Lancaster Elementary

Kilmarnock, Virginia, is home to Lancaster Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 7 make up the school's enrollment of 542 students.

Within Lancaster County Public Schools, Lancaster Elementary is one of 3 schools. The district enrolls 1,018 students.

The largest racial or ethnic group at Lancaster Elementary is Black, with 50% of students. Other groups include 39% White, 8% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 26% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lancaster Elementary scores 60%.

On staff are 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.8:1.

In the wider Lancaster County area, median household income comes to about $69,713, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Lancaster County's 5 public schools enroll about 1,018 students and include Lancaster Elementary.

Lancaster Elementary's nearest public school is Lancaster Early Childhood Education Center (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 2 other public schools sit within ten miles of Lancaster Elementary.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.

The 2020-21 count was 372 students and the 2024-25 count was 542. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. The ratio was 15.5:1 in 2020-21 and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.

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