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Enrollment
687
Elementary
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CULPEPER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510105002748
Yowell Elementary
701 Yowell Drive, Culpeper, VA 22701 · (540) 825-9484 · Culpeper County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL687 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
17.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
439 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 up about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Yowell Elementary
Yowell Elementary's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yowell Elementary this school | 687 | 63.9% | 62.5% |
| Harrison Road Elementary Fredericksburg | 732 | 72.8% | 48.5% |
| Battlefield Elementary Fredericksburg | 665 | 73.4% | 65.8% |
| Salem Elementary Fredericksburg | 573 | 64.9% | 60.3% |
| Lee Hill Elementary Fredericksburg | 680 | 66.0% | 65.6% |
| Redbud Run Elementary Winchester | 614 | 72.8% | 52.7% |
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 Yowell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Culpeper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #779 of 1,101 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #593 of 1,111 ▲ 142 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #788 of 1,111 ▲ 123 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 687 | #203 of 1,176 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #1,031 of 1,105 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #249 of 1,106 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.9% | #761 of 1,157 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #288 of 324 | N/A |
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
687
+16 (+2%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 687 | 40 | 17.2:1 | 64% (439) |
| 2023-24 | 675 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 46% (311) |
| 2022-23 | 666 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 48% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 671 | 42 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 44.1 | 15.3:1 | 51% (343) |
| 2015-16 | 682 | 43 | 15.9:1 | 49% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 36 | 16.6:1 | 39% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Yowell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (676 to 687); teachers down 9% (44.1 to 40).
About Yowell Elementary
Yowell Elementary is an elementary school in Culpeper, Virginia, according to federal school records. The student body numbers 687 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Virginia) has about 499 students.
Yowell Elementary is run by Culpeper County Public Schools, whose 11 schools enroll 8,381 students.
At Yowell Elementary, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 40%. The school is also 33% White, 14% Black, and 10% multiracial. That is higher than the 16% Hispanic share among all Culpeper County residents. Yowell Elementary's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Virginia have 13.8:1, compared with 17.2:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Yowell Elementary is 64%. That tracks the 65% average for public schools in Culpeper County.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Yowell 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.
Yowell Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.5% and a predicted 70.7%.
Among Culpeper County residents, the median household income is $100,049, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides Yowell Elementary, Culpeper County has 10 other public schools.
Floyd T. Binns Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Yowell Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Yowell Elementary ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 62.5% against a local average of 67.0%.
The NCES locale for Yowell Elementary is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment went from 671 in 2020-21 to 687 in 2024-25, a change of 16 students. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 16.0:1 to 17.2:1.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Culpeper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,397
Census ACS
Median income
$100,049
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
8,381 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Culpeper County Public Schools
- Eastern View HighHigh · 1,529 students
- Culpeper County HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Culpeper MiddleMiddle · 1,040 students
- Floyd T. Binns MiddleMiddle · 825 students
- Emerald Hill ElementaryElementary · 702 students
- Sycamore Park ElementaryElementary · 689 students
Other schools in Culpeper
- Eastern View HighHigh · 1,529 students
- Culpeper County HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Culpeper MiddleMiddle · 1,040 students
- Floyd T. Binns MiddleMiddle · 825 students
- Emerald Hill ElementaryElementary · 702 students
- Sycamore Park ElementaryElementary · 689 students
Nearby schools
- Floyd T. Binns Middle1.3 mi · 825
- Sycamore Park Elementary1.4 mi · 689
- Culpeper County High1.7 mi · 1,204
- Culpeper Middle1.8 mi · 1,040
- Galbreath-Marshall Building1.9 mi · 9
- Farmington Elementary2.1 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Yowell ElementaryHow large is Yowell Elementary?
Yowell Elementary enrolls approximately 687 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Yowell Elementary serve?
Yowell Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Yowell Elementary?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Yowell Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Yowell Elementary?
At Yowell Elementary, the student body is approximately 33% White, 40% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Yowell Elementary public or private?
Yowell Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Culpeper County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.