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Ivy Elementary

Public Grades K-5
30th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools
Better than 97% of Virginia elementary schools
Summary

Ivy Elementary is a public elementary school located in Charlottesville, Virginia, serving 352 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Albemarle County Public Schools district, which is ranked 47 out of 129 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ivy Elementary consistently outperforms the Albemarle County and Virginia state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Ivy Elementary's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 92.11%, compared to 71.08% for Albemarle County and 72.89% for Virginia. The school has a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 30 out of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ivy Elementary also has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-poverty student population.

Ivy Elementary's academic performance is significantly higher than the nearby Jackson-Via Elementary and Woodbrook Elementary schools in the Charlottesville City Public Schools district. Ivy Elementary's exceptional performance could serve as a model for other schools in the Albemarle County Public Schools district, potentially informing best practices and strategies that could be replicated to improve academic outcomes across the district.

358
Students ?
14.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,091
Per pupil spending ?
8.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1610 Owensville Road
       Charlottesville, VA  22901-9407

(434) 293-9304

District: Albemarle County Public Schools


Students who attend Ivy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Joseph T. Henley Middle
High:    Western Albemarle High
Racial breakdown:

White:
84.9%
Hispanic:
8.1%
Two or more races:
3.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Virginia average (93% vs 71% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 3% of Virginia elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school93%
District avg72%
Virginia avg71%
30th of 1,110
Virginia public elementary schools ?
Top 3%▲ up 31 pts since 2015
From top 33% (2015) to top 3% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Virginia Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 15Elementary Schools in the Albemarle County Public Schools
47th of 129Albemarle 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202591.330 of 111097.3%★★★★★
202487.281 of 111492.7%★★★★★
202379.5217 of 111480.5%★★★★☆
202279.8212 of 110980.9%★★★★☆
202190.959 of 110394.7%★★★★★
201981.0150 of 110586.4%★★★★☆
201876.0208 of 109781.0%★★★★☆
201776.7197 of 109982.1%★★★★☆
201668.1334 of 109669.5%★★★☆☆
201565.9367 of 110066.6%★★★☆☆
201477.0191 of 111082.8%★★★★☆
201384.690 of 112092.0%★★★★★
201279.9135 of 111787.9%★★★★☆
201182.085 of 111792.4%★★★★★
201085.721 of 111398.1%★★★★★
200980.892 of 108291.5%★★★★★
200886.126 of 108197.6%★★★★★
200782.784 of 108392.2%★★★★★
200686.536 of 107196.6%★★★★★
200573.4221 of 106279.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202587.772 of 109693.4%★★★★★
202480.3179 of 109883.7%★★★★☆
202370.5313 of 110071.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202591.325 of 109397.7%★★★★★
202488.751 of 110195.4%★★★★★
202381.1172 of 109384.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202582.887 of 97391.1%★★★★★
202477.5155 of 97984.2%★★★★☆
202364.5348 of 98464.6%★★★☆☆
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)
Male (2025)98th percentile~ school
Female (2025)93rd percentile-4 vs school
White (2025)91st percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
English Reading94%+23 vs state
Mathematics94%+21 vs state
Science89%+20 vs state
VA Studies87%+17 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ivy Elementary

Yes! Ivy Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 30th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools.

Students at Ivy Elementary are 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Students who attend Ivy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joseph T. Henley Middle
High : Western Albemarle High

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Ivy Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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