Sealston Elementary

Sealston Elementary operates as a sizable primary school in King George, Virginia, part of King George County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 753 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 51% larger than the state mean of about 499.

King George County Public Schools comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 4,591 students; Sealston Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Sealston Elementary lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Black, 14% Hispanic, 13% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Sealston Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below King George County's rate of about 37%.

With demographic context factored in, Sealston Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Virginia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 80.1%; Sealston Elementary posts 64.3%, -15.9 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, King George County reports that median household income runs about $116,884, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, King George County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,591 students), of which Sealston Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Ferry Farm Elementary, roughly 5.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Sealston Elementary comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 69.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 796 students in 2018 compared to 753 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 56% across the same window.

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