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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW KENT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510261001038
George W. Watkins Elementary
6501 New Kent Hwy, Quinton, VA 23141 · (804) 966-9660 · New Kent County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
14.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
138 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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 New Kent County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
83.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
91.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 86.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
81.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 George W. Watkins Elementary
George W. Watkins Elementary's state test result (81.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George W. Watkins Elementary this school | 510 | 27.1% | 81.3% |
| Goochland Elementary Goochland | 509 | 28.3% | 77.8% |
| Quinton Elementary Quinton | 559 | 33.6% | 76.0% |
| New Kent Elementary New Kent | 601 | 33.4% | 77.4% |
| Trantwood Elementary Virginia Beach | 561 | 23.2% | 86.8% |
| Battlefield Park Elementary Mechanicsville | 407 | 26.5% | 84.1% |
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 George W. Watkins Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #279 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #92 of 1,111 ▲ 97 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #245 of 1,111 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #552 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #690 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #860 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #961 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.1% | #63 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
510
-122 (-19%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 510 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 27% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 27% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 35 | 12.5:1 | 26% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 45 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 44.3 | 16.0:1 | 26% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 666 | 44 | 15.1:1 | 22% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 645 | 38 | 17.0:1 | 22% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 55 | 10.3:1 | 16% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 26 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George W. Watkins Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (709 to 510); teachers down 21% (44.3 to 35).
About George W. Watkins Elementary
George W. Watkins Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in New Kent County Public Schools, located in Quinton, Virginia. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 510 students.
New Kent County Public Schools runs George W. Watkins Elementary along with 4 other schools, enrolling 3,572 students in total.
George W. Watkins Elementary is 74% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 12% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 77% White, within a few points of the school. George W. Watkins Elementary's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.6:1, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Lunch subsidy eligibility at George W. Watkins Elementary is 27%. That tracks the 29% average for public schools in New Kent County.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, George W. Watkins Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
George W. Watkins Elementary is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (81.3% versus 80.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
Across New Kent County, the median household income is $123,314, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New Kent County is home to 7 public schools and about 3,572 public school students.
Nearby, Quinton Elementary is about 4.3 miles away. Within ten miles of George W. Watkins Elementary, there are 5 other public schools. George W. Watkins Elementary is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
George W. Watkins Elementary's enrollment declined from 632 in 2020-21 to 510 in 2024-25.
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New Kent County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,105
Census ACS
Median income
$123,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,572 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Kent County Public Schools
- New Kent HighHigh · 1,073 students
- New Kent MiddleMiddle · 829 students
- New Kent ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- Quinton ElementaryElementary · 559 students
Nearby schools
- Quinton Elementary4.3 mi · 559
- New Kent Elementary6.4 mi · 601
- New Kent Middle6.4 mi · 829
- New Kent High6.6 mi · 1,073
- Elko Middle7.6 mi · 695
- Cashell Donahoe Elementary10.7 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About George W. Watkins ElementaryHow large is George W. Watkins Elementary?
George W. Watkins Elementary enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does George W. Watkins Elementary serve?
George W. Watkins Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at George W. Watkins Elementary?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at George W. Watkins Elementary.
How diverse is George W. Watkins Elementary?
George W. Watkins Elementary reports a student body of 74% White, 4% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is George W. Watkins Elementary public or private?
George W. Watkins Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Kent County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.