Appomattox Primary

Appomattox Primary is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Appomattox, Virginia, run under Appomattox County Public Schools, instructing 609 students in grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 22% bigger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Appomattox County Public Schools comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,421 students; Appomattox Primary is among them.

Demographically, Appomattox Primary lists that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Black, 11% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Appomattox County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Appomattox Primary has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Appomattox Primary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Appomattox County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,853 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Appomattox County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,421 students), Appomattox Primary is one campus in the mix.

Appomattox Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Appomattox Primary operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 9%: 557 students in 2018 compared to 609 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 25% to 20% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

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