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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510415001818

Seaford Elementary

1105 Seaford Rd, Seaford, VA 23696 · (757) 898-0352 · York County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 580 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
197 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten8616%
Grade 19617%
Grade 26412%
Grade 310018%
Grade 410519%
Grade 510118%

This year's kindergarten class (86) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).

Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
35063%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
529%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
5310%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
183%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
7814%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
26348%
Female
28952%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
93.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
92.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2593.0%92.0%
2023-2494.0%93.0%
2022-2388.0%87.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
90.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Seaford Elementary

Seaford Elementary's state test result (90.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Seaford Elementary this school55235.7%90.6%
Ocean Lakes Elementary
Virginia Beach
53032.1%81.8%
Potomac Elementary
Dahlgren
56637.3%70.8%
New Kent Elementary
New Kent
60133.4%77.4%
Grafton Bethel Elementary
Grafton
65334.9%86.4%
Stone Robinson Elementary
Charlottesville
47630.3%75.8%
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 Seaford Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn VirginiaIn York County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
90.6%#45 of 1,101#3 of 10
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
92.0%#75 of 1,111
▼ 41
#2 of 10
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
93.0%#34 of 1,111
▼ 17
#1 of 10
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
552#460 of 1,176#8 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.8:1#1,058 of 1,105#10 of 10
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
55.9%#666 of 1,106#10 of 10
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
35.7%#891 of 1,157#6 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+25.2%#37 of 324#1 of 7
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 2024-25
Enrollment
552
+47 (+9%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255523117.8:136% (197)
2023-244732518.9:138% (180)
2022-23472N/AN/A44% (206)
2020-215052818.0:1N/A
2017-1844126.316.8:123% (101)
2015-164502915.5:117% (75)
2010-115132917.7:112% (63)
2000-014952817.7:17% (37)
1990-914982817.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seaford Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 25% (441 to 552); teachers up 18% (26.3 to 31).

About Seaford Elementary

In Seaford, Virginia, Seaford Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 552 students, from kindergarten through 5.

Seaford Elementary falls under York County Public Schools, which has 19 schools enrolling 13,105 students.

At 63%, White students outnumber all other groups at Seaford Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 14% multiracial, 10% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. By the diversity index, Seaford Elementary comes in at 56%.

Its teaching staff equals 31 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.8:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Around 36% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 35% average for public schools in York County.

A school with Seaford Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 78.4%. Seaford Elementary scores 90.6%, 12.2 points above that line.

Federal survey data for York County show that median household income is about $109,956, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Seaford Elementary is among the 19 public schools in York County.

Of nearby public schools, Dare Elementary is the closest, at about 1.8 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Seaford Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

For locale, NCES codes Seaford Elementary as Suburb: Large.

Enrollment was 505 in 2020-21 and 552 in 2024-25, a gain of 47 students.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Seaford Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

York County at a glance

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Population
71,005
Census ACS
Median income
$109,956
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
13,105 students

Quick facts

School name
Seaford Elementary
District
York County Public Schools
Address
1105 Seaford Rd, Seaford, VA 23696
Phone
(757) 898-0352
County
York County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
552
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
17.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
197 (36%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
510415001818
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Seaford Elementary
How many students attend Seaford Elementary?
Seaford Elementary enrolls approximately 552 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Seaford Elementary serve?
Seaford Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Seaford Elementary?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Seaford Elementary.
How diverse is Seaford Elementary?
Seaford Elementary reports a student body of 63% White, 9% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Seaford Elementary public or private?
Seaford Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by York County Public Schools.
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