Enrollment
236
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510294001209
Chatham Elementary
245 Chatham Elementary Lane, Chatham, VA 24531 · (434) 432-6461 · Pittsylvania County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
203 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 19 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 34% larger than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
74.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
77.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Chatham Elementary
Chatham Elementary's state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham Elementary this school | 236 | 86.0% | 72.9% |
| Nottoway Elementary Sedley | 235 | 91.5% | 82.4% |
| John L. Hurt Elementary Hurt | 257 | 87.5% | 87.3% |
| Brosville Elementary Danville | 219 | 88.6% | 67.9% |
| Central Elementary Amherst | 268 | 82.8% | 50.0% |
| Sontag Elementary Rocky Mount | 248 | 87.5% | 66.5% |
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 Chatham Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Pittsylvania County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #501 of 1,101 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #484 of 1,111 ▼ 45 | #10 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #486 of 1,111 ▼ 85 | #8 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #1,067 of 1,176 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #35 of 1,105 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #732 of 1,106 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #414 of 1,157 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #285 of 324 | 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
236
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 236 | 23 | 10.3:1 | 86% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 235 | 23 | 10.2:1 | 85% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 23 | 10.2:1 | 80% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 19 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 20 | 11.6:1 | 66% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 243 | 20 | 12.2:1 | 62% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 20 | 14.8:1 | 64% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 276 | 24 | 11.5:1 | 49% (136) |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 18 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chatham Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (232 to 236); teachers up 15% (20 to 23).
About Chatham Elementary
Chatham Elementary is an elementary school in Chatham, Virginia, and it is part of Pittsylvania County Public Schools. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 236 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students.
Chatham Elementary belongs to Pittsylvania County Public Schools, a district of 18 schools and 7,830 students.
A majority of students at Chatham Elementary, 65%, are White. The remaining shares are 22% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Pittsylvania County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Chatham Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
Teachers at the school number 23 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.3:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 85% average for public schools in Pittsylvania County.
Chatham Elementary scores 72.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 64.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Pittsylvania County show that median household income is about $54,085, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 22 public schools in Pittsylvania County, with a combined enrollment of about 7,830.
The nearest public school is Chatham High, at about 3.7 miles. Chatham Elementary has 6 other public schools within ten miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Chatham Elementary ranks 8th on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 233 in 2020-21, 236 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.3:1 to 10.3:1.
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Pittsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,856
Census ACS
Median income
$54,085
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,830 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pittsylvania County Public Schools
- Tunstall HighHigh · 800 students
- Twin Springs ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- Chatham HighHigh · 609 students
- Tunstall MiddleMiddle · 609 students
- Dan River HighHigh · 583 students
- Gretna HighHigh · 507 students
Other schools in Chatham
- Chatham HighHigh · 609 students
- Chatham MiddleMiddle · 406 students
- Union Hall ElementaryElementary · 183 students
- Pittsylvania Regional Alternative School/STEM AcademyElementary
- Pittsylvania Vocational-Technical CenterElementary
- Regional Alternative/Pittslvania CoElementary
Other Chatham Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Chatham Elementary. Chatham Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Chatham Elementary SchoolChatham, IL · 500 students
- Chatham Elementary SchoolChatham, MA · 146 students
Nearby schools
- Chatham High3.7 mi · 609
- Chatham Middle5.4 mi · 406
- Gretna Middle7.4 mi · 385
- Gretna High7.4 mi · 507
- Gretna Elementary7.8 mi · 493
- Union Hall Elementary9.5 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Chatham ElementaryHow many students attend Chatham Elementary?
Chatham Elementary enrolls approximately 236 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Chatham Elementary serve?
Chatham Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chatham Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chatham Elementary is approximately 10.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chatham Elementary?
At Chatham Elementary, the student body is approximately 65% White, 10% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Chatham Elementary in?
Chatham Elementary is part of Pittsylvania County Public Schools.
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