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Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAUQUIER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510132001846
Mary Walter Elementary
4529 Morrisville Road, Bealeton, VA 22712 · (540) 422-7710 · Fauquier County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
15.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
209 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
62.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +22.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 22 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Mary Walter Elementary
Mary Walter Elementary's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Walter Elementary this school | 397 | 52.6% | 62.5% |
| H.M. Pearson Elementary Catlett | 388 | 44.1% | 59.5% |
| Apple Pie Ridge Elementary Winchester | 393 | 65.4% | 54.1% |
| George Mason Elementary Alexandria | 332 | 41.6% | 73.8% |
| Peak View Elementary Penn Laird | 538 | 44.8% | 76.1% |
| Mountain View Elementary Harrisonburg | 411 | 63.7% | 52.1% |
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 Mary Walter Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Fauquier County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #780 of 1,101 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #564 of 1,111 ▲ 115 | #6 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #809 of 1,111 ▼ 1 | #10 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #824 of 1,176 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #817 of 1,105 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #646 of 1,106 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #789 of 1,157 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #455 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
397
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 397 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 53% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 56% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 54% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 25 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 49% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 54% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 24 | 18.5:1 | 38% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 39 | 13.3:1 | 32% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 547 | 36 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Walter Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (441 to 397); teachers down 4% (27 to 26).
About Mary Walter Elementary
Among the schools in Bealeton, Virginia, is Mary Walter Elementary, a small elementary school. The school's enrollment of 397 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 20% lower than the average for elementary schools in Virginia, which is about 499.
Fauquier County Public Schools includes 18 schools. Together they enroll 10,861 students.
White students make up a majority at Mary Walter Elementary, at 56%. The remaining students are 34% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census figures show Fauquier County is about 80% White. Mary Walter Elementary's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 26 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.3:1. This ratio sits 1.4 above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 53%. The rate at public schools in Fauquier County averages 33%, lower than here.
Mary Walter Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 73.8%. Mary Walter Elementary scores 62.5%.
Census estimates describe Fauquier County this way: the median household income is $130,189, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Mary Walter Elementary, Fauquier County has 21 other public schools.
The school nearest to Mary Walter Elementary is Cedar Lee Middle, at a distance of about 6.1 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. On average proficiency, Mary Walter Elementary is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 397, an 8% gain from 366 in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Fauquier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,577
Census ACS
Median income
$130,189
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
10,861 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fauquier County Public Schools
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,313 students
- Kettle Run HighHigh · 1,175 students
- Fauquier HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Cedar Lee MiddleMiddle · 861 students
- W.C. Taylor MiddleMiddle · 623 students
- Auburn MiddleMiddle · 570 students
Other schools in Bealeton
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,313 students
- Cedar Lee MiddleMiddle · 861 students
- Grace Miller ElementaryElementary · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar Lee Middle6.1 mi · 861
- Margaret M. Pierce Elementary6.2 mi · 543
- Grace Miller Elementary6.7 mi · 528
- Liberty High6.9 mi · 1,313
- H.M. Pearson Elementary10.2 mi · 388
- Hartwood Elementary10.2 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About Mary Walter ElementaryHow large is Mary Walter Elementary?
Mary Walter Elementary enrolls approximately 397 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mary Walter Elementary serve?
Mary Walter Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Mary Walter Elementary have?
Mary Walter Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Mary Walter Elementary?
Student demographics at Mary Walter Elementary are roughly 56% White, 34% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Mary Walter Elementary in?
Mary Walter Elementary is part of Fauquier County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.