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Enrollment
796
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510366002463
Margaret Brent Elementary
2125 Mountain View Rd, Stafford, VA 22556 · (540) 658-6790 · Stafford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL796 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Virginia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
181 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 101 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 164 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 152 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 151 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (151).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
83.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
85.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 85.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
81.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 →
Schools most like Margaret Brent Elementary
Margaret Brent Elementary's state test result (81.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Brent Elementary this school | 796 | 22.7% | 81.5% |
| Spring Run Elementary Midlothian | 848 | 25.2% | 80.9% |
| Stonehouse Elementary Williamsburg | 838 | 25.3% | 82.0% |
| Sealston Elementary King George | 753 | 29.3% | 64.3% |
| Robious Elementary Midlothian | 660 | 23.8% | 82.9% |
| Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary Fort Belvoir | 761 | 31.9% | 70.0% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Margaret Brent Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Stafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #274 of 1,101 | #1 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #263 of 1,111 ▼ 38 | #1 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #252 of 1,111 ▼ 2 | #1 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 796 | #95 of 1,176 | #9 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #987 of 1,105 | #19 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #623 of 1,106 | #19 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.7% | #1,002 of 1,157 | #18 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #379 of 759 | #3 of 6 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
796
+57 (+8%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 746
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 796 | 48 | 16.6:1 | 23% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 807 | 52 | 15.5:1 | 24% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 806 | 50 | 16.1:1 | 19% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 739 | 43 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 905 | 44 | 20.6:1 | 20% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 870 | 37 | 23.5:1 | 19% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 746 | 38 | 19.6:1 | 15% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Margaret Brent Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (905 to 796); teachers up 9% (44 to 48).
About Margaret Brent Elementary
Margaret Brent Elementary is a large elementary school that serves part of Stafford, Virginia. The school's enrollment of 796 students covers kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students each.
Margaret Brent Elementary reports to Stafford County Public Schools, which has 32 schools and 31,812 students.
White students are the majority at Margaret Brent Elementary, with 60% of enrollment. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 8% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 48 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.6:1. That is 2.7 students per teacher above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 23% in 2024-25. Among public schools in Stafford County, the average eligibility rate is 45%.
Margaret Brent Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Margaret Brent Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 81.5% and a predicted 81.9%.
Stafford County census figures show that the median household income is $137,807, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 41 public schools in Stafford County, enrolling about 31,812 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Mountain View High, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Margaret Brent Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Margaret Brent Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Margaret Brent Elementary's enrollment grew from 739 in 2020-21 to 796 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Margaret Brent Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Stafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
163,466
Census ACS
Median income
$137,807
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
31,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stafford County Public Schools
- Mountain View HighHigh · 2,233 students
- Brooke Point HighHigh · 2,199 students
- Stafford Senior HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Colonial Forge HighHigh · 2,122 students
- North Stafford HighHigh · 1,982 students
- Rodney E. Thompson MiddleMiddle · 1,063 students
Other schools in Stafford
- Mountain View HighHigh · 2,233 students
- Brooke Point HighHigh · 2,199 students
- Colonial Forge HighHigh · 2,122 students
- North Stafford HighHigh · 1,982 students
- Rodney E. Thompson MiddleMiddle · 1,063 students
- H.H. Poole MiddleMiddle · 995 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain View High0.2 mi · 2,233
- Andrew G. Wright Middle1.2 mi · 851
- Garrisonville Elementary1.2 mi · 735
- Rockhill Elementary1.4 mi · 639
- North Star Early Childhood Education Center1.6 mi · 264
- Rodney E. Thompson Middle1.9 mi · 1,063
Frequently asked questions
About Margaret Brent ElementaryHow large is Margaret Brent Elementary?
Margaret Brent Elementary enrolls approximately 796 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Margaret Brent Elementary serve?
Margaret Brent Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Margaret Brent Elementary have?
Margaret Brent Elementary employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
How diverse is Margaret Brent Elementary?
Margaret Brent Elementary reports a student body of 60% White, 20% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Margaret Brent Elementary in?
Margaret Brent Elementary is part of Stafford County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.