Enrollment
218
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510360002312
Meherrin Elementary
28600 Grays Shop Rd., Newsoms, VA 23874 · (757) 654-6461 · Southampton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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
10.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
194 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (38).
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Southampton County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
59.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
64.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Meherrin Elementary
Meherrin Elementary's state test result (63.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meherrin Elementary this school | 218 | 89.0% | 63.3% |
| Surry Elementary Dendron | 292 | 95.5% | 76.3% |
| Brosville Elementary Danville | 219 | 88.6% | 67.9% |
| Phenix Elementary Phenix | 226 | 90.7% | 78.9% |
| Armstrong Elementary Hampton | 288 | 94.4% | 83.1% |
| Lois Harrison-Jones Elementary Richmond | 262 | 100.0% | 71.3% |
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 Meherrin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #758 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #821 of 1,111 ▲ 113 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #880 of 1,111 ▼ 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #1,089 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #46 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #634 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #357 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #51 of 759 |
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
218
-23 (-10%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 218 | 20.7 | 10.5:1 | 89% (194) |
| 2023-24 | 235 | 23.6 | 9.9:1 | 66% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 19.5 | 12.5:1 | 75% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 20 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 309 | 20.3 | 15.3:1 | 64% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 19 | 16.9:1 | 53% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 17 | 17.8:1 | 57% (171) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meherrin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (309 to 218); teachers up 2% (20.3 to 20.7).
About Meherrin Elementary
Meherrin Elementary is a small elementary school with an address in Newsoms, Virginia. A federal count lists 218 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499, so this school runs 56% smaller than that.
Southampton County Public Schools has a total of 6 schools and 2,363 students, Meherrin Elementary among them.
White students are the largest group at Meherrin Elementary, with 48% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 45% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Among all residents of Southampton County, the White share is about 61%. The chance that two students picked at random at Meherrin Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
Dividing enrollment by its 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 10.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, higher than at this school. Meherrin Elementary reports 89% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Southampton County, the average is about the same, 91%.
Meherrin Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Virginia, Meherrin Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 63.3% actual against a predicted 63.9%.
Southampton County census figures show that median household income is about $70,795, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 7 public schools operate in Southampton County, serving about 2,363 students.
Southampton High is the public school closest to Meherrin Elementary, about 5.1 miles away. Meherrin Elementary has 4 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools average 56.5% on proficiency, and Meherrin Elementary is above that at 63.3%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 10%, from 241 to 218. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.1:1 to 10.5:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Meherrin Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Southampton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,964
Census ACS
Median income
$70,795
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,363 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southampton County Public Schools
- Southampton HighHigh · 704 students
- Riverdale ElementaryElementary · 533 students
- Southampton MiddleMiddle · 497 students
- Nottoway ElementaryElementary · 235 students
- Capron ElementaryElementary · 176 students
- Fresh Start CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Southampton High5.1 mi · 704
- Southampton Middle5.1 mi · 497
- Capron Elementary6.0 mi · 176
- Riverdale Elementary9.5 mi · 533
- Franklin High11.1 mi · 504
- S.P. Morton Elementary11.7 mi · 620
Frequently asked questions
About Meherrin ElementaryHow many students attend Meherrin Elementary?
Meherrin Elementary enrolls approximately 218 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Meherrin Elementary serve?
Meherrin Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Meherrin Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meherrin Elementary is approximately 10.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meherrin Elementary?
At Meherrin Elementary, the student body is approximately 48% White, 3% Hispanic, 45% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Meherrin Elementary?
Meherrin Elementary is overseen by Southampton County Public Schools in Southampton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.