Enrollment
38
Combined
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACCOMACK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510006000014
Tangier Combined
4375 School Lane, Tangier, VA 23440 · (757) 891-2315 · Accomack County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL38 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
4.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
37 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 3 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 2 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 5 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 4 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 4 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 3 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 2 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 3 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 3 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 3 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 1 | 3% |
Student demographics
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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
86.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 91.0% |
| 2022-23 | 91.0% | 82.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Virginia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Tangier Combined ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 38 | #10 of 10 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
38
-10 (-21%) vs 2020
-69% since 1990-91, when it was 122
Student : Teacher
4.9:1
was 6.9:1
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 | 38 | 7.7 | 4.9:1 | 97% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 41 | 7.7 | 5.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 41 | 9 | 4.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 48 | 7 | 6.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 60 | 9.8 | 6.2:1 | 40% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 65 | 11 | 5.9:1 | 25% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 74 | 11 | 6.7:1 | 43% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 98 | 14 | 7.0:1 | 18% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 122 | 12 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tangier Combined.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (60 to 38); teachers down 21% (9.8 to 7.7).
About Tangier Combined
Tangier Combined is a small combined-grade school with its address in Tangier, Virginia. A federal count lists 38 students at the school, in pre-K through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in Virginia) has about 838 students.
Accomack County Public Schools has 4,623 students in 11 schools, and Tangier Combined is one of those schools.
White students make up 100% of enrollment at Tangier Combined. Census figures show Accomack County is about 59% White.
A ratio of 4.9:1 comes from the school's 7.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 10.9 students per teacher below the 15.8:1 average for combined schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 97% in 2024-25. That tracks the 99% average for public schools in Accomack County.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Tangier Combined does better than predicted by 20.2 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 81.8%; the prediction is 61.6%.
Across Accomack County, the median household income is $58,993, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Accomack County has 13 public schools and roughly 4,623 students.
Carter G Woodson Elementary is the public school closest to Tangier Combined, about 12.9 miles away. Tangier Combined's average proficiency of 81.8% compares with 55.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 21% from 2020-21, when Tangier Combined had 48 students, to 2024-25, when it had 38. The school's ratio fell from 6.9:1 to 4.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Tangier Combined covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Accomack County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,335
Census ACS
Median income
$58,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,623 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Accomack County Public Schools
- Arcadia HighHigh · 688 students
- Nandua HighHigh · 621 students
- Kegotank ElementaryElementary · 501 students
- Arcadia MiddleMiddle · 469 students
- Nandua MiddleMiddle · 454 students
- Accawmacke ElementaryElementary · 453 students
Nearby schools
- Carter G Woodson Elementary12.9 mi · 512
- Crisfield Academy and High School13.7 mi · 366
- Pungoteague Elementary16.3 mi · 452
- Nandua Middle17.8 mi · 454
- Nandua High17.9 mi · 621
- Metompkin Elementary19.3 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Tangier CombinedHow many students attend Tangier Combined?
Tangier Combined enrolls approximately 38 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Tangier Combined serve?
Tangier Combined serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tangier Combined?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tangier Combined is approximately 4.9:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Tangier Combined?
Tangier Combined reports a student body of 100% White.
Who oversees Tangier Combined?
Tangier Combined is overseen by Accomack County Public Schools in Accomack County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.