Enrollment
177
Elementary
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRUNSWICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510048000184
Meherrin Powellton Elementary
11555 Dry Bread Road, Lawrenceville, VA 23868 · (434) 577-5000 · Brunswick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL177 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Virginia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
179 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 20 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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 Brunswick County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
86.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 92.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 80.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Virginia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Meherrin Powellton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #464 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #217 of 1,111 ▼ 179 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #568 of 1,111 ▼ 95 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 177 | #1,124 of 1,176 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #54 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.2% | #32 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
177
-11 (-6%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 177 | 15.2 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 184 | 14.4 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 174 | 16.3 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 188 | 15 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 16 | 16.3:1 | 99% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 17 | 15.8:1 | 96% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 78% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 81% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 21 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meherrin Powellton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (261 to 177); teachers down 5% (16 to 15.2).
About Meherrin Powellton Elementary
Meherrin Powellton Elementary is an elementary school located in Lawrenceville, Virginia, in Brunswick County. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 177 students. Elementary schools in Virginia have about 499 students on average; enrollment here is 65% lower.
Brunswick County Public Schools has 5 schools and 1,369 students, and Meherrin Powellton Elementary is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Meherrin Powellton Elementary are Black (62%). Other reported shares: 23% White, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 52% Black among all Brunswick County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
A staff of 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.7:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower.
Meherrin Powellton Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 70% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Meherrin Powellton Elementary does better than predicted by 13.4 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.0%; the prediction is 60.6%.
In Brunswick County, home to about 15,841 people, the median household earns about $53,084 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Brunswick County number 7, with about 1,369 students.
Meherrin Powellton Elementary's nearest public school is Brunswick High (about 7.0 miles). Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 50.7%; Meherrin Powellton Elementary's is 74.0%, ranking 1st of 8.
NCES assigns Meherrin Powellton Elementary the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased by 6% across 4 years, from 188 in 2020-21 to 177 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Brunswick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,841
Census ACS
Median income
$53,084
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,369 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brunswick County Public Schools
- Brunswick HighHigh · 404 students
- Totaro ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- James S. Russell MiddleMiddle · 288 students
- Red Oak-Sturgeon ElementaryElementary · 205 students
- Brunswick County ElementaryElementary
Other schools in Lawrenceville
- Brunswick HighHigh · 404 students
- Totaro ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- James S. Russell MiddleMiddle · 288 students
- Brunswick County ElementaryElementary
- Southside L.I.N.K. Project/Brunswick CoElementary
Nearby schools
- Brunswick High7.0 mi · 404
- Totaro Elementary8.6 mi · 295
- James S. Russell Middle8.7 mi · 288
- Northampton County High School13.5 mi · 265
- Greensville County High13.6 mi · 584
- Gaston STEM Leadership Academy13.8 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Meherrin Powellton ElementaryHow many students attend Meherrin Powellton Elementary?
Meherrin Powellton Elementary enrolls approximately 177 students in grades PK-05.
Is Meherrin Powellton Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meherrin Powellton Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Meherrin Powellton Elementary?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Meherrin Powellton Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meherrin Powellton Elementary?
At Meherrin Powellton Elementary, the student body is approximately 23% White, 9% Hispanic, 62% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Meherrin Powellton Elementary in?
Meherrin Powellton Elementary is part of Brunswick County Public Schools.
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