Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510222000905
Harrington Waddell Elementary
100 Pendleton Place, Lexington, VA 24450 · (540) 463-5353 · Lexington city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Virginia public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
89 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Harrington Waddell Elementary→Lylburn Downing Middle
Based on grade levels within Lexington City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
94.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
94.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 94.0% | 94.0% |
| 2023-24 | 93.0% | 92.0% |
| 2022-23 | 91.0% | 90.0% |
% 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
92.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% 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 Harrington Waddell Elementary
Harrington Waddell Elementary's state test result (92.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrington Waddell Elementary this school | 350 | 25.4% | 92.3% |
| Bonsack Elementary Roanoke | 311 | 22.5% | 93.9% |
| Pemberton Elementary Richmond | 344 | 24.1% | 86.5% |
| Boonsboro Elementary Lynchburg | 309 | 26.5% | 77.9% |
| Battlefield Park Elementary Mechanicsville | 407 | 26.5% | 84.1% |
| New London Academy Elementary Forest | 330 | 31.8% | 87.3% |
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 Harrington Waddell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 92.3% | #28 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #37 of 1,111 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #21 of 1,111 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #912 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #692 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #894 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #976 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #107 of 324 |
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
350
+47 (+16%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 350 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 25% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 328 | 24 | 13.7:1 | 34% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 31% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 22 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 21.3 | 14.7:1 | 28% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 25% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 23 | 13.9:1 | 20% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 304 | 24 | 12.7:1 | 19% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 24 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrington Waddell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (313 to 350); teachers up 13% (21.3 to 24).
About Harrington Waddell Elementary
A low-enrollment elementary school in Lexington, Virginia, Harrington Waddell Elementary is part of Lexington City Public Schools. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 350 students. That is 30% below the average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Lexington City Public Schools has 2 schools; together they serve 537 students.
Federal enrollment data show Harrington Waddell Elementary is 76% White. Other groups make up 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Harrington Waddell Elementary totals 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. Federal data show 25% of students (89) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Lexington city average 61%.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Harrington Waddell Elementary outscored 97%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Harrington Waddell Elementary are 11.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (92.3% actual, 81.2% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lexington city show that the median household earns about $84,517 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Across Lexington city, 4 public schools serve about 1,484 students.
The closest school to Harrington Waddell Elementary is Maury River Middle, located about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Harrington Waddell Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 303 to 350, a 16% rise.
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Lexington city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,525
Census ACS
Median income
$84,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,484 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lexington City Public Schools
- Lylburn Downing MiddleMiddle · 187 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Rockbridge County HighHigh · 916 students
- Maury River MiddleMiddle · 481 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Lylburn Downing MiddleMiddle · 187 students
Nearby schools
- Maury River Middle0.8 mi · 481
- Central Elementary1.0 mi · 466
- Lylburn Downing Middle1.0 mi · 187
- Rockbridge County High2.1 mi · 916
- Mountain View Elementary5.2 mi · 154
- F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary5.9 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About Harrington Waddell ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Harrington Waddell Elementary?
Harrington Waddell Elementary enrolls approximately 350 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Harrington Waddell Elementary serve?
Harrington Waddell Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrington Waddell Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harrington Waddell Elementary is approximately 14.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harrington Waddell Elementary?
At Harrington Waddell Elementary, the student body is approximately 76% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Harrington Waddell Elementary?
Harrington Waddell Elementary is overseen by Lexington City Public Schools in Lexington city.
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