Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST POINT PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510395001762
West Point Elementary
1060 Thompson Ave, West Point, VA 23181 · (804) 843-2030 · King William County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
200 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 49 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
West Point Elementary→West Point Middle/High
Based on grade levels within West Point Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
87.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 92.0% |
| 2022-23 | 81.0% | 85.0% |
% 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
88.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 75% 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 14 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 →
Schools most like West Point Elementary
West Point Elementary's state test result (88.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Point Elementary this school | 409 | 48.9% | 88.5% |
| Oak Grove Elementary Roanoke | 400 | 46.3% | 85.9% |
| South Elementary Disputanta | 418 | 52.9% | 77.6% |
| Christiansburg Primary Christiansburg | 346 | 50.6% | N/A |
| Acquinton Elementary King William | 472 | 47.5% | 66.1% |
| Christiansburg Elementary Christiansburg | 401 | 42.6% | 75.0% |
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 West Point Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.5% | #86 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #299 of 1,111 ▼ 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #154 of 1,111 ▲ 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #792 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #699 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #765 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #794 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.2% | #73 of 324 |
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
409
+74 (+22%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 409 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 49% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 20 | 19.4:1 | 41% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 31 | 11.9:1 | 39% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 26 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 28 | 12.7:1 | 39% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 39% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 37% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 31 | 11.0:1 | 19% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 34 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Point Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (355 to 409); teachers unchanged (28 to 28).
About West Point Elementary
West Point Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in West Point, Virginia. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 409 students enrolled.
Within West Point Public Schools, West Point Elementary is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 843 students.
West Point Elementary is 69% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. In King William County overall, about 78% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 50% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
West Point Elementary employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. West Point Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 49%.
allk12 grades West Point Elementary an A+. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, West Point Elementary would score about 74.8%. It scores 88.5%, a top-10% result among Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for King William County show that the median household income is $86,056, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 7 public schools in King William County, enrolling about 2,957 students in all.
West Point Middle/High is the public school closest to West Point Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 3. West Point Elementary is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at West Point Elementary climbed 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 335 to 409 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.9:1 to 14.6:1 over the same years.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
King William County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,593
Census ACS
Median income
$86,056
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,957 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Point Public Schools
- West Point Middle/HighHigh · 434 students
Other West Point Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named West Point Elementary. West Point Elementary is the 4th largest of the 7.
- West Point Elementary SchoolSURPRISE, AZ · 797 students
- West Point Elementary SchoolCullman, AL · 496 students
- West Point Elementary SchoolWest Point, GA · 450 students
- West Point Elementary SchoolGreensburg, PA · 372 students
- WEST POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST POINT, NE · 334 students
Nearby schools
- West Point Middle/High0.1 mi · 434
- Central High9.3 mi · 265
- King & Queen Elementary9.3 mi · 168
- New Kent High10.7 mi · 1,073
- New Kent Elementary10.8 mi · 601
- New Kent Middle10.8 mi · 829
Frequently asked questions
About West Point ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at West Point Elementary?
West Point Elementary enrolls approximately 409 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does West Point Elementary serve?
West Point Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Point Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Point Elementary is approximately 14.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at West Point Elementary?
Student demographics at West Point Elementary are roughly 69% White, 9% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is West Point Elementary public or private?
West Point Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Point Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.