James G. Brumfield Elementary

James G. Brumfield Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Warrenton, Virginia, operated by Fauquier County Public Schools. The school teaches 496 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Fauquier County Public Schools, which oversees 18 schools and 10,861 students, James G. Brumfield Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, James G. Brumfield Elementary reports that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 35% of students at James G. Brumfield Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, James G. Brumfield Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 78.6%; this one delivers 66.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Fauquier County indicate median household earnings sit near $130,189, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Fauquier County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,861 students), James G. Brumfield Elementary is one campus in the mix.

W.C. Taylor Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around James G. Brumfield Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts James G. Brumfield Elementary at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 76.1%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at James G. Brumfield Elementary has shrank 4%, going from 514 students in 2018 to 496 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 22% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the James G. Brumfield Elementary community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.