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Greenbrier Elementary

2228 Greenbrier Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22901 · (434) 245-2415 · Charlottesville city
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% 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.
  • BBeats 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
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
193 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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-K259%
Kindergarten4517%
Grade 14617%
Grade 25420%
Grade 36022%
Grade 43714%

This year's kindergarten class (45) is 22% larger than its 4th grade class (37).

Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
12045%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
3814%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
4718%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
218%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
4115%
DISTRICT 14% · 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
13551%
Female
13249%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Greenbrier Elementary→Walker Upper Elementary→Buford Middle→Charlottesville High
Based on grade levels within Charlottesville City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
79.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2579.0%70.0%
2023-2471.0%64.0%
2022-2371.0%70.0%
% 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
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 71% 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 Greenbrier Elementary

Greenbrier Elementary's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Greenbrier Elementary this school26772.3%71.0%
Burnley-Moran Elementary
Charlottesville
29974.6%81.0%
Johnson Elementary
Charlottesville
32778.9%55.8%
Norfolk Highlands Primary
Chesapeake
29473.5%74.3%
Mountain View Elementary
Roanoke
37771.9%70.6%
Trailblazer Elementary
Charlottesville
32065.6%65.5%
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 Greenbrier Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn VirginiaIn Charlottesville city
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
71.0%#552 of 1,101#2 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
70.0%#663 of 1,111
▲ 87
#2 of 6
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
79.0%#347 of 1,111
▲ 212
#2 of 6
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
267#1,019 of 1,176#6 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.3:1#412 of 1,105#6 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
71.7%#154 of 1,106#4 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
72.3%#629 of 1,157#5 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-33.1%#26 of 759#1 of 6
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
267
-51 (-16%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252672013.3:172% (193)
2023-242702112.9:180% (215)
2022-233152214.3:143% (136)
2020-213182612.2:1N/A
2017-1839930.513.1:144% (174)
2015-163912416.3:147% (185)
2010-113192413.3:149% (156)
2000-012542112.1:148% (122)
1990-912652311.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenbrier Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 33% (399 to 267); teachers down 34% (30.5 to 20).

About Greenbrier Elementary

Greenbrier Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Charlottesville, Virginia. A federal count lists 267 students at the school, in pre-K through 4. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Virginia) has about 499 students.

Greenbrier Elementary is a school in Charlottesville City Public Schools. The district has 9 schools and 4,439 students.

Enrollment at Greenbrier Elementary is mixed, with White students the largest group at 45%. After that, the student body is 18% Black, 15% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, and 8% Asian. Census figures show Charlottesville city is about 67% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Greenbrier Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 72%.

Dividing enrollment by its 20 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.3:1. Elementary schools in Virginia have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. Greenbrier Elementary reports 72% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 72% average for public schools in Charlottesville city.

The allk12 Grade for Greenbrier Elementary is B-. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Greenbrier Elementary is 2.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 71.0%. Predicted: 68.4%.

Across Charlottesville city, median household income is about $74,824, about 63% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Greenbrier Elementary is among the 15 public schools in Charlottesville city.

The closest public school, Charlottesville High, is about 0.8 miles from Greenbrier Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Greenbrier Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.

Federal data place Greenbrier Elementary in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Federal counts put enrollment at 318 in 2020-21 and 267 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.2:1 to 13.3:1.

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Charlottesville city at a glance

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Population
45,437
Census ACS
Median income
$74,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
63%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,150 students

Quick facts

School name
Greenbrier Elementary
District
Charlottesville City Public Schools
Address
2228 Greenbrier Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22901
Phone
(434) 245-2415
County
Charlottesville city
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
267
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
193 (72%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
510078000275
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Greenbrier Elementary. Greenbrier Elementary is the 7th largest of the 8.

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Frequently asked questions

About Greenbrier Elementary
How many students attend Greenbrier Elementary?
Greenbrier Elementary enrolls approximately 267 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Greenbrier Elementary serve?
Greenbrier Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Greenbrier Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Greenbrier Elementary is approximately 13.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Greenbrier Elementary?
Greenbrier Elementary reports a student body of 45% White, 14% Hispanic, 18% Black, 8% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Greenbrier Elementary?
Greenbrier Elementary is overseen by Charlottesville City Public Schools in Charlottesville city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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