Margaret Brent Elementary

Margaret Brent Elementary is a high-enrollment K-5 school in Stafford, Virginia, run under Stafford County Public Schools. The school serves 796 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Margaret Brent Elementary sits 60% bigger than that benchmark.

Margaret Brent Elementary is one of 32 schools operated by Stafford County Public Schools, a district that serves 31,812 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Margaret Brent Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 60%; the rest reads as 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Margaret Brent Elementary shows 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Stafford County's rate of about 45%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Margaret Brent Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 81.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 81.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Stafford County reports that median household income runs about $137,807, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Stafford County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,812 students), Margaret Brent Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mountain View High, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Margaret Brent Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 74.6%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Margaret Brent Elementary's enrollment has declined 12% since 2018, when it stood at 905 (now 796). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 12% to 20% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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