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What tradition at Colonial Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOTETOURT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510042000169
Colonial Elementary
142 Murray Drive, Troutville, VA 24175 · (540) 977-6773 · Botetourt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
158 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 89.0% |
| 2022-23 | 87.0% | 88.0% |
% 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
89.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Elementary
Colonial Elementary's state test result (89.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Elementary this school | 439 | 36.0% | 89.3% |
| Poquoson Primary Poquoson | 417 | 30.9% | N/A |
| Gainesboro Elementary Winchester | 483 | 41.6% | 50.1% |
| South Anna Elementary Montpelier | 439 | 36.9% | 79.1% |
| West Salem Elementary Salem | 375 | 35.5% | 80.4% |
| Glenvar Elementary Salem | 372 | 42.7% | 77.0% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Botetourt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.3% | #69 of 1,101 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #77 of 1,111 ▲ 16 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #89 of 1,111 ▲ 52 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #731 of 1,176 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #405 of 1,105 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #1,012 of 1,106 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #888 of 1,157 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.8% | #64 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
439
+35 (+9%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 439 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 36% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 33 | 14.0:1 | 39% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 28.5 | 16.8:1 | 40% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 22 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 379 | 21.5 | 17.6:1 | 28% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 23% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 16% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 11% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 537 | 27 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colonial Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (379 to 439); teachers up 53% (21.5 to 33).
About Colonial Elementary
Colonial Elementary is an elementary school in Troutville, Virginia, reachable at (540) 977-6773. Federal data show 439 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Besides Colonial Elementary, Botetourt County Public Schools runs 10 other schools. The district enrolls 4,424 students.
Of every 100 students at Colonial Elementary, about 86 are White. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Colonial Elementary are from different groups.
With 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 13.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Colonial Elementary, 36% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 37% average for public schools in Botetourt County.
Colonial Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 89.3%, compared with a predicted 78.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Botetourt County, median household income comes to about $81,213, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. The county has 13 public schools and about 4,424 students.
Colonial Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Bonsack Elementary, about 2.7 miles away. Within five miles of Colonial Elementary, there are 4 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 89.3% is above the 80.6% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 9%. The school's ratio dropped from 18.4:1 to 13.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Botetourt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,004
Census ACS
Median income
$81,213
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,424 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Botetourt County Public Schools
- Lord Botetourt HighHigh · 963 students
- Read Mountain MiddleMiddle · 670 students
- James River HighHigh · 464 students
- Greenfield ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Central Academy MiddleMiddle · 364 students
- Buchanan ElementaryElementary · 276 students
Other schools in Troutville
- Greenfield ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Troutville ElementaryElementary · 247 students
Other Colonial Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Colonial Elementary. Colonial Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Colonial Elementary SchoolPlymouth Meeting, PA · 857 students
- COLONIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT MYERS, FL · 661 students
Nearby schools
- Bonsack Elementary2.7 mi · 311
- Cloverdale Elementary3.1 mi · 234
- Read Mountain Middle3.2 mi · 670
- William Byrd Middle5.0 mi · 802
- William Byrd High5.0 mi · 1,134
- Lord Botetourt High5.2 mi · 963
Frequently asked questions
About Colonial ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Colonial Elementary?
Colonial Elementary enrolls approximately 439 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Colonial Elementary serve?
Colonial Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Colonial Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Colonial Elementary is approximately 13.3:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Colonial Elementary?
At Colonial Elementary, the student body is approximately 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Colonial Elementary public or private?
Colonial Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Botetourt County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.