Tye River Elementary

As a cozy K-5 school in Arrington, Virginia, Tye River Elementary enrolls 360 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Nelson County Public Schools. That puts it 28% below the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Tye River Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by Nelson County Public Schools, a district that teaches 1,492 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Tye River Elementary records that 68% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 16% Black, 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Nelson County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Tye River Elementary reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Tye River Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Nelson County) records that median household earnings sit near $72,589, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Nelson County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,492 students), of which Tye River Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Nelson County High, around 1.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tye River Elementary at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 70.7%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tye River Elementary has ticked down 21%, going from 455 students in 2018 to 360 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 6% to 12% over that span.

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