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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KING WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510212002151
Acquinton Elementary
18550 King William Road, King William, VA 23086 · (804) 769-3434 · King William County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
15.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
224 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 66%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 163 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 157 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 152 | 32% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within King William County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
66.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 →
Schools most like Acquinton Elementary
Acquinton Elementary's state test result (66.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acquinton Elementary this school | 472 | 47.5% | 66.1% |
| Cool Spring Primary King William | 512 | 44.9% | N/A |
| West Point Elementary West Point | 409 | 48.9% | 88.5% |
| Cold Harbor Elementary Mechanicsville | 495 | 44.2% | 70.9% |
| South Elementary Disputanta | 418 | 52.9% | 77.6% |
| Christiansburg Elementary Christiansburg | 401 | 42.6% | 75.0% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Acquinton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #702 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #675 of 1,111 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #709 of 1,111 ▲ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #653 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #884 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #835 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #802 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #577 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
472
+40 (+9%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 472 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 47% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 29 | 15.5:1 | 43% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 37% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 33 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 35.3 | 14.3:1 | 35% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 34% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 27 | 19.9:1 | 39% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 853 | 61 | 14.0:1 | 30% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Acquinton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (505 to 472); teachers down 15% (35.3 to 30).
About Acquinton Elementary
In King William, Virginia, Acquinton Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in grades 3 through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 472 students.
King William County Public Schools is the district for Acquinton Elementary. It has 4 schools and 2,114 students.
A majority of students at Acquinton Elementary, 72%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Black, 6% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Acquinton Elementary comes in at 45%.
Teacher staffing is 30 full-time equivalents, or about 15.7 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. About 47% of students, or 224, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in King William County, the average is about the same, 45%.
Acquinton Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Acquinton Elementary would be expected to post about 75.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.1%.
Federal survey data for King William County show that median household income is about $86,056, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 7 public schools operate in King William County, serving about 2,957 students.
Of nearby public schools, Hamilton Holmes Middle is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 65.1% proficiency; Acquinton Elementary posts 66.1%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
The number of students grew from 432 to 472 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher rose from 13.1 to 15.7 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
King William County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,593
Census ACS
Median income
$86,056
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,957 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in King William County Public Schools
- King William HighHigh · 685 students
- Cool Spring PrimaryElementary · 512 students
- Hamilton Holmes MiddleMiddle · 445 students
Other schools in King William
- King William HighHigh · 685 students
- Cool Spring PrimaryElementary · 512 students
- Hamilton Holmes MiddleMiddle · 445 students
- Middle Peninsula Academic CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Hamilton Holmes Middle0.1 mi · 445
- Cool Spring Primary0.1 mi · 512
- King William High6.2 mi · 685
- King & Queen Elementary8.4 mi · 168
- Central High8.4 mi · 265
- Lawson-Marriott Elementary9.2 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About Acquinton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Acquinton Elementary?
Acquinton Elementary enrolls approximately 472 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Acquinton Elementary serve?
Acquinton Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Acquinton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Acquinton Elementary is approximately 15.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Acquinton Elementary?
Student demographics at Acquinton Elementary are roughly 72% White, 6% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Acquinton Elementary public or private?
Acquinton Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by King William County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.