Quinton Elementary

Quinton Elementary is an elementary campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in Quinton, Virginia, one of the schools within New Kent County Public Schools, teacheing 559 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 5 schools in New Kent County Public Schools (3,572 students total), Quinton Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Quinton Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 74%. The remainder breaks down as 12% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with New Kent County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Quinton Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 79.0%, the actual is 76.0%, a residual of -3.0 points.

In the broader community, New Kent County reports that the typical household earns roughly $123,314 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Quinton Elementary is one of 7 public schools in New Kent County (combined enrollment of about 3,572 students).

The closest other public school is Elko Middle, roughly 3.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Quinton Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 57.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.