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What's one thing Grace Miller Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
528
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAUQUIER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510132002184
Grace Miller Elementary
6248 Catlett Rd, Bealeton, VA 22712 · (540) 422-7590 · Fauquier County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
247 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 32 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
60.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 71.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 75% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Grace Miller Elementary
Grace Miller Elementary's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Miller Elementary this school | 528 | 46.8% | 60.3% |
| Courtland Elementary Spotsylvania | 548 | 40.7% | 71.1% |
| Bethel Manor Elementary Langley A F B | 631 | 45.5% | 85.9% |
| Frances Hazel Reid Elementary Leesburg | 647 | 48.8% | 67.4% |
| Rockhill Elementary Stafford | 639 | 42.6% | 71.6% |
| Lake Anne Elementary Reston | 616 | 49.4% | 56.0% |
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 Grace Miller Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fauquier County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #827 of 1,101 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #888 of 1,111 ▼ 312 | #11 of 11 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #846 of 1,111 ▼ 14 | #11 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #507 of 1,176 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #920 of 1,105 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #247 of 1,106 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #807 of 1,157 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #139 of 324 | N/A |
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
528
+49 (+10%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 581
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 528 | 33 | 16.0:1 | 47% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 50% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 33 | 15.0:1 | 49% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 32 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 36% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 32% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 30% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 23% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 581 | 39 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grace Miller Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (484 to 528); teachers unchanged (33 to 33).
About Grace Miller Elementary
In Bealeton, Virginia, part of Fauquier County, Grace Miller Elementary is an elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 528 students enrolled.
Fauquier County Public Schools enrolls 10,861 students in 18 schools, including Grace Miller Elementary.
No group is above 50% at Grace Miller Elementary; the largest is White, at 40%. After that, the student body is 35% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Fauquier County, the White share is about 80%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
Based on 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, Grace Miller Elementary has a ratio of 16.0:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 47%. Among public schools in Fauquier County, the average eligibility rate is 33%.
Grace Miller Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 18% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Grace Miller Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 75.4%. The school's actual rate is 60.3%, 15.0 points lower.
Fauquier County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $130,189 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fauquier County number 22, with about 10,861 students.
Liberty High is the nearest public school to Grace Miller Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Grace Miller Elementary ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 60.3% versus a 63.2% average.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment increased by 10% across 4 years, from 479 in 2020-21 to 528 in 2024-25. The ratio was 15.0:1 in 2020-21 and 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Grace Miller Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Fauquier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,577
Census ACS
Median income
$130,189
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
10,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fauquier County Public Schools
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,313 students
- Kettle Run HighHigh · 1,175 students
- Fauquier HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Cedar Lee MiddleMiddle · 861 students
- W.C. Taylor MiddleMiddle · 623 students
- Auburn MiddleMiddle · 570 students
Other schools in Bealeton
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,313 students
- Cedar Lee MiddleMiddle · 861 students
- Mary Walter ElementaryElementary · 397 students
Other Grace Miller Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Grace Miller Elementary. Grace Miller Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Grace Miller ElementaryLa Verne, CA · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty High0.2 mi · 1,313
- Cedar Lee Middle0.8 mi · 861
- Margaret M. Pierce Elementary4.1 mi · 543
- H.M. Pearson Elementary6.3 mi · 388
- Mary Walter Elementary6.7 mi · 397
- James G. Brumfield Elementary8.0 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Grace Miller ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Grace Miller Elementary?
Grace Miller Elementary enrolls approximately 528 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Grace Miller Elementary serve?
Grace Miller Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grace Miller Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grace Miller Elementary is approximately 16.0:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grace Miller Elementary?
At Grace Miller Elementary, the student body is approximately 40% White, 35% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Grace Miller Elementary public or private?
Grace Miller Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fauquier County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.