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Enrollment
828
Elementary
DISTRICT 852 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHENANDOAH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510351001547
Sandy Hook Elementary
162 Stickley Loop, Strasburg, VA 22657 · (540) 465-8281 · Shenandoah County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL828 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- 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
14.5:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
693 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 32 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 147 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 144 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (144).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 down about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
71.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Sandy Hook Elementary
Sandy Hook Elementary's state test result (71.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Hook Elementary this school | 828 | 83.7% | 71.5% |
| W.W. Robinson Elementary Woodstock | 1,035 | 84.3% | 62.5% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary Louisa | 672 | 88.8% | 81.8% |
| Amelia County Elementary Amelia Court House | 778 | 84.2% | 53.3% |
| Wilson Elementary Fishersville | 655 | 82.0% | 67.6% |
| Jouett Elementary Mineral | 647 | 78.1% | 82.3% |
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 Sandy Hook Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #540 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #578 of 1,111 ▼ 161 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #636 of 1,111 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 828 | #70 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #680 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.2% | #923 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #445 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #513 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
828
+133 (+19%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 828 | 57 | 14.5:1 | 84% (693) |
| 2023-24 | 858 | 56 | 15.3:1 | 79% (678) |
| 2022-23 | 837 | 62 | 13.5:1 | 74% (619) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 51 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 904 | 54 | 16.7:1 | 42% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 932 | 60 | 15.5:1 | 39% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 996 | 55 | 18.1:1 | 35% (353) |
| 2000-01 | 783 | 55 | 14.2:1 | 23% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 30 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandy Hook Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (904 to 828); teachers up 6% (54 to 57).
About Sandy Hook Elementary
Sandy Hook Elementary is an elementary school located in Strasburg, Virginia, in Shenandoah County. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 828 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students.
Sandy Hook Elementary sits within Shenandoah County Public Schools, which has 9 schools and 5,703 students.
White students account for 77% of enrollment at Sandy Hook Elementary. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Shenandoah County is roughly 85% White. Sandy Hook Elementary has a diversity index of 38%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Sandy Hook Elementary is 84%. That is close to the 84% average for public schools in Shenandoah County.
allk12 grades Sandy Hook Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Sandy Hook Elementary's results are 6.2 points above predicted: 71.5% against 65.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Shenandoah County show that median household income is about $67,191, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 11 public schools operate in Shenandoah County, serving about 5,703 students.
The next-closest public school is Signal Knob Middle, about 0.5 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sandy Hook Elementary at 4th of 9.
The NCES locale for Sandy Hook Elementary is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Sandy Hook Elementary saw enrollment rise 19% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Sandy Hook Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Shenandoah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,925
Census ACS
Median income
$67,191
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,703 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shenandoah County Public Schools
- W.W. Robinson ElementaryElementary · 1,035 students
- Central HighHigh · 728 students
- Ashby-Lee ElementaryElementary · 692 students
- Strasburg HighHigh · 614 students
- Peter Muhlenberg MiddleMiddle · 535 students
- Stonewall Jackson HighHigh · 496 students
Other schools in Strasburg
- Strasburg HighHigh · 614 students
- Signal Knob MiddleMiddle · 413 students
Other Sandy Hook Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sandy Hook Elementary. Sandy Hook Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Sandy Hook Elementary SchoolSandy Hook, CT · 349 students
Nearby schools
- Signal Knob Middle0.5 mi · 413
- Strasburg High0.5 mi · 614
- Middletown Elementary7.2 mi · 648
- A.S. Rhodes Elementary9.2 mi · 265
- Skyline High10.2 mi · 848
- Skyline Middle10.4 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Sandy Hook ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sandy Hook Elementary?
Sandy Hook Elementary enrolls approximately 828 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sandy Hook Elementary serve?
Sandy Hook Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Sandy Hook Elementary have?
Sandy Hook Elementary employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Sandy Hook Elementary?
Student demographics at Sandy Hook Elementary are roughly 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Sandy Hook Elementary in?
Sandy Hook Elementary is part of Shenandoah County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.