Total enrollment
11,371
+386 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
16 schools in Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
Virginia · 11,371 students · 2 cities
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools runs the local public-school system inside Virginia: 16 K-12 schools serving roughly 11,371 students, with 9 elementary, 4 middle, and 3 high.
4-year change in Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Virginia | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #28 of 117 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11,371 | #25 of 130 | #789 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 16 | #32 of 130 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #95 of 130 | #4,663 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 46.9% | #96 of 115 | #4,628 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #29 of 114 | #918 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 16 scored schools run from Matoaka Elementary at 82.5% proficient to James River Elementary at 60.8%, a gap of 21.8 points. That is the 50th widest gap among 95 Virginia districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 15 district schools that reported both years went from 11,667 to 10,866 students (down 7%) and from 717 to 760 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warhill High | Williamsburg | High | 09-12 | 1,277 |
| Lafayette High | Williamsburg | High | 09-12 | 1,247 |
| Jamestown High | Williamsburg | High | 09-12 | 1,243 |
| Stonehouse Elementary | Williamsburg | Elementary | KG-05 | 838 |
| Lois Hornsby Middle | Williamsburg | Middle | 06-08 | 805 |
| Toano Middle | Toano | Middle | 06-08 | 704 |
| Berkeley Middle | Williamsburg | Middle | 06-08 | 666 |
| Matoaka Elementary | Williamsburg | Elementary | KG-05 | 595 |
| Norge Elementary | Williamsburg | Elementary | PK-05 | 578 |
| Laurel Lane Elementary | Williamsburg | Elementary | PK-05 | 526 |
| D.J. Montague Elementary | Williamsburg | Elementary | PK-05 | 515 |
| James Blair Middle | Williamsburg | Middle | 06-08 | 505 |
| Matthew Whaley Elementary | Williamsburg | Elementary | KG-05 | 485 |
| J. Blaine Blayton Elementary | Williamsburg | Elementary | PK-05 | 481 |
| Clara Byrd Baker Elementary | Williamsburg | Elementary | PK-05 | 457 |
| James River Elementary | Williamsburg | Elementary | KG-05 | 449 |
About Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools is a compact Virginia school district running 16 schools with combined enrollment near 11,371.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools consists of 9 elementary, 4 middle, and 3 high schools.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment increased 4%: 10,985 students in SY 2020-21 versus 11,371 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.