Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAUQUIER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510132000610
Claude Thompson Elementary
3284 Rectortown Rd, Marshall, VA 20115 · (540) 422-7690 · Fauquier County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- B-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
14.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
191 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
64.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
71.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 64 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 are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 66.0% |
| 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
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Claude Thompson Elementary
Claude Thompson Elementary's state test result (67.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Thompson Elementary this school | 254 | 75.2% | 67.7% |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary Harrisonburg | 282 | 74.8% | 59.0% |
| Lacey Spring Elementary Harrisonburg | 350 | 73.1% | 55.0% |
| Stonewall Elementary Clear Brook | 391 | 77.2% | 57.7% |
| Frederick Douglass Elementary Winchester | 376 | 83.0% | 71.2% |
| Coles Elementary Manassas | 431 | 72.6% | 81.9% |
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 Claude Thompson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fauquier County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #656 of 1,101 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #645 of 1,111 ▲ 66 | #7 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #764 of 1,111 ▲ 43 | #6 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #1,038 of 1,176 | #11 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #765 of 1,105 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #600 of 1,106 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.2% | #574 of 1,157 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #558 of 759 | #4 of 6 |
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
254
+32 (+14%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 225
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 254 | 17 | 14.9:1 | 75% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 17 | 15.4:1 | 76% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 19 | 13.6:1 | 76% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 17 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 57% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 52% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 219 | 16 | 13.7:1 | 47% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 173 | 13 | 13.3:1 | 12% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 225 | 14 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Claude Thompson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (273 to 254); teachers down 11% (19 to 17).
About Claude Thompson Elementary
Claude Thompson Elementary is an elementary school located in Marshall, Virginia, in Fauquier County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 254 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students, so this school is 49% smaller than average.
Claude Thompson Elementary is one school in Fauquier County Public Schools, a system of 18 schools with 10,861 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Claude Thompson Elementary, at 48%. Other reported shares: 41% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Fauquier County's residents are about 80% White, 31 points above the school's share. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Claude Thompson Elementary, 17 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Virginia have 13.8:1, compared with 14.9:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 75% of enrollment. That is 42 points above the 33% average for public schools in Fauquier County.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Claude Thompson Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Claude Thompson Elementary would be expected to post about 67.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.7%.
Claude Thompson Elementary is located in Fauquier County, where the median household income is $130,189, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Claude Thompson Elementary, Fauquier County has 21 other public schools.
The school nearest to Claude Thompson Elementary is Marshall Middle, at a distance of about 3.0 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. By average proficiency, Claude Thompson Elementary is 7th among 8 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment climbed 14% from its 2020-21 level of 222. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.1:1 to 14.9:1.
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Fauquier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,577
Census ACS
Median income
$130,189
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
10,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fauquier County Public Schools
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,313 students
- Kettle Run HighHigh · 1,175 students
- Fauquier HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Cedar Lee MiddleMiddle · 861 students
- W.C. Taylor MiddleMiddle · 623 students
- Auburn MiddleMiddle · 570 students
Nearby schools
- Marshall Middle3.0 mi · 426
- W.G. Coleman Elementary3.1 mi · 355
- Banneker Elementary7.2 mi · 139
- Middleburg Community Charter7.4 mi · 145
- Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle10.9 mi · 1,436
- Samuel L. Gravely Jr. Elementary11.4 mi · 813
Frequently asked questions
About Claude Thompson ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Claude Thompson Elementary?
Claude Thompson Elementary enrolls approximately 254 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Claude Thompson Elementary serve?
Claude Thompson Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Claude Thompson Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Claude Thompson Elementary is approximately 14.9:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Claude Thompson Elementary?
Claude Thompson Elementary reports a student body of 48% White, 41% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Claude Thompson Elementary?
Claude Thompson Elementary is overseen by Fauquier County Public Schools in Fauquier County.
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