Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510078002143
Trailblazer Elementary
406 14th Street NW, Charlottesville, VA 22903 · (434) 245-2418 · Charlottesville city
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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.
- CBeats 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
11.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
210 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 33 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 39% smaller than its 4th grade class (72).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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 Charlottesville City 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% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -7.0pp 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 65 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 down about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Trailblazer Elementary
Trailblazer Elementary's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trailblazer Elementary this school | 320 | 65.6% | 65.5% |
| Greenbrier Elementary Charlottesville | 267 | 72.3% | 71.0% |
| Johnson Elementary Charlottesville | 327 | 78.9% | 55.8% |
| Norfolk Highlands Primary Chesapeake | 294 | 73.5% | 74.3% |
| Luxford Elementary Virginia Beach | 476 | 78.2% | 65.1% |
| D.J. Montague Elementary Williamsburg | 515 | 66.6% | 75.3% |
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 Trailblazer Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Charlottesville city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #715 of 1,101 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #781 of 1,111 ▼ 48 | #4 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #696 of 1,111 ▲ 8 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #946 of 1,176 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #159 of 1,105 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #160 of 1,106 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.6% | #745 of 1,157 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #536 of 759 | #5 of 6 |
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
320
+45 (+16%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 246
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 320 | 27 | 11.8:1 | 66% (210) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 71% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 41% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 24 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 25.9 | 13.3:1 | 38% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 39% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 35% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 20 | 12.9:1 | 26% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 246 | 21 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trailblazer Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (346 to 320); teachers up 4% (25.9 to 27).
About Trailblazer Elementary
Trailblazer Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Charlottesville, Virginia. The school enrolls 320 students, from pre-K through 4. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Virginia) has about 499 students.
Charlottesville City Public Schools has 9 schools and 4,439 students, and Trailblazer Elementary is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Trailblazer Elementary is White (40%). Other groups make up 30% Black, 14% multiracial, 11% Asian, and 5% Hispanic. Charlottesville city as a whole is about 67% White, so the school's share is lower. Trailblazer Elementary has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.8:1, with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Trailblazer Elementary is 66%.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Trailblazer Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Trailblazer Elementary is -4.7 points: 65.5% actual, 70.2% predicted.
Within Charlottesville city, median household income is about $74,824, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 63% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Federal data list 15 public schools in Charlottesville city, with a combined enrollment of about 5,150.
The closest public school to Trailblazer Elementary is Jackson P. Burley Middle, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Trailblazer Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 65.5% is above the 64.0% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Trailblazer Elementary is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 275 to 320.
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Charlottesville city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,437
Census ACS
Median income
$74,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
63%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,150 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charlottesville City Public Schools
- Charlottesville HighHigh · 1,438 students
- Walker Upper ElementaryMiddle · 570 students
- Buford MiddleMiddle · 563 students
- Jackson-Via ElementaryElementary · 370 students
- Johnson ElementaryElementary · 327 students
- Burnley-Moran ElementaryElementary · 299 students
Other schools in Charlottesville
- Albemarle HighHigh · 1,964 students
- Charlottesville HighHigh · 1,438 students
- Monticello HighHigh · 1,184 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 769 students
- Baker-Butler ElementaryElementary · 692 students
- Journey MiddleMiddle · 646 students
Other Trailblazer Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Trailblazer Elementary. Trailblazer Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Trailblazer Elementary SchoolHIGHLANDS RANCH, CO · 330 students
- Trailblazer Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 211 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson P. Burley Middle0.6 mi · 534
- Community Lab School0.8 mi · 177
- Buford Middle0.9 mi · 563
- Walker Upper Elementary1.3 mi · 570
- Johnson Elementary1.3 mi · 327
- Charlottesville High1.5 mi · 1,438
Frequently asked questions
About Trailblazer ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Trailblazer Elementary?
Trailblazer Elementary enrolls approximately 320 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Trailblazer Elementary serve?
Trailblazer Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Trailblazer Elementary?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Trailblazer Elementary.
How diverse is Trailblazer Elementary?
Trailblazer Elementary reports a student body of 40% White, 5% Hispanic, 30% Black, 11% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Trailblazer Elementary public or private?
Trailblazer Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charlottesville City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.