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What's the one class at Northumberland Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510273001392
Northumberland Elementary
757 Academic Lane, Heathsville, VA 22473 · (804) 580-8032 · Northumberland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
11.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
499 students
DISTRICT 97% · 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 | 46 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 Northumberland County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
81.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
70.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Northumberland Elementary
Northumberland Elementary's state test result (70.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northumberland Elementary this school | 503 | 99.2% | 70.6% |
| Bedford Hills Elementary Lynchburg | 402 | 98.0% | 59.9% |
| Clarksville Elementary Skipwith | 432 | 95.1% | 76.4% |
| Larchmont Elementary Norfolk | 455 | 99.8% | 80.0% |
| Richard T. Yates Elementary Newport News | 448 | 97.8% | 64.5% |
| Ghent K-8 Norfolk | 501 | 99.4% | 84.1% |
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 Northumberland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #565 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #376 of 1,111 ▲ 138 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #549 of 1,111 ▲ 113 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #573 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #141 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #480 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #177 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #274 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
503
-48 (-9%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 673
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 503 | 43 | 11.7:1 | 99% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 46 | 11.6:1 | 99% (529) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 49 | 11.0:1 | 91% (491) |
| 2020-21 | 551 | 45 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 42.8 | 14.0:1 | 61% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 623 | 42 | 14.8:1 | 65% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 705 | 38 | 18.6:1 | 56% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 673 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 55% (368) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northumberland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (598 to 503); teachers unchanged (42.8 to 43).
About Northumberland Elementary
Northumberland Elementary serves students in Heathsville, Virginia, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school counted 503 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Northumberland Elementary is run by Northumberland County Public Schools, whose 3 schools enroll 1,162 students.
About 50% of the student body at Northumberland Elementary is White. Other students are 32% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Northumberland County residents are about 69% White. The diversity index for Northumberland Elementary is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 43 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 99% of students at Northumberland Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 97% average for public schools in Northumberland County.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Northumberland Elementary outscored 61%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Northumberland Elementary would be expected to post about 61.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.6%.
The school is in Northumberland County, where the median household earns about $66,480 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Northumberland Elementary shares Northumberland County with 2 other public schools.
Northumberland High is about 0.4 miles from Northumberland Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Northumberland Elementary places 3rd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 551 (2020-21) to 503 (2024-25).
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Northumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,188
Census ACS
Median income
$66,480
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,162 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northumberland County Public Schools
- Northumberland HighHigh · 380 students
- Northumberland MiddleMiddle · 279 students
Other schools in Heathsville
- Northumberland HighHigh · 380 students
- Northumberland MiddleMiddle · 279 students
Nearby schools
- Northumberland High0.4 mi · 380
- Northumberland Middle0.5 mi · 279
- Lancaster High9.6 mi · 402
- Lancaster Early Childhood Education Center13.7 mi · 74
- Lancaster Elementary13.8 mi · 542
- Ridge Elementary14.6 mi · 209
Frequently asked questions
About Northumberland ElementaryHow large is Northumberland Elementary?
Northumberland Elementary enrolls approximately 503 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Northumberland Elementary serve?
Northumberland Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Northumberland Elementary?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Northumberland Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Northumberland Elementary?
Student demographics at Northumberland Elementary are roughly 50% White, 11% Hispanic, 32% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Northumberland Elementary public or private?
Northumberland Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northumberland County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.