Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAUNTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510369001610
Arthur R. Ware Elementary
330 Grubert Avenue, Staunton, VA 24401 · (540) 332-3938 · Staunton city
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Virginia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
310 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Based on grade levels within Staunton City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
78.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
76.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Arthur R. Ware Elementary
Arthur R. Ware Elementary's state test result (76.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur R. Ware Elementary this school | 372 | 83.3% | 76.8% |
| Bessie Weller Elementary Staunton | 373 | 83.1% | 75.7% |
| Lee M. Waid Elementary Rocky Mount | 386 | 85.5% | 83.5% |
| Herman L. Horn Elementary Vinton | 399 | 82.5% | 80.4% |
| Tye River Elementary Arrington | 360 | 85.3% | 70.5% |
| Stony Mill Elementary Danville | 440 | 83.6% | 79.9% |
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 Arthur R. Ware Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #399 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #470 of 1,111 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #494 of 1,111 ▼ 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #874 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #172 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #540 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.3% | #457 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #484 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
372
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 372 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 83% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 32 | 11.6:1 | 82% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 32 | 11.8:1 | 99% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 27 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 51% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 52% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 18 | 23.6:1 | 51% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 34 | 11.8:1 | 35% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 30 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arthur R. Ware Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (410 to 372); teachers up 3% (30 to 31).
About Arthur R. Ware Elementary
Arthur R. Ware Elementary is a small elementary school in Virginia, with an address in Staunton. Total enrollment is 372 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Virginia have about 499 students on average; enrollment here is 25% lower.
Staunton City Public Schools is responsible for 6 schools, Arthur R. Ware Elementary included, with 2,692 students in all.
The student body at Arthur R. Ware Elementary is 58% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 11% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 79%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
Arthur R. Ware Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. The school's 12.0:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Virginia. The school has 83% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 83% average for public schools in Staunton city.
Arthur R. Ware Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 74% of Virginia public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Arthur R. Ware Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.8%; the prediction is 65.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for Staunton city show that median household income comes to about $65,581, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 11, with about 2,780 students.
Shelburne Middle sits about 0.1 miles from Arthur R. Ware Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 73.4% proficiency; Arthur R. Ware Elementary posts 76.8%.
Under the NCES locale system, Arthur R. Ware Elementary is City: Small.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 372, from 390 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.4:1 to 12.0:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Arthur R. Ware Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Staunton city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,948
Census ACS
Median income
$65,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,780 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Staunton City Public Schools
- Staunton HighHigh · 766 students
- Shelburne MiddleMiddle · 583 students
- Thomas C. McSwain ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Bessie Weller ElementaryElementary · 373 students
- Staunton City School PreSchool ProgramsElementary · 149 students
Other schools in Staunton
- Staunton HighHigh · 766 students
- Riverheads ElementaryElementary · 714 students
- Beverley Manor MiddleMiddle · 612 students
- Shelburne MiddleMiddle · 583 students
- Riverheads HighHigh · 467 students
- Thomas C. McSwain ElementaryElementary · 449 students
Nearby schools
- Shelburne Middle0.1 mi · 583
- Staunton City School PreSchool Programs1.2 mi · 149
- Beverley Manor Middle1.5 mi · 612
- Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind2.0 mi · 65
- Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind Middle2.0 mi · 16
- Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind Elementary2.0 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Arthur R. Ware ElementaryHow large is Arthur R. Ware Elementary?
Arthur R. Ware Elementary enrolls approximately 372 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Arthur R. Ware Elementary serve?
Arthur R. Ware Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Arthur R. Ware Elementary have?
Arthur R. Ware Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Arthur R. Ware Elementary?
Student demographics at Arthur R. Ware Elementary are roughly 58% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Arthur R. Ware Elementary?
Arthur R. Ware Elementary is overseen by Staunton City Public Schools in Staunton city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.