Capron Elementary

Located at 18414 Southampton Pky, in Capron, Virginia, Capron Elementary is a minimally staffed elementary school that teaches 176 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Southampton County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 65% leaner than the state mean of about 499.

Within Southampton County Public Schools, which oversees 6 schools and 2,363 students, Capron Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Capron Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 25% Black, 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Capron Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Capron Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Virginia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 63.4%; Capron Elementary posts 79.1%, +15.8 points above that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Southampton County put median household earnings sit near $70,795, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Capron Elementary is one of 7 public schools in Southampton County (combined enrollment of about 2,363 students).

The closest other public school is Southampton High, roughly 4.6 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Capron Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 60.7%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Capron Elementary's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 190 (now 176). The White share of enrollment increased from 45% to 64% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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