Enrollment
157
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALIFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510177000720
Sydnor Jennings Elementary
1011 Sydnor Jennings Rd, Nathalie, VA 24577 · (434) 349-1013 · Halifax County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL157 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
9.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
151 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 | 18 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
63%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% . +12.0pp since 2022
Math
62.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp 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 62 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Sydnor Jennings Elementary
Sydnor Jennings Elementary's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydnor Jennings Elementary this school | 157 | 96.2% | 58.5% |
| Mount Airy Elementary Gretna | 141 | 85.8% | 84.9% |
| King & Queen Elementary King and Queen Courthouse | 168 | 97.0% | 52.3% |
| Capron Elementary Capron | 176 | 90.9% | 79.1% |
| Buckingham Co Prekindergarten Center Buckingham | 103 | 99.0% | N/A |
| Meherrin Elementary Newsoms | 218 | 89.0% | 63.3% |
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 Sydnor Jennings Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Halifax County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #866 of 1,101 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #854 of 1,111 ▼ 99 | #7 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #704 of 1,111 ▲ 210 | #4 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 157 | #1,140 of 1,176 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #235 of 1,157 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.0% | #73 of 759 | 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
157
-29 (-16%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 157 | 17 | 9.2:1 | 96% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 17 | 10.7:1 | 99% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 192 | 18.3 | 10.5:1 | 92% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 186 | 20 | 9.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 215 | 20.7 | 10.4:1 | 87% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 230 | 21 | 10.9:1 | 74% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 74% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 205 | 18 | 11.4:1 | 72% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 18 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sydnor Jennings Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (215 to 157); teachers down 18% (20.7 to 17).
About Sydnor Jennings Elementary
Students in Nathalie, Virginia, attend Sydnor Jennings Elementary, a very small elementary school. The school counted 157 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That is 69% below the average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Across its 10 schools, Halifax County Public Schools enrolls 4,496 students. Sydnor Jennings Elementary is one of those schools.
White students account for 48% of enrollment at Sydnor Jennings Elementary, more than any other group. Other groups include 35% Black, 12% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Halifax County residents are about 60% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
There are 17 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 9.2:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 96% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Sydnor Jennings Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 26% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Sydnor Jennings Elementary is 3.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (58.5% versus 61.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
In the wider Halifax County area, median household income comes to about $52,013, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Halifax County counts 11 public schools with about 4,496 students.
About 6.3 miles separate Sydnor Jennings Elementary from the closest public school, Meadville Elementary. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Local comparison: Sydnor Jennings Elementary ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 58.5% versus a 69.4% average.
Locale data from NCES put Sydnor Jennings Elementary in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Sydnor Jennings Elementary had a net loss of 29 students, or 16%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Sydnor Jennings Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Sinai ElementaryElementary · 243 students
- Clays Mill ElementaryElementary · 236 students
Nearby schools
- Meadville Elementary6.3 mi · 173
- Mount Airy Elementary9.2 mi · 141
- Brookneal Elementary9.6 mi · 410
- Clays Mill Elementary10.2 mi · 236
- Sinai Elementary12.2 mi · 243
- William Campbell High13.0 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Sydnor Jennings ElementaryHow large is Sydnor Jennings Elementary?
Sydnor Jennings Elementary enrolls approximately 157 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sydnor Jennings Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sydnor Jennings Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sydnor Jennings Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sydnor Jennings Elementary is approximately 9.2:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sydnor Jennings Elementary?
Sydnor Jennings Elementary reports a student body of 48% White, 4% Hispanic, 35% Black, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Sydnor Jennings Elementary?
Sydnor Jennings Elementary is overseen by Halifax County Public Schools in Halifax County.
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