Chatham Elementary

As a low-enrollment K-5 school in Chatham, Virginia, Chatham Elementary caters to 236 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Pittsylvania County Public Schools. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Chatham Elementary sits 53% leaner than that benchmark.

Chatham Elementary is one of 18 schools operated by Pittsylvania County Public Schools, a district that educates 7,830 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Chatham Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 65%; the rest breaks down as 22% Black, 10% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Pittsylvania County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Chatham Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Chatham Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.7%, the actual is 72.9%, a residual of +8.2 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Pittsylvania County) reports that median household earnings sit near $54,085, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chatham Elementary is one of 22 public schools in Pittsylvania County (combined enrollment of about 7,830 students).

Chatham High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.7 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Chatham Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 80.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Chatham Elementary's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 232 (now 236). Black enrollment moved from 28% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

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