D.J. Montague Elementary

D.J. Montague Elementary operates as a moderately sized elementary school in Williamsburg, Virginia, overseen by Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 515 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, which oversees 16 schools and 11,371 students, D.J. Montague Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, D.J. Montague Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 28% Black, 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, James City County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, D.J. Montague Elementary has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 67% of students at D.J. Montague Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, James City County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, D.J. Montague Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for James City County indicate the typical household earns roughly $109,985 per year, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across James City County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,715 students), D.J. Montague Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lafayette High, roughly 1.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), D.J. Montague Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 76.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at D.J. Montague Elementary has expanded 6%, going from 485 students in 2018 to 515 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 59% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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