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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · VIRGINIA

Virginia schools in decline

Virginia public schools with the largest enrollment loss from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
steepest declines in state
Largest drop
-86%
Maymont Preschool
Range
-86% to -32%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 VA PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT LOSS · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↑
Maymont PreschoolRICHMONDRichmond City Public Schools984143-85.5%
Richmond Alternative SchoolRICHMONDRichmond City Public Schools983277-71.8%
McNair ElementaryHERNDONFairfax County Public Schools1,377520-62.2%
John Yeates MiddleSUFFOLKSuffolk City Public Schools1,241509-59.0%
Bryant HighALEXANDRIAFairfax County Public Schools365154-57.8%
Fairfield Court ElementaryRICHMONDRichmond City Public Schools472222-53.0%
P.B. Young Sr. ElementaryNORFOLKNorfolk City Public Schools492241-51.0%
Mountain View HighCENTREVILLEFairfax County Public Schools286145-49.3%
King & Queen ElementaryKING AND QUEEN COURTHOUSEKing and Queen County Public Schools306168-45.1%
Woodville ElementaryRICHMONDRichmond City Public Schools393217-44.8%
Thomas Hunter MiddleMATHEWSMathews County Public Schools318176-44.7%
Henry Marsh III ElementaryRICHMONDRichmond City Public Schools923512-44.5%
Harrisonburg HighHARRISONBURGHarrisonburg City Public Schools1,798998-44.5%
Huntington MiddleNEWPORT NEWSNewport News City Public Schools523292-44.2%
Lawson-Marriott ElementaryST STEPHENS CHURCHKing and Queen County Public Schools316178-43.7%
Gate City MiddleGATE CITYScott County Public Schools487276-43.3%
George Mason ElementaryALEXANDRIAAlexandria City Public Schools575332-42.3%
Buffalo Trail ElementaryALDIELoudoun County Public Schools1,304756-42.0%
Aldie ElementaryALDIELoudoun County Public Schools15590-41.9%
St. Charles ElementaryST CHARLESLee County Public Schools188110-41.5%
Amelia County MiddleAMELIAAmelia County Public Schools520306-41.2%
Dr. Charles R. Drew ElementaryARLINGTONArlington County Public Schools695417-40.0%
Legacy ElementaryASHBURNLoudoun County Public Schools1,043627-39.9%
John Marshall Early Childhood CenterNEWPORT NEWSNewport News City Public Schools353213-39.7%
Sycolin Creek ElementaryLEESBURGLoudoun County Public Schools749452-39.7%
Meadows of Dan ElementaryMEADOWS OF DANPatrick County Public Schools495300-39.4%
Stonewall ElementaryCLEAR BROOKFrederick County Public Schools641391-39.0%
Kerrydale ElementaryWOODBRIDGEPrince William County Public Schools480298-37.9%
Aldrin ElementaryRESTONFairfax County Public Schools731455-37.8%
Swansboro ElementaryRICHMONDRichmond City Public Schools274172-37.2%
Kiptopeke ElementaryCAPE CHARLESNorthampton County Public Schools469300-36.0%
Woodbridge MiddleWOODBRIDGEPrince William County Public Schools1,361873-35.9%
Farmington ElementaryCULPEPERCulpeper County Public Schools704453-35.7%
Watkins Early Childhood CenterNEWPORT NEWSNewport News City Public Schools505326-35.4%
Seldens Landing ElementaryLEESBURGLoudoun County Public Schools783508-35.1%
Williamsburg MiddleARLINGTONArlington County Public Schools1,316856-35.0%
Smithland ElementaryHARRISONBURGHarrisonburg City Public Schools780514-34.1%
Springfield Estates ElementarySPRINGFIELDFairfax County Public Schools903596-34.0%
Rocky Run MiddleCHANTILLYFairfax County Public Schools1,322882-33.3%
Linwood Holton ElementaryRICHMONDRichmond City Public Schools649433-33.3%
Newton-Lee ElementaryASHBURGLoudoun County Public Schools755505-33.1%
Greenbrier ElementaryCHARLOTTESVILLECharlottesville City Public Schools399267-33.1%
Broad Rock ElementaryRICHMONDRichmond City Public Schools910612-32.7%
Scottsburg ElementarySCOTTSBURGHalifax County Public Schools278187-32.7%
Twin Valley Elementary/MiddleOAKWOODBuchanan County Public Schools356240-32.6%
Sherwood Forest ElementaryNORFOLKNorfolk City Public Schools600406-32.3%
Jackson MiddleFALLS CHURCHFairfax County Public Schools1,464991-32.3%
Buckingham Co ElementaryDILLWYNBuckingham County Public Schools518351-32.2%
Meherrin Powellton ElementaryLAWRENCEVILLEBrunswick County Public Schools261177-32.2%
Old Bridge ElementaryWOODBRIDGEPrince William County Public Schools740505-31.8%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-in-decline-by-state-va.csv

How this list was built

Every Virginia public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, and must have been open in both school years. Schools that closed entirely are tracked in the separate school closures report. Virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded so the list reflects neighborhood schools that families have moved away from rather than program-design changes.

Enrollment loss is not a verdict on a school. Schools shrink because catchment populations shrink, because new schools open nearby, because a magnet program elsewhere pulls transfers, because districts redraw boundaries, or because the building physically aged out. Use this list as a starting point for understanding which Virginia schools are operating with substantially fewer students than they were seven years ago.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

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allk12 (2026). "Virginia schools in decline: enrollment loss 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/in-decline/virginia
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