Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 297 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLONIAL BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510093001956
Colonial Beach Elementary
102 First Street, Colonial Beach, VA 22443 · (804) 224-9897 · Westmoreland County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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
17.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
338 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 24 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 24% larger than its 7th grade class (37).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Colonial Beach Elementary→Colonial Beach High
Based on grade levels within Colonial Beach Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
71.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 70 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Colonial Beach Elementary
Colonial Beach Elementary's state test result (69.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Beach Elementary this school | 367 | 92.1% | 69.1% |
| LaCrosse Elementary La Crosse | 353 | 92.4% | 81.5% |
| Dinwiddie Elementary Dinwiddie | 341 | 95.0% | 65.4% |
| G.W. Carver Elementary Salem | 404 | 88.4% | 81.4% |
| Sunnyside Elementary Mckenney | 281 | 93.6% | 75.1% |
| McHarg Elementary Radford | 383 | 88.8% | N/A |
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 Colonial Beach Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #617 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #641 of 1,111 ▼ 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #603 of 1,111 ▼ 125 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #882 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,037 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #572 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #297 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #367 of 759 |
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
367
-31 (-8%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 345
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 367 | 21.3 | 17.3:1 | 92% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 21.3 | 17.8:1 | 85% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 16.3 | 22.1:1 | 80% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 23 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 24.3 | 17.2:1 | 72% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 68% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 29 | 11.9:1 | 65% (225) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colonial Beach Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (418 to 367); teachers down 13% (24.3 to 21.3).
About Colonial Beach Elementary
Colonial Beach Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in Colonial Beach, Virginia. Federal data show 367 students enrolled in pre-K through 7 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 26% below that mark.
Besides Colonial Beach Elementary, Colonial Beach Public Schools runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 593 students.
The student body at Colonial Beach Elementary is 58% White. It is also 20% Black, 14% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
Colonial Beach Elementary reports a ratio of 17.3 students per teacher, from 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.8:1. Lunch program data show 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 Grade, Colonial Beach Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Virginia public elementary schools.
A school with Colonial Beach Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 63.0%. Colonial Beach Elementary scores 69.1%, 6.1 points above that line.
In the wider Westmoreland County area, median household income comes to about $63,398, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Westmoreland County's 6 public schools enroll about 2,167 students and include Colonial Beach Elementary.
Colonial Beach High is the nearest public school to Colonial Beach Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles of Colonial Beach Elementary, there are 5 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Colonial Beach Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Colonial Beach Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 367, down from 398 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about Colonial Beach Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Westmoreland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,826
Census ACS
Median income
$63,398
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,167 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colonial Beach Public Schools
- Colonial Beach HighHigh · 226 students
Other schools in Colonial Beach
- Washington District ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Colonial Beach HighHigh · 226 students
Nearby schools
- Colonial Beach High0.1 mi · 226
- Washington District Elementary5.7 mi · 415
- Potomac Elementary7.1 mi · 566
- Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School7.1 mi · 428
- Piccowaxen Middle School7.3 mi · 578
- King George Elementary10.7 mi · 683
Frequently asked questions
About Colonial Beach ElementaryHow many students attend Colonial Beach Elementary?
Colonial Beach Elementary enrolls approximately 367 students in grades PK-07.
What grades does Colonial Beach Elementary serve?
Colonial Beach Elementary serves grades PK-07.
How many students per teacher at Colonial Beach Elementary?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Colonial Beach Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Colonial Beach Elementary?
Student demographics at Colonial Beach Elementary are roughly 58% White, 6% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Colonial Beach Elementary public or private?
Colonial Beach Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colonial Beach Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.