New Kent Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · New Kent, Virginia

New Kent Elementary in New Kent, Virginia enrolled 601 students in 2024-25 with 50.0 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 86% 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%

615 students in 2022-23, 644 students in 2023-24, 601 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.0 to 50.0.

Students enrolled at New Kent Elementary by school year2022-23: 615, 2023-24: 644, 2024-25: 60102004006008002022-236152023-246442024-25601
Students enrolled at New Kent Elementary by school year2022-23: 615, 2023-24: 644, 2024-25: 60102004006008002022-236152023-246442024-25601
Students enrolled at New Kent Elementary by school year2022-23: 615, 2023-24: 644, 2024-25: 60102004006008002022-236152023-246442024-25601
Students enrolled at New Kent Elementary by school year2022-23: 615, 2023-24: 644, 2024-25: 60102004006008002022-236152023-246442024-25601
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2361549.012.6
2023-2464442.015.3
2024-2560150.012.0

12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 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; New Kent Elementary 12.0; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherNew Kent Elementary 12.0state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; New Kent Elementary 12.0; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherNew Kent Elementary 12.0state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; New Kent Elementary 12.0; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherNew Kent Elementary 12.0state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; New Kent Elementary 12.0; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherNew Kent Elementary 12.0state 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 650 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection New Kent Elementary enrolled 650 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 21 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 650 of the 650 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions21
  • Chronically absent12.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.1% of students were White, 12.0% Black, 10.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White69.1%
  2. Black12.0%
  3. Two or more races10.6%
  4. Hispanic6.0%
  5. American Indian1.7%
  6. Asian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 New Kent Elementary scored proficient or above: 86% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math86%not published67.5%

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.

What to look at next about New Kent Elementary

  1. George W. Watkins ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 6.4 miles away: 510 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
  2. Quinton ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 559 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare New Kent Elementary with George W. Watkins ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much New Kent County Public Schools spends per student$13,400 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,400
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaNew Kent Elementary is the number 353 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#353 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.12.0:1
  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 New Kent Elementary

  1. How many students attend New Kent Elementary?
    601 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 615 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in New Kent, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at New Kent Elementary?
    12.0 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 New Kent Elementary a Title I school?
    New Kent Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at New Kent Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at New Kent Elementary scored proficient or above: 86% 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.
  5. What district is New Kent Elementary in?
    New Kent County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5102610. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510261001039 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.

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