Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACCOMACK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510006001737
Accawmacke Elementary
26230 Drummondtown Rd, Accomac, VA 23301 · (757) 787-8013 · Accomack County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest 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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
104%
469 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
58.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 69.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 →
Where Accawmacke Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #734 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #913 of 1,111 ▼ 122 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #886 of 1,111 ▼ 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #694 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #696 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #371 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 104% | #13 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #229 of 759 |
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
453
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 453 | 31 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 29 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 30 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 24 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 72% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 30 | 19.4:1 | 72% (417) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 28 | 19.9:1 | 62% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 67% (344) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Accawmacke Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (550 to 453); teachers up 11% (28 to 31).
About Accawmacke Elementary
This page covers Accawmacke Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school in Accomac, Virginia. The school enrolls 453 students, from pre-K through 5.
Accomack County Public Schools runs Accawmacke Elementary along with 10 other schools, enrolling 4,623 students in total.
Enrollment at Accawmacke Elementary is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 47%. It is also 26% Hispanic, 22% White, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Accomack County is roughly 27% Black. Accawmacke Elementary has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Accawmacke Elementary is 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.6:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
The allk12 Grade for Accawmacke Elementary is B-. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Accawmacke Elementary, the prediction is 59.9% and the result is 64.5%.
Within Accomack County, median household income is about $58,993, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Accomack County number 13 and enroll about 4,623.
Nandua High is the closest public school, about 3.2 miles away in a straight line. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Accawmacke Elementary is 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 458 students in 2020-21 and 453 in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 19.1 to 14.6 over 4 years.
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Accomack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,335
Census ACS
Median income
$58,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,623 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Accomack County Public Schools
- Arcadia HighHigh · 688 students
- Nandua HighHigh · 621 students
- Kegotank ElementaryElementary · 501 students
- Arcadia MiddleMiddle · 469 students
- Nandua MiddleMiddle · 454 students
- Pungoteague ElementaryElementary · 452 students
Nearby schools
- Nandua High3.2 mi · 621
- Nandua Middle3.2 mi · 454
- Metompkin Elementary7.0 mi · 435
- Pungoteague Elementary7.1 mi · 452
- Kegotank Elementary13.5 mi · 501
- Occohannock Elementary13.6 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Accawmacke ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Accawmacke Elementary?
Accawmacke Elementary enrolls approximately 453 students in grades PK-05.
Is Accawmacke Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Accawmacke Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Accawmacke Elementary have?
Accawmacke Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
How diverse is Accawmacke Elementary?
Accawmacke Elementary reports a student body of 22% White, 26% Hispanic, 47% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Accawmacke Elementary?
Accawmacke Elementary is overseen by Accomack County Public Schools in Accomack County.
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