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If you could change one rule at Prince Edward Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
823
Elementary
DISTRICT 615 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510306001272
Prince Edward Elementary
35 Eagle Dr., Farmville, VA 23901 · (434) 315-2110 · Prince Edward County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL823 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
- B-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
13.1:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
831 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 108 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 162 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 152 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (162) is 7% larger than its 4th grade class (152).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Prince Edward County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
69.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 →
Where Prince Edward Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #790 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #706 of 1,111 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #838 of 1,111 ▼ 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 823 | #74 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #360 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #546 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #60 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.6% | #716 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
823
+70 (+9%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 1,015
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 823 | 63 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 58 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 808 | 59 | 13.7:1 | 100% (806) |
| 2020-21 | 753 | 54 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 836 | 65 | 12.9:1 | 90% (749) |
| 2015-16 | 845 | 63 | 13.4:1 | 75% (635) |
| 2010-11 | 1,039 | 63 | 16.5:1 | 71% (736) |
| 2000-01 | 1,049 | 93 | 11.3:1 | 66% (689) |
| 1990-91 | 1,015 | 56 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prince Edward Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (836 to 823); teachers down 3% (65 to 63).
About Prince Edward Elementary
Prince Edward Elementary serves students in Farmville, Virginia, as a large elementary school. The school has 823 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 4. Elementary schools in Virginia have about 499 students on average; enrollment here is 65% higher.
Prince Edward Elementary is part of Prince Edward County Public Schools, where 3 schools serve 1,845 students.
The student body at Prince Edward Elementary is 53% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% White, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 30%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
Based on 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, Prince Edward Elementary has a ratio of 13.1:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower.
Prince Edward Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.6% for Prince Edward Elementary. The school posts 62.2%, 1.6 points above the prediction.
The school is in Prince Edward County, where median household income comes to about $56,315, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prince Edward County counts 5 public schools with about 1,845 students.
Prince Edward Middle sits about 0.2 miles from Prince Edward Elementary. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Prince Edward Elementary is 6th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Prince Edward Elementary had a net gain of 70 students, or 9%.
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Prince Edward County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,996
Census ACS
Median income
$56,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prince Edward County Public Schools
- Prince Edward MiddleMiddle · 520 students
- Prince Edward County HighHigh · 502 students
- Prince Edward County Vocational TechnicalElementary
Other schools in Farmville
- Prince Edward MiddleMiddle · 520 students
- Prince Edward County HighHigh · 502 students
- Piedmont Regional Juvenile Detention CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Prince Edward Middle0.2 mi · 520
- Prince Edward County High0.2 mi · 502
- Cumberland Elementary17.4 mi · 530
- Eureka Elementary17.5 mi · 471
- Crewe Primary17.6 mi · 370
- Cumberland High17.7 mi · 374
Frequently asked questions
About Prince Edward ElementaryHow many students attend Prince Edward Elementary?
Prince Edward Elementary enrolls approximately 823 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Prince Edward Elementary serve?
Prince Edward Elementary serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Prince Edward Elementary?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Prince Edward Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Prince Edward Elementary?
Student demographics at Prince Edward Elementary are roughly 31% White, 6% Hispanic, 53% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Prince Edward Elementary public or private?
Prince Edward Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prince Edward County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.