Tabb Elementary

Tabb Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Yorktown, Virginia, one of the schools within York County Public Schools. The school instructs 707 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 42% bigger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Within York County Public Schools, which oversees 19 schools and 13,105 students, Tabb Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Tabb Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 13% Black, 7% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Tabb Elementary has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Tabb Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Tabb Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 80.3%, the actual is 90.8%, a residual of +10.5 points.

In the broader community, census data for York County shows the typical household earns roughly $109,956 per year, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Tabb Elementary is one of 19 public schools in York County (combined enrollment of about 13,105 students).

The closest other public school is Coventry Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tabb Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tabb Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 82.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 15%: 615 students in 2018 compared to 707 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 60% to 51% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Tabb Elementary typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.