Enrollment
243
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALIFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510177002769
Sinai Elementary
1011 Sinai Elementary Drive, Halifax, VA 24558 · (434) 476-6193 · Halifax County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% 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.
- C+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
10.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
241 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 35 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 90% larger than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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 Halifax County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +15.0pp since 2022
Math
64.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 15 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 →
Schools most like Sinai Elementary
Sinai Elementary's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinai Elementary this school | 243 | 99.2% | 60.4% |
| Red Oak-Sturgeon Elementary Alberta | 205 | 100.0% | 61.3% |
| Bellevue Elementary Richmond | 206 | 99.5% | 52.3% |
| Moton Early Childhood Center Hampton | 226 | 98.7% | N/A |
| James Monroe Elementary Norfolk | 299 | 99.7% | 54.4% |
| Lindenwood Elementary Norfolk | 243 | 99.6% | 54.8% |
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 Sinai Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Halifax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #823 of 1,101 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #808 of 1,111 ▲ 6 | #6 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #705 of 1,111 ▲ 8 | #5 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #1,055 of 1,176 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #61 of 1,105 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #789 of 1,106 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #180 of 1,157 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #284 of 324 | N/A |
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
243
+47 (+24%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 243 | 22.5 | 10.8:1 | 99% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 21.5 | 11.5:1 | 100% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 19.5 | 11.3:1 | 93% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 196 | 17 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 239 | 23.1 | 10.4:1 | 89% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 25 | 9.4:1 | 90% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 15 | 16.9:1 | 85% (217) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sinai Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (239 to 243); teachers down 2% (23.1 to 22.5).
About Sinai Elementary
Sinai Elementary is a public elementary school run by Halifax County Public Schools in Halifax, Virginia. The school's enrollment of 243 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 51% lower than the average for elementary schools in Virginia, which is about 499.
The 10 schools in Halifax County Public Schools enroll 4,496 students altogether, Sinai Elementary among them.
Roughly 69% of students at Sinai Elementary are Black. Other groups make up 19% White, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 35% of Halifax County residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.8:1. This ratio sits 3.0 below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. For comparison, public schools in Halifax County average 100%.
Sinai Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 31% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Sinai Elementary would score about 61.1%. It scores 60.4%, within a point of that figure.
Halifax County has about 33,639 residents, and the median household income is $52,013, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Sinai Elementary, Halifax County has 10 other public schools.
Nearby, Halifax County Middle is about 3.0 miles away. Within five miles of Sinai Elementary, there are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Sinai Elementary ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
Sinai Elementary is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The school enrolled 243 students in 2024-25, 47 more than the 196 it had in 2020-21.
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Halifax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,639
Census ACS
Median income
$52,013
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Halifax County Public Schools
- Halifax County HighHigh · 1,282 students
- Halifax County MiddleMiddle · 847 students
- South Boston ElementaryElementary · 683 students
- Cluster Springs ElementaryElementary · 572 students
- Clays Mill ElementaryElementary · 236 students
- Scottsburg ElementaryElementary · 187 students
Nearby schools
- Halifax County Middle3.0 mi · 847
- Halifax County High3.2 mi · 1,282
- South Boston/Halifax Early Learning Center4.2 mi · 116
- South Boston Elementary4.5 mi · 683
- Clays Mill Elementary7.2 mi · 236
- Meadville Elementary7.4 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Sinai ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sinai Elementary?
Sinai Elementary enrolls approximately 243 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sinai Elementary serve?
Sinai Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Sinai Elementary?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Sinai Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sinai Elementary?
At Sinai Elementary, the student body is approximately 19% White, 5% Hispanic, 69% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Sinai Elementary public or private?
Sinai Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Halifax County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.