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Bethel Manor Elementary
- ATest 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (112).
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 87.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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%.
Schools most like Bethel Manor Elementary
Bethel Manor Elementary's state test result (85.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Manor Elementary this school | 631 | 45.5% | 85.9% |
| Hermitage Elementary Virginia Beach | 552 | 42.8% | 75.9% |
| Rockhill Elementary Stafford | 639 | 42.6% | 71.6% |
| Douglas MacArthur Elementary Alexandria | 680 | 42.6% | 74.4% |
| Courtland Elementary Spotsylvania | 548 | 40.7% | 71.1% |
| Ferry Farm Elementary Fredericksburg | 555 | 44.5% | 72.6% |
Where Bethel Manor Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #145 of 1,101 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #150 of 1,111 ▼ 6 | #4 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #133 of 1,111 ▼ 22 | #5 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #298 of 1,176 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #842 of 1,105 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #217 of 1,106 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #810 of 1,157 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #201 of 324 | #5 of 7 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 631 | 41 | 15.4:1 | 45% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 48% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | N/A | N/A | 54% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 40 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 35 | 17.1:1 | 52% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 631 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 48% (300) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 24 | 16.7:1 | 55% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 34% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 25 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (600 to 631); teachers up 17% (35 to 41).
About Bethel Manor Elementary
Bethel Manor Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Langley A F B, Virginia. The school counts 631 students across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students.
York County Public Schools runs 19 schools with a combined 13,105 students. Bethel Manor Elementary is one of them.
Bethel Manor Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 43%. Other students are 25% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 12% multiracial. By comparison, York County residents are about 68% White. Bethel Manor Elementary has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Bethel Manor Elementary, 41 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. Roughly 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 35% average among public schools in York County.
Bethel Manor Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 91% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Bethel Manor Elementary would score about 75.7%. It scores 85.9%, 10.2 points above that figure.
Among York County residents, median household income is about $109,956, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 19 public schools in York County, with a combined enrollment of about 13,105.
The next-closest public school is Coventry Elementary, about 1.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Bethel Manor Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Bethel Manor Elementary is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Bethel Manor Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 9%, from 580 to 631.
The Bethel Manor Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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