principals, assistant principals, counselors, and librarians, that are not greater than the following ratios: (i) 24 to one in kindergarten with no class being larger than 29 students; if the average daily membership in any kindergarten class exceeds 24 pupils, a full-time teacher’s aide shall be assigned to the class; (ii) 24 to one in grades one, two, and three with no class being larger than 30 students; (iii) 25 to one in grades four through six with no class being larger than 35 students; and (iv) 24 to one in English classes in grades six through 12. M. School boards shall, however, annually, on or before January 1, report to the public the actual pupil/teacher ratios in classrooms by school for the current school year. Such actual ratios shall include only the teachers who teach the grade and class on a full-time basis and shall exclude resource personnel. School boards shall report elementary school pupil/teacher ratios that include resource teachers in the same annual report. Any classes funded through the voluntary kindergarten through third grade class size reduction program shall be identified as such classes. Any classes having waivers to exceed the requirements of this subsection shall also be identified. Schools shall be identified; however, the data shall be compiled in a manner to ensure the confidentiality of all teacher and pupil identities. DCPSs Standards of Quality Pupil/Teacher Ratios can be viewed below.
2020-2021 School Year
Ratio of Elementary Students Enrolled to Teachers as of 10/1/2020
| K-3 Grant School * | Schools | Kindergarten | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade | Fourth Grade | Fifth Grade | School Average | |||||||
| Excluding Resource | Including Resource | Excluding Resource | Including Resource | Excluding Resource | Including Resource | Excluding Resource | Including Resource | Excluding Resource | Including Resource | Excluding Resource | Including Resource | Excluding Resource | Including Resource | ||
| *1.8 FTE | 20-21 Dinwiddie Elementary Sch | 9.8:1 | 6.3:1 | 15.7:1 | 9:1 | 9.3:1 | 5.4:1 | 18.3:1 | 10.6:1 | 12.3:1 | 7.1:1 | 17:1 | 9.8:1 | 13.5:1 | 12.1:1 |
| *2.13 FTE | 20-21 Midway Elementary School | 14.3:1 | 9.5:1 | 16.3:1 | 0.8:1 | 14:1 | 9.3:1 | 15.5:1 | 10.3:1 | 14.3:1 | 9.5:1 | 14.3:1 | 9.5:1 | 14.8:1 | 13.6:1 |
| *5 FTE | 20-21 Southside Elementary Sch | 18:1 | 11.6:1 | 20:1 | 12.9:1 | 19.8:1 | 12.7:1 | 17.3:1 | 11.1:1 | 19.3:1 | 11.2:1 | 18.8:1 | 12.1:1 | 18.8:1 | 17.2:1 |
| *1.7 FTE | 20-21 Sunnyside Elementary Sch | 10.3:1 | 6.5:1 | 13.7:1 | 8.5:1 | 16.5:1 | 8.7:1 | 13:1 | 8.1:1 | 16.7:1 | 10.4:1 | 19:1 | 10:1 | 14.5:1 | 13:1 |
| *3.8 FTE | 20-21 Sutherland Elementary Sc | 17.8:1 | 9.9:1 | 20:1 | 11.1:1 | 18.4:1 | 11.2:1 | 13.2:1 | 8.6:1 | 17.6:1 | 10.7:1 | 14:1 | 8.5:1 | 16.6.1 | 14.9:1 |
*14.43 FTE classes are funded with the K-3 Class Size Reduction Program
Ratio of Secondary Students Enrolled to Teachers as of 10/1/2020
| English Student/ Teacher Ratio | Mathematics Student/ Teacher Ratio | Science Student/ Teacher Ratio | Social Science Student/ Teacher Ratio | |
| 20-21 Dinwiddie High School | 20.6:1 | 20.7:1 | 21.1:1 | 21.6:1 |
| 20-21 Dinwiddie Middle School | 23.2:1 | 21.9:1 | 22.6:1 | 26:1 |
2021 – 2022 School Year
Ratio of Elementary Students Enrolled to Teachers as of 10/1/2021
| K-3 Grant School * | Schools | Kindergarten | First Grade | Second Grade | Third Grade | Fourth Grade | Fifth Grade | School Average | |||||||
| Excluding Resource | Including Resource | Excluding Resource | Including Resource | Excluding Resource | Including Resource | Excluding Resource | Including Resource | Excluding Resource | Including Resource | Excluding Resource | Including Resource | Excluding Resource | Including Resource | ||
| 21-22 Dinwiddie Elementary Sch | 20:1 | 12:1 | 15:1 | 8.9:1 | 14.3:1 | 9.1:1 | 15.3:1 | 10.6:1 | 18.7:1 | 11.9:1 | 17.7:1 | 11.3:1 | 16.8:1 | 14.9:1 | |
| 21-22 Midway Elementary School | 13.8:1 | 8.6:1 | 20.3:1 | 11.5:1 | 14.8:1 | 9.4:1 | 18.3:1 | 10.2:1 | 19.7:1 | 11.1:1 | 21:1 | 12:1 | 17.6:1 | 15.7:1 | |
| 21-22 Southside Elementary Sch | 16:1 | 10:1 | 17:1 | 10.8:1 | 16:1 | 11.4:1 | 17.3:1 | 11.3:1 | 15.5:1 | 10.2:1 | 18:1 | 10.9:1 | 16.5:1 | 15:1 | |
| 21-22 Sunnyside Elementary Sch | 14:1 | 10:1 | 17.5:1 | 10:1 | 18.5:1 | 11.1:1 | 16.5:1 | 9.2:1 | 20:1 | 11.1:1 | 15.7:1 | 10.2:1 | 16.7:1 | 15:1 | |
| 21-22 Sutherland Elementary Sc | 21:1 | 11.9:1 | 18:1 | 10:1 | 19.5:1 | 10.8:1 | 17.2:1 | 10.7:1 | 21.3:1 | 11.8:1 | 21.3:1 | 11.9:1 | 19.6:1 | 17.4:1 | |
*14.43 FTE classes are funded with the K-3 Class Size Reduction Program
Ratio of Secondary Students Enrolled to Teachers as of 10/1/2021
| English Student/ Teacher Ratio | Mathematics Student/ Teacher Ratio | Science Student/ Teacher Ratio | Social Science Student/ Teacher Ratio | |
| 21-22 Dinwiddie High School | 21.1:1 | 20.9:1 | 20.9:1 | 22.3:1 |
| 21-22 Dinwiddie Middle School | 24.1:1 | 21.3:1 | 24.2:1 | 23.5:1 |