Kenbridge Elementary

Located at 215 Nottoway Falls Rd, in Kenbridge, Virginia, Kenbridge Elementary is a close-knit primary school that educates 372 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Lunenburg County Public Schools. That puts it 25% leaner than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Across the 4 schools in Lunenburg County Public Schools (1,577 students total), Kenbridge Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Kenbridge Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 33% White, 25% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Lunenburg County as a whole is about 6% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Kenbridge Elementary records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Kenbridge Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.6%; this one delivers 69.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lunenburg County shows the typical household earns roughly $54,842 per year, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Kenbridge Elementary is one of 4 public schools in Lunenburg County (combined enrollment of about 1,577 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lunenburg Middle, around 4.9 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kenbridge Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 60.7%.

Kenbridge Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Kenbridge Elementary's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 375 (now 372). Hispanic enrollment moved from 23% to 37% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.