Central Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Palmyra, Virginia

Central Elementary in Palmyra, Virginia enrolled 751 students in 2024-25 with 53.0 full-time teachers, 14.2 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

715 students in 2022-23, 744 students in 2023-24, 751 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.5 to 53.0.

Students enrolled at Central Elementary by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 744, 2024-25: 75102004006008002022-237152023-247442024-25751
Students enrolled at Central Elementary by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 744, 2024-25: 75102004006008002022-237152023-247442024-25751
Students enrolled at Central Elementary by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 744, 2024-25: 75102004006008002022-237152023-247442024-25751
Students enrolled at Central Elementary by school year2022-23: 715, 2023-24: 744, 2024-25: 75102004006008002022-237152023-247442024-25751
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2371554.513.1
2023-2474450.514.7
2024-2575153.014.2

14.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 56 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools

Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Central Elementary 14.2; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherCentral Elementary 14.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Central Elementary 14.2; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherCentral Elementary 14.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Central Elementary 14.2; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherCentral Elementary 14.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Central Elementary 14.2; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherCentral Elementary 14.2state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 412 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Elementary enrolled 412 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 412 of the 412 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent29.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

60.3% of students were White, 14.8% Black, 14.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White60.3%
  2. Black14.8%
  3. Two or more races14.4%
  4. Hispanic10.1%
  5. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

What to look at next about Central Elementary

  1. Stone Robinson ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 14 miles away: 476 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  2. Mountain View ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 17 miles away: 769 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
  3. Compare Central Elementary with Stone Robinson ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fluvanna County Public Schools spends per student$14,076 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,076
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaCentral Elementary is the number 131 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#131 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.14.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Central Elementary

  1. How many students attend Central Elementary?
    751 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 715 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Palmyra, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary?
    14.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Central Elementary a Title I school?
    Central Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Central Elementary in?
    Fluvanna County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5101380. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510138002868 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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