W.G. Coleman Elementary

W.G. Coleman Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary-level community in The Plains, Virginia, one of the schools within Fauquier County Public Schools, educates 355 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 29% below typical.

Within Fauquier County Public Schools, which oversees 18 schools and 10,861 students, W.G. Coleman Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, W.G. Coleman Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, W.G. Coleman Elementary has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting W.G. Coleman Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, W.G. Coleman Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.4%; this one delivers 65.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Fauquier County) logs that median household income runs about $130,189, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. W.G. Coleman Elementary is one of 22 public schools in Fauquier County (combined enrollment of about 10,861 students).

Nearest neighbor: Marshall Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around W.G. Coleman Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), W.G. Coleman Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 78.7%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 5%: 338 students in 2018 compared to 355 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 65% to 58% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

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