Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESSEX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510120000421
Tappahannock Elementary
205 Elementary School Circle, Tappahannock, VA 22560 · (804) 443-5301 · Essex County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
410 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 40 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 19% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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 Essex County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
72.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →
Where Tappahannock Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #814 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #616 of 1,111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #806 of 1,111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #813 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #250 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #479 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #21 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #478 of 759 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
400
+62 (+18%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 400 | 32 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 30 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 29 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 30 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 33.9 | 13.0:1 | 78% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 586 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 71% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 668 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 68% (452) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 52 | 11.8:1 | 61% (374) |
| 1990-91 | 567 | 37 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tappahannock Elementary.
About Tappahannock Elementary
Federal records list Tappahannock Elementary as an elementary school in Tappahannock, Virginia. It covers pre-K through 4, with a total enrollment of 400 students.
The district, Essex County Public Schools, has 1,092 students enrolled across 3 schools.
Tappahannock Elementary is 53% Black by enrollment. Smaller groups are 26% White, 14% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 37% of Essex County residents are Black. Tappahannock Elementary's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 32 full-time-equivalent teachers at Tappahannock Elementary and a ratio of 12.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Tappahannock Elementary is 60.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.0%.
Within Essex County, the median household income is $56,520, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Tappahannock Elementary, Essex County has 3 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is James H. Cary Intermediate, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Tappahannock Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Tappahannock Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment has grown by 62 students since 2020-21, to 400. The number of students per teacher rose from 11.3 to 12.5 over 4 years.
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Essex County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,623
Census ACS
Median income
$56,520
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,092 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Essex County Public Schools
- Essex HighHigh · 393 students
- James H. Cary IntermediateMiddle · 299 students
Other schools in Tappahannock
- Essex HighHigh · 393 students
- James H. Cary IntermediateMiddle · 299 students
- Chesapeake Bay Governor's SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- James H. Cary Intermediate0.5 mi · 299
- Essex High0.9 mi · 393
- Richmond County Elementary6.4 mi · 854
- Rappahannock High6.6 mi · 544
- Montross Middle10.4 mi · 334
- Westmoreland High11.5 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Tappahannock ElementaryHow large is Tappahannock Elementary?
Tappahannock Elementary enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Tappahannock Elementary serve?
Tappahannock Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Tappahannock Elementary have?
Tappahannock Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tappahannock Elementary?
At Tappahannock Elementary, the student body is approximately 26% White, 5% Hispanic, 53% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Tappahannock Elementary in?
Tappahannock Elementary is part of Essex County Public Schools.
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