Brownsville Elementary

Set in Crozet, Virginia, Brownsville Elementary is a moderately sized primary school, operated by Albemarle County Public Schools. It caters to 530 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Albemarle County Public Schools comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 14,149 students; Brownsville Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Brownsville Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 79%. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 2% Black.

On the resource side, Brownsville Elementary reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Albemarle County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Brownsville Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 84.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 86.3%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Albemarle County) reports that median household income runs about $104,392, 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Brownsville Elementary is one of 26 public schools in Albemarle County (combined enrollment of about 13,438 students).

Joseph T. Henley Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Brownsville Elementary comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 74.5%.

Brownsville Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Brownsville Elementary has edged down 31%, going from 767 students in 2018 to 530 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Brownsville Elementary typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.