Locust Grove Primary

Locust Grove Primary is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Locust Grove, Virginia, one of the schools within Orange County Public Schools, teacheing 500 students in grades pre-K through 2.

Orange County Public Schools comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,074 students; Locust Grove Primary is among them.

On demographics, Locust Grove Primary lists that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 22% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 8% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Orange County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $94,008 per year, 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 Primary is one.

The closest other public school is Locust Grove Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Locust Grove Primary operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Locust Grove Primary's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 501 (now 500). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 8% to 22% over that span.

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