Summary:
Accomac, Virginia, is served by a single public elementary school, Accawmacke Elementary, which educates students in grades PK through 5 and is part of Accomack County Public Schools, a district ranked 69th out of 131 in Virginia. With an enrollment of 453 students, the school operates with a 14.6-to-1 student-teacher ratio and spends about $11,233 per student. Over the past three years, the school's state ranking has placed it in the 24th to 30th percentile, reflecting overall performance below the Virginia median, though subject-level data tells a more layered story.
Accawmacke Elementary shows clear academic strengths, particularly in Virginia Studies and 5th grade reading. In 2024–2025, the school posted an exceptional 83.12% proficiency rate in 4th grade Virginia Studies, far outpacing the district (60.43%) and state (68.24%). It remained above both averages the following year at 72.46%. Fifth grade reading also stands out, with 73.33% proficiency in 2025–2026, exceeding the district (65.77%) and state (72.42%). Fifth grade math and science also improved year-over-year, with math rising from 64.62% to 66.67% and science from 61.54% to 64.00%, consistently beating the district while staying slightly below state averages. Chronic absenteeism is 11.0%, better than the state's 14.8% but slightly above the district's 10.1%.
The biggest concern is 3rd grade, where proficiency lags state averages by roughly 15–20 points. In 2024–2025, only 43.75% of 3rd graders were proficient in math and 41.27% in reading; these improved to 57.50% and 55.00% in 2025–2026 but remain well below state benchmarks. The free/reduced lunch eligibility figure exceeds 100%, indicating a very high-poverty student population, which makes the school's upper-grade successes even more notable. If Accawmacke Elementary can replicate its 5th grade achievement in the primary grades, its overall ranking could improve significantly.
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