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E. Wilson Morrison Elementary

40 Crescent St, Front Royal, VA 22630 · (540) 635-4188 · Warren County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% 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.
  • C-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

Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
338 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K347%
Kindergarten7116%
Grade 17416%
Grade 27516%
Grade 38118%
Grade 46314%
Grade 56013%

This year's kindergarten class (71) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (60).

Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
29164%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
7617%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
317%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
5512%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
24754%
Female
21146%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
65.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2565.0%61.0%
2023-2461.0%52.0%
2022-2365.0%62.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 E. Wilson Morrison Elementary

E. Wilson Morrison Elementary's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
E. Wilson Morrison Elementary this school45873.8%57.9%
Hilda J. Barbour Elementary
Front Royal
45374.6%70.5%
Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary
Front Royal
47474.1%63.5%
Ruckersville Elementary
Ruckersville
54069.3%67.5%
Plains Elementary
Timberville
46073.0%63.3%
Locust Grove Primary
Locust Grove
50069.4%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 E. Wilson Morrison Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Virginia
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
57.9%#870 of 1,101
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
61.0%#878 of 1,111
▲ 79
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
65.0%#755 of 1,111
▲ 91
Enrollment
ranked largest first
458#678 of 1,176
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.0:1#339 of 1,105
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
55.0%#679 of 1,106
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
73.8%#601 of 1,157
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.0%#269 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 2024-25
Enrollment
458
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 612
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2545835.313.0:174% (338)
2023-244393512.5:171% (313)
2022-2344934.313.1:166% (297)
2020-214573214.3:1N/A
2017-1854534.515.8:167% (366)
2015-165133216.0:164% (329)
2010-114162616.0:164% (266)
2000-014743712.8:135% (167)
1990-916123816.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E. Wilson Morrison Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (545 to 458); teachers up 2% (34.5 to 35.3).

About E. Wilson Morrison Elementary

E. Wilson Morrison Elementary is an elementary school located in Front Royal, Virginia, in Warren County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 458 students in pre-K through 5.

E. Wilson Morrison Elementary is part of a district of 9 schools: Warren County Public Schools, with 5,024 students.

E. Wilson Morrison Elementary is 64% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 7% Black. County-wide, 83% of Warren County residents are White. E. Wilson Morrison Elementary's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school reported 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Eligible students account for 74% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Warren County average 74%.

Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, E. Wilson Morrison Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for E. Wilson Morrison Elementary is -10.1 points: 57.9% actual, 68.0% predicted.

Warren County has about 41,531 residents, and the median household income is $84,682, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Warren County has 9 public schools and roughly 5,024 students.

The shortest distance from E. Wilson Morrison Elementary to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Skyline Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 67.7%, higher than E. Wilson Morrison Elementary's 57.9%.

Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.

Enrollment at E. Wilson Morrison Elementary was 457 in 2020-21 and 458 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Students per teacher fell from 14.3 in 2020-21 to 13.0 in 2024-25.

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Warren County at a glance

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Population
41,531
Census ACS
Median income
$84,682
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
5,024 students

Quick facts

School name
E. Wilson Morrison Elementary
District
Warren County Public Schools
Address
40 Crescent St, Front Royal, VA 22630
Phone
(540) 635-4188
County
Warren County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
458
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
13.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
338 (74%)
Locale
31-Town: Fringe
NCES ID
510387001730
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Warren County Public Schools
Other schools in Front Royal
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About E. Wilson Morrison Elementary
How large is E. Wilson Morrison Elementary?
E. Wilson Morrison Elementary enrolls approximately 458 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does E. Wilson Morrison Elementary serve?
E. Wilson Morrison Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at E. Wilson Morrison Elementary?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at E. Wilson Morrison Elementary.
What is the student diversity at E. Wilson Morrison Elementary?
Student demographics at E. Wilson Morrison Elementary are roughly 64% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is E. Wilson Morrison Elementary in?
E. Wilson Morrison Elementary is part of Warren County Public Schools.
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