Cassell Elementary

Cassell Elementary operates as a mid-tier elementary school in Waynesboro, Virginia, run under Augusta County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 634 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 27% bigger than the state mean of about 499.

Augusta County Public Schools comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 10,742 students; Cassell Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Cassell Elementary lists that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cassell Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.7%; this one delivers 68.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Augusta County put median household income runs about $82,049, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cassell Elementary is one of 25 public schools in Augusta County (combined enrollment of about 10,742 students).

The closest other public school is William Perry Elementary, roughly 3.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Cassell Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 60.5%.

Cassell Elementary operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 685 students in 2018 compared to 634 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.