For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 379 students in Colonial Beach School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Virginia.
Public Elementary School in Colonial Beach School District have an average math proficiency score of 43% (versus the Virginia public elementary school average of 53%), and reading proficiency score of 64% (versus the 67% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Virginia public elementary school average of 56% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (VA)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,493 Schools
# Students
605 Students
828,856 Students
# Teachers
32 Teachers
59,516 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
19:1
19:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Colonial Beach School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 135 school districts in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#75 out of 135 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)42%
54%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)68%
69%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)45-49%
59%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.59
0.72
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
n/a
8%
% Hispanic
6%
19%
% Black
21%
22%
% White
59%
44%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
13%
7%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,476 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,502. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,479 is less than the state median of $15,257. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$19,496 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$19,187 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,476
$15,502
Spending / Student
$14,479
$15,257
Best Colonial Beach School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Colonial Beach Elementary School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
102 First Street
Colonial Beach, VA 22443
(804) 224-9897
Colonial Beach, VA 22443
(804) 224-9897
Grades: PK-7
| 379 students
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