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Accawmacke Elementary

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Accawmacke Elementary ranks 788 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

788^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Accawmacke Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Accomac, Virginia, with 426 students. The school is part of the Accomack County Public Schools district, which is ranked 84 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Accawmacke Elementary generally performs below the district and state averages on standardized tests, with some exceptions. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 43.75%, compared to the district's 56.35% and the state's 72.89%. However, the school's 4th grade math proficiency rate of 66.23% in the same year was higher than the district and state averages. The school also shows a wide range of performance across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and English Language Learners performing relatively well, while African American students and male students perform poorly.

Accawmacke Elementary faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.5% to 19.3% in recent years, and a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.26% to 114.08%. When compared to nearby schools in the Accomack County Public Schools district, such as Occohannock Elementary, Kegotank Elementary, and Pungoteague Elementary, Accawmacke Elementary generally performs worse on standardized tests, with lower proficiency rates in most subject areas.

453

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,233

Per pupil spending ?

103.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26230 Drummondtown Rd
Accomac, VA 23301

(757) 787-8013

District: Accomack County Public Schools

Students who attend Accawmacke Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Nandua Middle
High:	Nandua High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.0%

Hispanic:

26.5%

White:

21.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (62% vs 71% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg58%

Virginia avg71%

788^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Accomack County Public Schools

84^th of 129Accomack County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	788 of 1110	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	785 of 1114	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	681 of 1114	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	583 of 1109	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	872 of 1103	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	824 of 1105	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	972 of 1097	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.4	878 of 1099	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.3	888 of 1096	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.9	719 of 1100	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.7	526 of 1110	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.5	638 of 1120	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.9	340 of 1117	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.9	356 of 1117	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.1	327 of 1113	70.6%	★★★★☆
2009	50.6	593 of 1082	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.3	631 of 1081	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.1	503 of 1083	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.2	461 of 1071	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	44.8	659 of 1062	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	438 of 579	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	498 of 588	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.1	297 of 579	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	50 of 326	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	92 of 306	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	69 of 300	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	715 of 1096	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	687 of 1098	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	740 of 1100	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	243 of 606	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	161 of 580	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	131 of 564	76.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	600 of 1046	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.1	510 of 1036	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	845 of 1093	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	866 of 1101	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	623 of 1093	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	503 of 973	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	559 of 979	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	821 of 984	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile+56 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies83%+15 vs state

Science62%-7 vs state

Mathematics59%-14 vs state

English Reading58%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)				SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Accawmacke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26230 Drummondtown Rd	Accomac	23301	Accomack County	Accomack County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 787-8013	453	31	14.6	103.5%	99 (21.9%)	213 (47.0%)	120 (26.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	33.9	788^th of 1110 public elementary schools	29.0%		34.4	785^th of 1114 public elementary schools	29.5%	3	43.8	66.2	64.6		61.5	41.3	67.1	65.0		83.1	$11,233	$1,777	$9,456
Metompkin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24501 Parksley Rd	Parksley	23421	Accomack County	Accomack County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 665-1299	435	30	14.5	101.1%	62 (14.3%)	200 (46.0%)	160 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.0%)	19.3	935^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.8%		15.4	976^th of 1114 public elementary schools	12.4%	41	54.6	60.3	65.4		51.9	43.8	53.4	63.5		56.4	$9,541	$1,484	$8,056
Pungoteague Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	28480 Bobtown Rd	Melfa	23410	Accomack County	Accomack County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 787-4032	452	33	13.6	101.1%	166 (36.7%)	192 (42.5%)	70 (15.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	47.3	636^th of 1110 public elementary schools	42.7%		46.7	649^th of 1114 public elementary schools	41.7%	13	74.1	62.3	85.9		69.0	77.8	58.0	64.8		66.7	$10,323	$2,084	$8,239
Kegotank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13300 Lankford Highway	Mappsville	23407	Accomack County	Accomack County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 824-4756	501	35	14.3	98.0%	141 (28.1%)	188 (37.5%)	150 (29.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	7	1053^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	5.1%		7.5	1054^th of 1114 public elementary schools	5.4%	1	54.3	40.0	29.9		33.8	47.5	56.5	49.4		40.0	$11,028	$2,160	$8,869
Occohannock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4208 Seaside Rd	Exmore	23350	Northampton County	Northampton County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 678-5151	385	32	12.0	100.3%	99 (25.7%)	152 (39.5%)	105 (27.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	9.5	1031^st of 1110 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.6	1021^st of 1114 public elementary schools	8.3%	10	48.9	56.5	45.3	53.9	32.1	42.6	54.4	46.2	48.7	48.9	$11,349	$1,290	$10,059

Frequently Asked Questions about Accawmacke Elementary

Is Accawmacke Elementary a good school?

Accawmacke Elementary ranks 788^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Accawmacke Elementary attend?

Students who attend Accawmacke Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Nandua Middle
High : Nandua High

What district is Accawmacke Elementary in?

Accomack County Public Schools

How many students attend Accawmacke Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Accawmacke Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Accawmacke Elementary?

Students at Accawmacke Elementary are 47% African American, 26% Hispanic, 22% White, 4% Two or more races.

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