James River Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Williamsburg, Virginia
James River Elementary in Williamsburg, Virginia enrolled 449 students in 2024-25 with 38.0 full-time teachers, 11.8 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). On the state tests, 60-64% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
431 students in 2022-23, 445 students in 2023-24, 449 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.5 to 38.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 431 | 39.5 | 10.9 |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 38.0 | 11.7 |
| 2024-25 | 449 | 38.0 | 11.8 |
11.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 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.
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 401 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection James River Elementary enrolled 401 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 401 of the 401 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent17.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
48.8% of students were Hispanic, 24.1% White, 17.8% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic48.8%
- White24.1%
- Black17.8%
- Two or more races9.1%
- Asian0.2%
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.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at James River Elementary scored proficient or above: 60-64% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 60‑64% | not published | 67.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Williamsburg
11 public elementary schools in Williamsburg report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stonehouse Elementary | 838 | 16.0 | 22.0% |
| Magruder Elementary | 610 | 14.5 | 32.5% |
| Matoaka Elementary | 595 | 14.7 | 21.7% |
| Norge Elementary | 578 | 10.8 | 76.6% |
| Laurel Lane Elementary | 526 | 12.2 | 73.6% |
| D.J. Montague Elementary | 515 | 13.4 | 66.6% |
| Matthew Whaley Elementary | 485 | 14.2 | 63.9% |
| J. Blaine Blayton Elementary | 481 | 10.7 | 38.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about James River Elementary
- Magruder ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 5.1 miles away: 610 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.1 mi
- Matthew Whaley ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.6 miles away: 485 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).6.6 mi
- Compare James River Elementary with Magruder ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools spends per student$14,756 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,756
- The largest public schools in VirginiaJames River Elementary is the number 700 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#700 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher11.8 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.11.8:1
- 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 James River Elementary
How many students attend James River Elementary?
449 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 431 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Williamsburg, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at James River Elementary?
11.8 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.Is James River Elementary a Title I school?
James River Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at James River Elementary do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at James River Elementary scored proficient or above: 60-64% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is James River Elementary in?
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5104020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510402000705 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.