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Colonial Beach Elementary

Q: Is Colonial Beach Elementary a good school?

Colonial Beach Elementary ranks 623 rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-7

623^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Colonial Beach Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-7 in Colonial Beach, Virginia, with 379 students. The school is part of the Colonial Beach Public Schools district, which is ranked 69 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Colonial Beach Elementary has consistently performed below the state average on SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments in mathematics, science, and reading across grade levels. However, the school has shown some strengths, particularly in 7th grade mathematics (75% proficient or better in 2024-2025) and 4th grade VA Studies (85.29% proficient or better in 2024-2025). The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14% to 30.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average and could be a contributing factor to the school's academic performance. Additionally, Colonial Beach Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 84.96% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Sealston Elementary, King George Elementary, and Washington District Elementary, Colonial Beach Elementary generally performs worse on SOL assessments, particularly in mathematics and reading. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. While Colonial Beach Elementary has seen an increase in per-student spending over the past few years, it remains to be seen how effectively these resources are being utilized to support student learning and address the unique challenges faced by the school's high-needs population.

367

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,715

Per pupil spending ?

92.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

102 First Street
Colonial Beach, VA 22443

(804) 224-9897

District: Colonial Beach Public Schools

Students who attend Colonial Beach Elementary usually attend:

High:

Colonial Beach High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.0%

African American:

20.2%

Two or more races:

14.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Science scores 15 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

Virginia avg70%

Elementary school

623^rd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

167^th of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Virginia Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^th of 129Colonial Beach 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	623 of 1110	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	547 of 1114	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	574 of 1114	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	654 of 1109	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	752 of 1103	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	709 of 1105	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	690 of 1097	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.6	810 of 1099	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.0	853 of 1096	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.5	846 of 1100	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.4	950 of 1110	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.5	813 of 1120	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.8	771 of 1117	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.6	441 of 1117	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	33.4	918 of 1113	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.5	694 of 1082	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.7	711 of 1081	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	16.3	1018 of 1083	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	21.0	975 of 1071	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	40.0	737 of 1062	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	673 of 1096	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	732 of 1098	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	707 of 1100	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	265 of 1046	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	201 of 1036	80.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	551 of 1093	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.6	340 of 1101	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	340 of 1093	68.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	589 of 973	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	486 of 979	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	523 of 984	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	167 of 419	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	126 of 417	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	232 of 422	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	269 of 415	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	225 of 419	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	224 of 424	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	238 of 413	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.1	211 of 415	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.7	279 of 409	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.2	262 of 412	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.5	307 of 416	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.7	337 of 416	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.7	240 of 413	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.5	92 of 413	77.7%	★★★★☆
2010	68.9	79 of 408	80.6%	★★★★☆
2009	51.7	180 of 390	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	28.4	338 of 391	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.2	332 of 387	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.6	269 of 383	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	194 of 403	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	204 of 407	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	220 of 411	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	45 of 403	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	37 of 402	90.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	133 of 404	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.1	44 of 407	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	47.7	222 of 409	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	119 of 400	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	89 of 396	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	158 of 402	60.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+31 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+29 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)67th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies85%+17 vs state

Mathematics71%+3 vs state

English Reading70%~ state avg

Civics and Economics64%-5 vs state

Science54%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)					SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)					SOL Civics and Economics (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 Mathematics 7th 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 English Reading 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Colonial Beach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	102 First Street	Colonial Beach	22443	Westmoreland County	Colonial Beach Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 224-9897	367	21	17.2	92.1%	213 (58.0%)	74 (20.2%)	23 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (14.4%)	48.5	623^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	43.9%		55.5	547^th of 1114 public elementary schools	50.9%	76	67.9	73.5	69.2	71.4	75.0	53.9	58.9	73.5	66.7	81.3	72.2	63.9	85.3	$5,715	$36	$5,679
Washington District Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	454 Oak Grove Road	Colonial Beach	22443	Westmoreland County	Westmoreland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 224-9100	415	32	12.9	102.9%	204 (49.2%)	88 (21.2%)	74 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)	56.9	518^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.3%		63.5	443^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	60.2%	75	81.9	75.8	73.1			75.0	63.9	79.0	69.2				67.3	$12,519	$1,546	$10,973
Potomac Elementary	Public	K-5	16495 15th Street	Dahlgren	22448	King George County	King George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 663-3322	566	37	15.2	37.3%	348 (61.5%)	83 (14.7%)	49 (8.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (14.7%)	59.1	489^th of 1110 public elementary schools	55.9%		54.4	566^th of 1114 public elementary schools	49.2%	77	79.8	77.4	75.5			64.3	73.2	77.4	78.1				65.6	$8,638	$660	$7,978
King George Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10381 Ridge Road	King George	22485	King George County	King George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 775-5411	683	45	15.1	66.5%	409 (59.9%)	101 (14.8%)	72 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	99 (14.5%)	43.4	683^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	38.5%		57.2	523^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	53.1%	160	63.5	79.3	62.6			58.9	57.3	76.9	66.4				71.9	$11,782	$548	$11,234
Sealston Elementary	Public	K-5	11048 Fletchers Chapel Rd.	King George	22485	King George County	King George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 775-3400	753	46	16.3	29.3%	425 (56.4%)	117 (15.5%)	103 (13.7%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (13.0%)	37.5	744^th of 1110 public elementary schools	33.0%		39.3	734^th of 1114 public elementary schools	34.1%	10	75.0	63.6	67.9			61.9	56.9	72.7	62.7				60.2	$8,239	$313	$7,926

Frequently Asked Questions about Colonial Beach Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Colonial Beach Elementary?

Students at Colonial Beach Elementary are 58% White, 20% African American, 14% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Is Colonial Beach Elementary a good school?

Colonial Beach Elementary ranks 623^rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Colonial Beach Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Colonial Beach Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Colonial Beach Elementary attend?

Students who attend Colonial Beach Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Colonial Beach High

What district is Colonial Beach Elementary in?

Colonial Beach Public Schools

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