Moss-Nuckols Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Louisa, Virginia
Moss-Nuckols Elementary in Louisa, Virginia enrolled 637 students in 2024-25 with 43.0 full-time teachers, 14.8 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, 74% 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 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25
579 students in 2022-23, 589 students in 2023-24, 637 students in 2024-25.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 579 | not reported | not reported |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 30.0 | 19.6 |
| 2024-25 | 637 | 43.0 | 14.8 |
14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 67 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 599 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Moss-Nuckols Elementary enrolled 599 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 599 of the 599 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent7.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
59.3% of students were White, 19.9% Black, 11.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White59.3%
- Black19.9%
- Two or more races11.6%
- Hispanic7.4%
- Asian1.4%
- American Indian0.3%
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 Moss-Nuckols Elementary scored proficient or above: 74% 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 | 74% | 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 Louisa
3 public elementary schools in Louisa report 2024-25 enrollment; Moss-Nuckols Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary | 672 | 14.0 | 88.8% |
| Moss-Nuckols Elementary | 637 | 14.8 | 67.2% |
| Trevilians Elementary | 546 | 13.7 | 79.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Moss-Nuckols Elementary
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 7.4 miles away: 672 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).7.4 mi
- Trevilians ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.3 miles away: 546 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).8.3 mi
- Compare Moss-Nuckols Elementary with Thomas Jefferson ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Louisa County Public Schools spends per student$15,182 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,182
- The largest public schools in VirginiaMoss-Nuckols Elementary is the number 279 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#279 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.14.8:1
- 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 Moss-Nuckols Elementary
How many students attend Moss-Nuckols Elementary?
637 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 579 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Louisa, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Moss-Nuckols Elementary?
14.8 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 Moss-Nuckols Elementary a Title I school?
Moss-Nuckols Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Moss-Nuckols Elementary do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Moss-Nuckols Elementary scored proficient or above: 74% 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 Moss-Nuckols Elementary in?
Louisa County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5102280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510228002838 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.