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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Carysbrook Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 604 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLUVANNA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510138000622
Carysbrook Elementary
9172 James Madison Highway, Fork Union, VA 23055 · (434) 842-1241 · Fluvanna County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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
14.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
278 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 233 | 51% |
| Grade 4 | 224 | 49% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fluvanna County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
71.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Carysbrook Elementary
Carysbrook Elementary's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carysbrook Elementary this school | 457 | 60.8% | 68.8% |
| Livingston Elementary Spotsylvania | 479 | 65.1% | 58.6% |
| Abingdon Elementary Hayes | 455 | 65.7% | 78.6% |
| Botetourt Elementary Gloucester | 505 | 67.1% | 83.1% |
| South Elementary Disputanta | 418 | 52.9% | 77.6% |
| Glen Cove Elementary Roanoke | 425 | 67.5% | 82.0% |
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 Carysbrook Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #625 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #646 of 1,111 ▼ 110 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #702 of 1,111 ▼ 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #680 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #630 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #727 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.8% | #767 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #322 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
457
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 457 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 61% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 67% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 43% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 30 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 37% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 35% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 1,381 | 42 | 32.9:1 | 25% (349) |
| 2000-01 | 1,119 | 81 | 13.8:1 | 18% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 29 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carysbrook Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (532 to 457); teachers down 3% (33 to 32).
About Carysbrook Elementary
As a mid-sized elementary school, Carysbrook Elementary serves students in Fork Union, Virginia. Its grade span covers grades 3 through 4, with 457 students on the rolls.
Carysbrook Elementary reports to Fluvanna County Public Schools, which has 4 schools and 3,315 students.
More than half of enrollment at Carysbrook Elementary is White: 67%. The next largest groups are 12% Black, 11% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. The school's White share is 9 points below the 76% share among Fluvanna County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 52%.
The school lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 61% of the student body. The figure for public schools in Fluvanna County is close, at 61%.
Carysbrook Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of Virginia public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Carysbrook Elementary is -2.7 points: 68.8% actual, 71.5% predicted.
The county, Fluvanna County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $96,768, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 6 public schools and about 3,315 students.
Fluvanna Middle sits about 1.9 miles from Carysbrook Elementary. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Carysbrook Elementary is 6th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 440 (2020-21) to 457 (2024-25).
On allk12, people connected to Carysbrook Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fluvanna County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,092
Census ACS
Median income
$96,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,315 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fluvanna County Public Schools
- Fluvanna County HighHigh · 1,362 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 751 students
- Fluvanna MiddleMiddle · 745 students
Nearby schools
- Fluvanna Middle1.9 mi · 745
- Central Elementary1.9 mi · 751
- Fluvanna County High5.0 mi · 1,362
- Byrd Elementary10.9 mi · 281
- Moss-Nuckols Elementary13.0 mi · 637
- Scottsville Elementary14.6 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About Carysbrook ElementaryHow large is Carysbrook Elementary?
Carysbrook Elementary enrolls approximately 457 students in grades 03-04.
What age range does Carysbrook Elementary serve?
Carysbrook Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 04.
How many teachers does Carysbrook Elementary have?
Carysbrook Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carysbrook Elementary?
At Carysbrook Elementary, the student body is approximately 67% White, 9% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Carysbrook Elementary?
Carysbrook Elementary is overseen by Fluvanna County Public Schools in Fluvanna County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.