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Enrollment
653
Elementary
DISTRICT 580 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510415001814
Grafton Bethel Elementary
410 Lakeside Dr, Grafton, VA 23692 · (757) 898-0350 · York County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
228 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (132).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
86.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 86.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
86.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Grafton Bethel Elementary
Grafton Bethel Elementary's state test result (86.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton Bethel Elementary this school | 653 | 34.9% | 86.4% |
| Evergreen Elementary Midlothian | 797 | 32.9% | 68.3% |
| Seaford Elementary Seaford | 552 | 35.7% | 90.6% |
| Brock Road Elementary Spotsylvania | 651 | 33.0% | 78.3% |
| Hartwood Elementary Hartwood | 627 | 30.0% | 79.4% |
| Tabb Elementary Yorktown | 707 | 28.9% | 90.8% |
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 Grafton Bethel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.4% | #130 of 1,101 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #241 of 1,111 ▼ 69 | #7 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #181 of 1,111 ▼ 44 | #7 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #260 of 1,176 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #959 of 1,105 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #536 of 1,106 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #898 of 1,157 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #247 of 324 | #6 of 7 |
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
653
+52 (+9%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
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 | 653 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 35% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 29 | 20.8:1 | 41% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 599 | N/A | N/A | 44% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 40 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 632 | 33 | 19.1:1 | 22% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | 35 | 17.7:1 | 17% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | 33 | 18.7:1 | 19% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 10% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 378 | 23 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grafton Bethel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (632 to 653); teachers up 21% (33 to 40).
About Grafton Bethel Elementary
Grafton Bethel Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Grafton, Virginia, (ZIP code 23692). The student body numbers 653 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499, so this school runs 31% larger than that.
Within York County Public Schools, Grafton Bethel Elementary is one of 19 schools. The district enrolls 13,105 students.
By race and ethnicity, Grafton Bethel Elementary is 59% White. After that, the student body is 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 6% Asian. Census figures show York County is about 68% White. Grafton Bethel Elementary has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Grafton Bethel Elementary total 40 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.3:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 228 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 35%. Across public schools in York County, the average is about the same, 35%.
Grafton Bethel Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 90% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 86.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 78.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for York County show that median household income is about $109,956, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Grafton Bethel Elementary is one of 19 public schools in York County, which together enroll about 13,105 students.
The nearest public school is Dare Elementary, at about 1.0 miles. Grafton Bethel Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 84.3%, lower than Grafton Bethel Elementary's 86.4%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 9%, from 601 to 653. The ratio was 15.0:1 in 2020-21 and 16.3:1 in 2024-25.
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York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,005
Census ACS
Median income
$109,956
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
13,105 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in York County Public Schools
- Grafton HighHigh · 1,235 students
- Tabb HighHigh · 1,153 students
- Tabb MiddleMiddle · 968 students
- York HighHigh · 947 students
- Grafton MiddleMiddle · 937 students
- Bruton HighHigh · 723 students
Nearby schools
- Dare Elementary1.0 mi · 399
- Mount Vernon Elementary1.2 mi · 573
- Grafton High1.4 mi · 1,235
- Grafton Middle1.4 mi · 937
- Tabb Middle1.6 mi · 968
- Tabb High2.0 mi · 1,153
Frequently asked questions
About Grafton Bethel ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Grafton Bethel Elementary?
Grafton Bethel Elementary enrolls approximately 653 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Grafton Bethel Elementary serve?
Grafton Bethel Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grafton Bethel Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grafton Bethel Elementary is approximately 16.3:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grafton Bethel Elementary?
At Grafton Bethel Elementary, the student body is approximately 59% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Grafton Bethel Elementary in?
Grafton Bethel Elementary is part of York County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.