Garland R. Quarles Elementary

As a compact elementary school in Winchester, Virginia, Garland R. Quarles Elementary teaches 410 students from grades pre-K through 4, operated by Winchester City Public Schools.

Within Winchester City Public Schools, which oversees 7 schools and 4,362 students, Garland R. Quarles Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Garland R. Quarles Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 33% White, 9% multiracial, 8% Black, 4% Asian. By comparison, Winchester city as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 83% of students at Garland R. Quarles Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Garland R. Quarles Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.5%; this one delivers 59.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Winchester city put median household income runs about $63,974, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Winchester city's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,235 students), Garland R. Quarles Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: John Handley High, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Garland R. Quarles Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 63.4%.

Garland R. Quarles Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Garland R. Quarles Elementary's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 429 (now 410). The Black share of enrollment declined from 12% to 8% over that span.

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