Margaret M. Pierce Elementary

Margaret M. Pierce Elementary is a mid-tier elementary campus in Remington, Virginia, run under Fauquier County Public Schools. The school instructs 543 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Fauquier County Public Schools runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 10,861 students. Margaret M. Pierce Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Margaret M. Pierce Elementary shows that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Fauquier County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Fauquier County (around 33%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Margaret M. Pierce Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 76.0%; actual is 54.0%, a gap of -22.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, Fauquier County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,189, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fauquier County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,861 students), of which Margaret M. Pierce Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cedar Lee Middle, around 3.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Margaret M. Pierce Elementary comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 65.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 5%: 519 students in 2018 compared to 543 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 68% to 57% over that span.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.