Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510087000352
Boyce Elementary
119 W Main St, Boyce, VA 22620 · (540) 955-6115 · Clarke County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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
13.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
97 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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 Clarke County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +18.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 18 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Boyce Elementary
Boyce Elementary's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyce Elementary this school | 281 | 34.5% | 69.3% |
| McGaheysville Elementary McGaheysville | 262 | 40.8% | 62.0% |
| C.M. Bradley Elementary Warrenton | 362 | 30.9% | 74.8% |
| New London Academy Elementary Forest | 330 | 31.8% | 87.3% |
| Byrd Elementary Goochland | 281 | 38.1% | 73.4% |
| South Salem Elementary Salem | 371 | 40.2% | 83.1% |
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 Boyce Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #613 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #592 of 1,111 ▲ 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #446 of 1,111 ▲ 228 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #997 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #521 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #851 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.5% | #902 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #730 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
281
+35 (+14%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 281 | 20.3 | 13.9:1 | 35% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 40% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 23.3 | 13.4:1 | 38% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 246 | 21 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 21.4 | 13.3:1 | 32% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 35% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 304 | 23 | 13.2:1 | 21% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 13% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 284 | 19 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boyce Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (284 to 281); teachers down 5% (21.4 to 20.3).
About Boyce Elementary
Boyce Elementary is a small elementary school in Virginia, located in Boyce. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 281 students. Against the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 44% lower.
Clarke County Public Schools has 1,883 students spread across 4 schools.
At 72%, White students outnumber all other groups at Boyce Elementary combined. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. County-wide, 84% of Clarke County residents are White. By the diversity index, Boyce Elementary comes in at 44%.
Teachers at Boyce Elementary total 20.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.9:1. Elementary schools in Virginia have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. The school counts 97 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 35%.
allk12 grades Boyce Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Boyce Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 78.7%. Boyce Elementary scores 69.3%, 9.5 points below that line.
In the county around the school, Clarke County, median household income is about $117,111, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. A total of 4 public schools operate in Clarke County, serving about 1,883 students.
Nearby, Evendale Elementary is about 4.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The nearest schools with test data average 67.6%, lower than Boyce Elementary's 69.3%.
Boyce Elementary falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Boyce Elementary saw enrollment rise 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.7:1 in 2020-21, and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Boyce Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Clarke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,216
Census ACS
Median income
$117,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarke County Public Schools
- Clarke County HighHigh · 683 students
- D.G. Cooley ElementaryElementary · 504 students
- Johnson-Williams MiddleMiddle · 415 students
Nearby schools
- Evendale Elementary4.8 mi · 618
- Armel Elementary4.9 mi · 589
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle4.9 mi · 853
- D.G. Cooley Elementary5.6 mi · 504
- Robert E. Aylor Middle5.6 mi · 861
- Greenwood Mill Elementary5.6 mi · 599
Frequently asked questions
About Boyce ElementaryHow large is Boyce Elementary?
Boyce Elementary enrolls approximately 281 students in grades KG-05.
Is Boyce Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boyce Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Boyce Elementary?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Boyce Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Boyce Elementary?
At Boyce Elementary, the student body is approximately 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Boyce Elementary public or private?
Boyce Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clarke County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.