Other / mixed grade configuration · Keswick, VA

Stony Point Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Stony Point Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 63/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 510009000033
0/100100/10063/100
👥 S:T ratio
33
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
78
📋 Attendance
69
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Stony Point Elementary earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 88% of Virginia schools.

63
Resource Index · Higher
16.7:1
large classes for Virginia
25.4%
free-lunch eligible
217
students enrolled

Stony Point Elementary has class sizes larger than 88% of Virginia schools. Computed live against every Virginia school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

217

Virginia · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

13.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.7:1

vs 13.9:1 Virginia avg

+20% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

25.4%

vs 57.6% Virginia avg

-56% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Stony Point Elementary compares with Virginia and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Stony Point Elementary

Stony Point Elementary is a small combined-grade school in Keswick, Virginia, enrolling 217 students.

Class loads run heavy: 16.7:1 is larger than about 88% of Virginia schools and 20% above the 13.9:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 25.4% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Virginia schools, with 217 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 96% of the 1,868 Virginia schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Against 21 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #4.

Its student body is led by White (65%) and Two or More (12%) (diversity index 55/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 109 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

12.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Albemarle County Public Schools also operates Albemarle High (1,964 students) and Western Albemarle High (1,273 students) alongside Stony Point Elementary.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Stony Point Elementary compares

Stony Point Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Virginia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Virginia Virginia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.7:1 ▲ 20% 13.9:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 25.4% ▼ 56% 57.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 217 top 93% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.7:1
Leaner classes than 33% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
217
Bigger than 21% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
25.4%
free-lunch eligible - 56% below the Virginia average of 57.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
16.7:1
students per teacher - 20% above state mean
Top 88% in Virginia - lower ratio than 12% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
12.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$16,619
per pupil, district-wide - above Virginia avg of $14,649
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 109 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 65.0%
Two or More 12.0%
African American 10.1%
Hispanic or Latino 7.4%
Asian 5.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: White at 65.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 54.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 54.5, Stony Point Elementary is about as mixed as the Virginia school average of 53.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Albemarle County Public Schools, which includes Stony Point Elementary.

$16,619
Per student
+13%
vs Virginia
Avg $14,649
+0%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 66.8%
State 23.0%
Federal 10.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Stony Point Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Albemarle High Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Western Albemarle High Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Monticello High Larger Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Joseph T. Henley Middle Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Mountain View Elementary Larger Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Stony Point Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Albemarle County Public Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Virginia, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Stony Point Elementary's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Stony Point Elementary

How many students attend Stony Point Elementary?

Stony Point Elementary has 217 students enrolled. It is a public school in Keswick, VA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Stony Point Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Stony Point Elementary is 16.7:1, which is 20% higher than the Virginia average of 13.9:1 and 6% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Stony Point Elementary?

25.4% of students at Stony Point Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Virginia average of 57.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Stony Point Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Stony Point Elementary is White at 65.0% of enrollment, in Keswick, VA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Stony Point Elementary?

Stony Point Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 63/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Stony Point Elementary a good school?

Stony Point Elementary earns 63/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 88% of Virginia schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Albemarle County Public Schools?

Besides Stony Point Elementary, Albemarle County Public Schools also operates Albemarle High (1,964 students), Western Albemarle High (1,273 students), and Monticello High (1,184 students). See the Albemarle County Public Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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