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What tradition at Cassell Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUGUSTA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510030000118
Cassell Elementary
1301 Rockfish Rd, Waynesboro, VA 22980 · (540) 946-7635 · Augusta County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
451 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 50 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
66.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
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 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
68.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Cassell Elementary
Cassell Elementary's state test result (68.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassell Elementary this school | 634 | 71.1% | 68.1% |
| Riverheads Elementary Staunton | 714 | 72.8% | 68.9% |
| Watauga Elementary Abingdon | 581 | 74.9% | 93.1% |
| High Point Elementary Bristol | 582 | 76.1% | 84.9% |
| Stuarts Draft Elementary Stuarts Draft | 646 | 69.3% | 70.1% |
| Jouett Elementary Mineral | 647 | 78.1% | 82.3% |
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 Cassell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Augusta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #644 of 1,101 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #587 of 1,111 ▼ 83 | #2 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #693 of 1,111 ▼ 43 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #291 of 1,176 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #848 of 1,105 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #1,004 of 1,106 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.1% | #643 of 1,157 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #539 of 759 | N/A |
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
634
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 634 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 71% (451) |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 42 | 15.2:1 | 65% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 43 | 15.4:1 | 74% (489) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 41 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 685 | 47.3 | 14.5:1 | 52% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 52% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 41% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 571 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 23% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 30 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cassell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (685 to 634); teachers down 13% (47.3 to 41).
About Cassell Elementary
Cassell Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Waynesboro, Virginia. The student body numbers 634 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499, so this school runs 27% bigger than that.
Cassell Elementary is a school in Augusta County Public Schools. The district has 20 schools and 10,742 students.
White students are the large majority at Cassell Elementary, with 85% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Cassell Elementary has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Cassell Elementary employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. Cassell Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 71%.
On BeatsExpectations, Cassell Elementary is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Virginia schools.
Augusta County has about 78,033 residents, and median household income is about $82,049, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 25 public schools in Augusta County, with a combined enrollment of about 10,742.
The school nearest to Cassell Elementary is William Perry Elementary, at a distance of about 3.3 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Cassell Elementary is 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 631 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 634.
Community posts for Cassell Elementary can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Augusta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,033
Census ACS
Median income
$82,049
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,742 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Augusta County Public Schools
- Wilson Memorial HighHigh · 837 students
- Edward G. Clymore ElementaryElementary · 803 students
- Fort Defiance HighHigh · 731 students
- Riverheads ElementaryElementary · 714 students
- Stuarts Draft HighHigh · 668 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 655 students
Other schools in Waynesboro
- Waynesboro HighHigh · 926 students
- Kate Collins MiddleMiddle · 602 students
- William Perry ElementaryElementary · 447 students
- Westwood Hills ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- Berkeley Glenn ElementaryElementary · 256 students
- Wenonah ElementaryElementary · 246 students
Other Cassell Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cassell Elementary. Cassell Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Cassell Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 364 students
Nearby schools
- William Perry Elementary3.3 mi · 447
- Wayne Hills Center3.6 mi · 184
- Kate Collins Middle3.7 mi · 602
- Wenonah Elementary4.3 mi · 246
- Waynesboro High4.4 mi · 926
- Westwood Hills Elementary4.7 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Cassell ElementaryHow many students attend Cassell Elementary?
Cassell Elementary enrolls approximately 634 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cassell Elementary serve?
Cassell Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Cassell Elementary have?
Cassell Elementary employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cassell Elementary?
At Cassell Elementary, the student body is approximately 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Cassell Elementary public or private?
Cassell Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Augusta County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.