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What's something Virginia Williamson Elem does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 583 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370042002428
Virginia Williamson Elem
1020 Zion Hill Road, Bolivia, NC 28422 · (910) 756-6010 · Brunswick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
607 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
49.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
60.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Virginia Williamson Elem
Virginia Williamson Elem's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Williamson Elem this school | 610 | 99.5% | 58.6% |
| Piney Grove Elementary Kernersville | 635 | 99.5% | 78.7% |
| Union Elementary Shallotte | 654 | 99.5% | 71.7% |
| Celeste Henkel Elementary Statesville | 558 | 98.9% | 58.1% |
| Southwood Elementary Lexington | 616 | 99.5% | 63.9% |
| Chinquapin Elementary Chinquapin | 537 | 99.4% | 51.6% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Virginia Williamson Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Brunswick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #548 of 1,297 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #596 of 1,296 | #6 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #634 of 1,300 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #334 of 1,485 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #1,130 of 1,377 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #916 of 1,379 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #136 of 1,414 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #146 of 369 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
610
+137 (+29%) vs 2020
+21% since 2000-01, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 610 | 36.9 | 16.5:1 | 100% (607) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 34.7 | 15.8:1 | 99% (544) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 99% (499) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 99% (470) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 36.8 | 14.6:1 | 70% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 37 | 15.4:1 | 72% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 42 | 17.0:1 | 68% (486) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 62% (314) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Virginia Williamson Elem.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (536 to 610); teachers unchanged (36.8 to 36.9).
About Virginia Williamson Elem
Virginia Williamson Elem is an elementary school in Bolivia, North Carolina, and it is part of Brunswick County Schools. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 610 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467, so this school runs 31% above that.
Virginia Williamson Elem sits within Brunswick County Schools, which has 20 schools and 13,561 students.
At Virginia Williamson Elem, White students make up 65% of the student body. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Brunswick County is about 82% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Virginia Williamson Elem was 16.5:1. This ratio sits 1.7 above the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%. For comparison, public schools in Brunswick County average 99%.
The allk12 Grade for Virginia Williamson Elem is B. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Virginia Williamson Elem lands between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 58.6%; the prediction is 48.5%.
Federal survey data for Brunswick County show that the median household income is $77,024, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 22 public schools in Brunswick County, enrolling about 15,069 students in all.
The closest public school to Virginia Williamson Elem is Supply Elementary, about 2.4 miles away. Virginia Williamson Elem is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Virginia Williamson Elem comes in 3rd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Virginia Williamson Elem is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show a 29% enrollment rise, from 473 in 2020-21 to 610 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Virginia Williamson Elem covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Brunswick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
152,568
Census ACS
Median income
$77,024
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
15,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brunswick County Schools
- North Brunswick HighHigh · 1,620 students
- West Brunswick HighHigh · 1,466 students
- South Brunswick HighHigh · 1,154 students
- Belville ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Leland MiddleMiddle · 806 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 738 students
Other schools in Bolivia
- Classical Charter Schools of SouthportElementary · 573 students
- Bolivia ElementaryElementary · 514 students
- Brunswick County Early CollegeHigh · 332 students
- The COASTHigh · 96 students
Nearby schools
- Supply Elementary2.4 mi · 580
- Classical Charter Schools of Southport2.6 mi · 573
- Cedar Grove Middle2.7 mi · 507
- The COAST3.0 mi · 96
- Brunswick County Early College3.1 mi · 332
- Bolivia Elementary7.4 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Virginia Williamson ElemHow large is Virginia Williamson Elem?
Virginia Williamson Elem enrolls approximately 610 students in grades PK-05.
Is Virginia Williamson Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Virginia Williamson Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Virginia Williamson Elem have?
Virginia Williamson Elem employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Virginia Williamson Elem?
At Virginia Williamson Elem, the student body is approximately 65% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Virginia Williamson Elem public or private?
Virginia Williamson Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brunswick County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.