Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DINWIDDIE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510117000411
Dinwiddie Elementary
13811 Boydton Plank Rd, Dinwiddie, VA 23841 · (804) 469-4580 · Dinwiddie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
324 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Based on grade levels within Dinwiddie County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
75.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
65.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Dinwiddie Elementary
Dinwiddie Elementary's state test result (65.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinwiddie Elementary this school | 341 | 95.0% | 65.4% |
| LaCrosse Elementary La Crosse | 353 | 92.4% | 81.5% |
| Colonial Beach Elementary Colonial Beach | 367 | 92.1% | 69.1% |
| Sunnyside Elementary Mckenney | 281 | 93.6% | 75.1% |
| Hilton Elementary Newport News | 368 | 99.2% | 78.8% |
| Garden City Elementary Roanoke | 302 | 98.7% | 54.1% |
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 Dinwiddie Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #720 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #531 of 1,111 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #624 of 1,111 ▼ 60 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #920 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #273 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #715 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.0% | #246 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #723 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
341
+27 (+9%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 388
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
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 | 341 | 27 | 12.6:1 | 95% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 89% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 28 | 12.1:1 | 87% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 24 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 23.4 | 14.8:1 | 51% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 330 | 22 | 15.0:1 | 52% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 21 | 20.1:1 | 52% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 28 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 388 | 23 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dinwiddie Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (346 to 341); teachers up 15% (23.4 to 27).
About Dinwiddie Elementary
Dinwiddie Elementary is an elementary school in Dinwiddie, Virginia, according to federal school records. It reports enrollment of 341 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 32% below that mark.
In Dinwiddie County Public Schools, 7 schools enroll a combined 4,147 students.
Federal enrollment data show Dinwiddie Elementary is 63% White. The remaining shares are 26% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. In Dinwiddie County overall, the White share is about 64%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.6 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Virginia, 13.8:1, is higher. Dinwiddie Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 95%. Public schools in Dinwiddie County average a similar 94%.
On the allk12 Grade, Dinwiddie Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 43% of Virginia public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Dinwiddie Elementary is 3.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 65.4%. Predicted: 62.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Dinwiddie County show that the median household earns about $83,704 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Dinwiddie County has 9 public schools with about 4,147 students, including Dinwiddie Elementary.
About 2.2 miles separate Dinwiddie Elementary from the closest public school, Dinwiddie County Middle. The five-mile area around Dinwiddie Elementary holds 3 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Dinwiddie Elementary at 4th of 9.
NCES assigns Dinwiddie Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 341, compared with 314 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Dinwiddie Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Dinwiddie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,191
Census ACS
Median income
$83,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dinwiddie County Public Schools
- Dinwiddie County HighHigh · 1,260 students
- Dinwiddie County MiddleMiddle · 919 students
- Sutherland ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- Southside ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Midway ElementaryElementary · 352 students
- Sunnyside ElementaryElementary · 281 students
Other schools in Dinwiddie
- Dinwiddie County HighHigh · 1,260 students
- Dinwiddie County MiddleMiddle · 919 students
- Southside ElementaryElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Dinwiddie County Middle2.2 mi · 919
- Dinwiddie County High2.3 mi · 1,260
- Southside Elementary4.3 mi · 446
- Sutherland Elementary7.8 mi · 548
- Midway Elementary8.2 mi · 352
- Sunnyside Elementary10.2 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Dinwiddie ElementaryHow many students attend Dinwiddie Elementary?
Dinwiddie Elementary enrolls approximately 341 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Dinwiddie Elementary serve?
Dinwiddie Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Dinwiddie Elementary?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Dinwiddie Elementary.
How diverse is Dinwiddie Elementary?
Dinwiddie Elementary reports a student body of 63% White, 6% Hispanic, 26% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Dinwiddie Elementary public or private?
Dinwiddie Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dinwiddie County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.