Stony Point Elementary

Located at 3893 Stony Point Road, in Keswick, Virginia, Stony Point Elementary is a close-knit primary school that serves 217 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Albemarle County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 57% below the state mean of about 499.

Across the 24 schools in Albemarle County Public Schools (14,149 students total), Stony Point Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Stony Point Elementary records that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 10% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Stony Point Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Stony Point Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Albemarle County's rate of about 37%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Stony Point Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 80.8%; this one delivers 70.4%.

Across the wider county, Albemarle County reports that median household earnings sit near $104,392, roughly 61% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Albemarle County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,438 students), of which Stony Point Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Baker-Butler Elementary, around 2.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Stony Point Elementary comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 69.4%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 14%: 252 students in 2018 compared to 217 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 13% to 7%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

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