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How has Magruder Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 580 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510415001815
Magruder Elementary
700 Penniman Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185 · (757) 220-4067 · York County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
228 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 21% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
84.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
83.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 77.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
81.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Magruder Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #281 of 1,101 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #331 of 1,111 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #227 of 1,111 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #343 of 1,176 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #679 of 1,105 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #295 of 1,106 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #258 of 324 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
610
+18 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 17.9:1
% White
49%
was 49%
% Hispanic
16%
was 14%
% Black
20%
was 23%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 610 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 37% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 34 | 19.2:1 | 41% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 663 | N/A | N/A | 47% (314) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 38% (222) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Magruder Elementary.
About Magruder Elementary
Magruder Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The school enrolls 610 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average enrollment is about 499.
The district, York County Public Schools, has 13,105 students enrolled across 19 schools.
About 49% of students at Magruder Elementary are White, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 20% Black, 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 3% Asian. York County's residents are about 68% White, 20 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Magruder Elementary comes to 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.5:1. That is in line with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Magruder Elementary counts 37% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in York County is similar, at 35%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Magruder Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 81.1%; the prediction is 77.9%.
For York County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $109,956 a year, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Magruder Elementary, York County has 19 public schools.
Queens Lake Middle is the nearest public school to Magruder Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Magruder Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 75.0% proficiency; Magruder Elementary posts 81.1%.
Magruder Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Small.
Between 2017-18 and 2024-25, Magruder Elementary had a net gain of 18 students, or 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.9:1 in 2017-18, and 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
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York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,005
Census ACS
Median income
$109,956
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
13,105 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in York County Public Schools
- Grafton HighHigh · 1,235 students
- Tabb HighHigh · 1,153 students
- Tabb MiddleMiddle · 968 students
- York HighHigh · 947 students
- Grafton MiddleMiddle · 937 students
- Bruton HighHigh · 723 students
Other schools in Williamsburg
- Warhill HighHigh · 1,277 students
- Lafayette HighHigh · 1,247 students
- Jamestown HighHigh · 1,243 students
- Stonehouse ElementaryElementary · 838 students
- Lois Hornsby MiddleMiddle · 805 students
- Bruton HighHigh · 723 students
Nearby schools
- Queens Lake Middle1.1 mi · 554
- Matthew Whaley Elementary1.8 mi · 485
- Waller Mill Elementary2.8 mi · 445
- Bruton High3.2 mi · 723
- James Blair Middle3.4 mi · 505
- Laurel Lane Elementary3.5 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Magruder ElementaryHow large is Magruder Elementary?
Magruder Elementary enrolls approximately 610 students in grades KG-05.
Is Magruder Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Magruder Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Magruder Elementary have?
Magruder Elementary employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Magruder Elementary?
Student demographics at Magruder Elementary are roughly 49% White, 16% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Magruder Elementary in?
Magruder Elementary is part of York County Public Schools.
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