Locust Grove Elementary

Located at 31208 Constitution Highway, in Locust Grove, Virginia, Locust Grove Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community that educates 519 students (grades 3 through 5), overseen by Orange County Public Schools.

Locust Grove Elementary is one of 9 schools operated by Orange County Public Schools, a district that works with 5,074 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Locust Grove Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 12% Black. By comparison, Orange County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Locust Grove Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 70% of students at Locust Grove Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Locust Grove Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.2%, the actual is 65.1%, a residual of -4.0 points.

In the area at large, Orange County reports that median household earnings sit near $94,008, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Orange County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,074 students), of which Locust Grove Elementary is one.

Locust Grove Primary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Locust Grove Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Locust Grove Elementary at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 69.5%.

Locust Grove Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Locust Grove Elementary's enrollment has grew 21% since 2018, when it stood at 429 (now 519). The White share of enrollment fell from 71% to 55% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

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