Kate Waller Barrett Elementary

As a roomy elementary-level community in Stafford, Virginia, Kate Waller Barrett Elementary instructs 838 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Stafford County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 68% larger than the state mean of about 499.

Within Stafford County Public Schools, which oversees 32 schools and 31,812 students, Kate Waller Barrett Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Kate Waller Barrett Elementary reports that 38% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 29% Black, 19% White, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 88% of students at Kate Waller Barrett Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Stafford County (around 45%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kate Waller Barrett Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.1%; this one delivers 69.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Stafford County shows median household income runs about $137,807, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Stafford County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,812 students), of which Kate Waller Barrett Elementary is one.

Anne E. Moncure Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kate Waller Barrett Elementary. On composite proficiency, Kate Waller Barrett Elementary comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 66.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Kate Waller Barrett Elementary's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 816 (now 838). The White share of enrollment decreased from 32% to 19% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.