Waller Mill Elementary

Located at 314 Waller Mill Rd, in Williamsburg, Virginia, Waller Mill Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community that educates 445 students (grades K through 5), part of York County Public Schools.

Waller Mill Elementary is one of 19 schools operated by York County Public Schools, a district that hosts 13,105 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Waller Mill Elementary reports that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 18% Black, 16% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, York County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 39% of students at Waller Mill Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Waller Mill Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 77.6%, the actual is 85.5%, a residual of +7.9 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (York County) reports that median household earnings sit near $109,956, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across York County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,105 students), Waller Mill Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: James Blair Middle, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Waller Mill Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 75.9%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Waller Mill Elementary has climbed 14%, going from 390 students in 2018 to 445 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 71% to 49%. Class-load math has fell: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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