1
Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBEMARLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510009000018
Brownsville Elementary
5870 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Crozet, VA 22932 · (434) 823-4658 · Albemarle County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
13.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
73 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
91.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +10.0pp since 2022
Math
95.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +17.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 95 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 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 17 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 95.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
86.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Brownsville Elementary
Brownsville Elementary's state test result (86.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville Elementary this school | 530 | 13.8% | 86.3% |
| Crozet Elementary Crozet | 571 | 15.1% | 75.5% |
| Butts Road Primary Chesapeake | 498 | 12.7% | N/A |
| Butts Road Intermediate Chesapeake | 579 | 12.8% | 87.5% |
| Kingston Elementary Virginia Beach | 518 | 10.8% | 88.1% |
| Red Mill Elementary Virginia Beach | 586 | 14.7% | 88.1% |
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 Brownsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Albemarle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.3% | #132 of 1,101 | #3 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #17 of 1,111 ▲ 183 | #1 of 15 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #43 of 1,111 ▲ 148 | #3 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #497 of 1,176 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #443 of 1,105 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.3% | #947 of 1,106 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.8% | #1,084 of 1,157 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.9% | #38 of 759 | #1 of 7 |
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
530
-199 (-27%) vs 2020
+64% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 530 | 39.3 | 13.5:1 | 14% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 42.5 | 13.5:1 | 18% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 39.5 | 15.0:1 | 17% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 729 | 45 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 45 | 17.0:1 | 13% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 43 | 17.1:1 | 13% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 602 | 33 | 18.2:1 | 16% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 25 | 12.3:1 | 25% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 23 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brownsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (767 to 530); teachers down 13% (45 to 39.3).
About Brownsville Elementary
Brownsville Elementary is an elementary school in Crozet, Virginia, and it is part of Albemarle County Public Schools. Enrollment totals 530 students across pre-K through 5.
Brownsville Elementary belongs to Albemarle County Public Schools, a district of 24 schools and 14,149 students.
Of every 100 students at Brownsville Elementary, about 79 are White. The school is also 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Brownsville Elementary scores 36%.
There are 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Brownsville Elementary, giving a ratio of 13.5:1. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. By family income, 14% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Albemarle County average 37%.
Brownsville Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of Virginia public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Brownsville Elementary is 84.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 86.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Albemarle County show that median household income comes to about $104,392, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 61%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Albemarle County, 26 public schools serve about 13,438 students.
Brownsville Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Joseph T. Henley Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Brownsville Elementary, there are 4 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 86.3% is above the 74.5% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place Brownsville Elementary in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 199 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 16.2:1 to 13.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Albemarle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
114,919
Census ACS
Median income
$104,392
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
61%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,438 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Albemarle County Public Schools
- Albemarle HighHigh · 1,964 students
- Western Albemarle HighHigh · 1,273 students
- Monticello HighHigh · 1,184 students
- Joseph T. Henley MiddleMiddle · 847 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 769 students
- Baker-Butler ElementaryElementary · 692 students
Other schools in Crozet
- Western Albemarle HighHigh · 1,273 students
- Joseph T. Henley MiddleMiddle · 847 students
- Crozet ElementaryElementary · 571 students
Other Brownsville Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Brownsville Elementary. Brownsville Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Brownsville ElementarySILVERDALE, WA · 422 students
Nearby schools
- Joseph T. Henley Middle0.2 mi · 847
- Western Albemarle High0.4 mi · 1,273
- Crozet Elementary1.6 mi · 571
- Virginia L. Murray Elementary4.9 mi · 273
- Ivy Elementary6.0 mi · 358
- Red Hill Elementary7.1 mi · 210
Frequently asked questions
About Brownsville ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Brownsville Elementary?
Brownsville Elementary enrolls approximately 530 students in grades PK-05.
Is Brownsville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brownsville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Brownsville Elementary have?
Brownsville Elementary employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brownsville Elementary?
At Brownsville Elementary, the student body is approximately 79% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Brownsville Elementary?
Brownsville Elementary is overseen by Albemarle County Public Schools in Albemarle County.
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