Albert Harris Elementary

As an intimate primary school in Martinsville, Virginia, Albert Harris Elementary caters to 399 students from grades K through 5, operated by Martinsville City Public Schools. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Albert Harris Elementary sits 20% smaller than that benchmark.

Martinsville City Public Schools comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,793 students; Albert Harris Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Albert Harris Elementary shows that 57% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 14% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Martinsville city as a whole is about 44% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Albert Harris Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.0%; this one delivers 57.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Martinsville city) reports that median household earnings sit near $46,727, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Martinsville city runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,793 students), of which Albert Harris Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Martinsville Middle, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Albert Harris Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 64.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Albert Harris Elementary has fell 15%, going from 467 students in 2018 to 399 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 18% to 23% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

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