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Charles City County Elementary

Q: Is Charles City County Elementary a good school?

Charles City County Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Virginia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Charles City County Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Charles City County Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Charles City County Elementary?

Students at Charles City County Elementary are 46% African American, 28% White, 18% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Charles City County Elementary attend?

Students who attend Charles City County Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Charles City County High

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1057^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Charles City County Elementary is a small, rural PK-6 school in Charles City, VA, serving 302 students and serving as the sole elementary school in the Charles City County Public Schools district. The school serves an almost entirely economically disadvantaged population, with universal meal eligibility, and spends a relatively high $11,284 per student with a favorable 12:1 student-teacher ratio. Despite these resources, academic outcomes are among the lowest in the region and the school currently ranks in the 5th percentile statewide.

Test scores lag far behind state averages and nearly all nearby schools. In 5th grade science, only 21.1% of students are proficient, more than 24 points below the next-lowest nearby school, Patrick Copeland Elementary, and roughly 48 points below the state average. Fifth grade math (27.0% proficient) and 5th grade reading (42.1% proficient) are also the lowest among all nearby elementary schools. Even the school's relative strength, 3rd grade reading at 54.6%, falls 13 points below the state average. Notably, some high-poverty Hopewell schools with similar demographics outperform Charles City in key areas, and the school's White student subgroup ranks at the very bottom statewide, suggesting this is a schoolwide effectiveness issue rather than a demographic one.

Chronic absenteeism is the highest in the region at 23.2%, meaning nearly one in four students is chronically absent compared to the 14.8% state average. The school has declined steadily from the 25th percentile in 2016-2017 to the low single digits today. However, there is a small bright spot: 3rd grade reading has improved steadily from 23.7% in 2023-2024 to 54.6% in 2025-2026, suggesting early literacy efforts may be gaining traction. Given the school's already-low class sizes and above-average spending, reducing absenteeism and stabilizing instruction in the upper grades appear to be the highest-leverage opportunities for improvement.

302

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,284

Per pupil spending ?

101.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10049 Courthouse Rd
Charles City, VA 23030-3440

(804) 829-9256

District: Charles City County Public Schools

Students who attend Charles City County Elementary usually attend:

High:

Charles City County High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.0%

White:

28.1%

Two or more races:

17.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (43% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (23% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Virginia avg71%

1,057^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

129^th of 131Charles City 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
2026	6.4	1057 of 1111	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	1066 of 1110	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1082 of 1114	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	1051 of 1114	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1040 of 1109	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	965 of 1103	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	826 of 1105	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	923 of 1097	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.7	820 of 1099	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.8	856 of 1096	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.6	911 of 1100	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	59.1	457 of 1110	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	26.8	914 of 1120	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.8	969 of 1117	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.3	756 of 1117	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.0	1006 of 1113	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	22.6	984 of 1082	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	30.1	894 of 1081	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.0	802 of 1083	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.1	988 of 1071	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	37.6	774 of 1062	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	546 of 591	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	535 of 588	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	1040 of 1100	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	1023 of 1096	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	975 of 1098	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1003 of 1100	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	1012 of 1040	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	1015 of 1046	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	996 of 1036	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	1009 of 1099	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	846 of 1093	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	1.7	970 of 974	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.2	968 of 973	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	977 of 984	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

White (2026)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading51%-20 vs state

VA Studies45%-25 vs state

Mathematics39%-32 vs state

Science21%-48 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)				SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)				SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Charles City County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10049 Courthouse Rd	Charles City	23030	Charles City County	Charles City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 829-9256	302	25	12.0	101.3%	85 (28.1%)	139 (46.0%)	7 (2.3%)	4 (1.3%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	53 (17.5%)	6.4	1057^th of 1111 public elementary schools	4.9%		5.9	1066^th of 1110 public elementary schools	4.0%	9	48.5	34.9	27.0	45.5	21.1	54.6	54.8	42.1	53.5	45.2	$11,284	$1,713	$9,571
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11106 Old Stage Rd	Prince George	23875	Prince George County	Prince George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 458-8922	720	49	14.6	62.6%	337 (46.8%)	202 (28.1%)	106 (14.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (9.3%)	55.4	549^th of 1111 public elementary schools	50.6%		56.6	523^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	52.9%	26	74.3	72.5	80.9		68.1	61.9	80.4	79.0		71.1	$8,888	$477	$8,412
New Kent Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11705 New Kent Hwy	New Kent	23124	New Kent County	New Kent County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 966-9663	601	50	12.0	33.4%	415 (69.1%)	72 (12.0%)	36 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (10.6%)	70.7	344^th of 1111 public elementary schools	69.0%		65.4	409^th of 1110 public elementary schools	63.2%	65	83.7	86.8	85.9		77.8	79.1	75.2	82.7		71.9	$9,449	$1,360	$8,088
George W. Watkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 New Kent Hwy	Quinton	23141	New Kent County	New Kent County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 966-9660	510	35	14.5	27.1%	376 (73.7%)	62 (12.2%)	22 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (8.0%)	82.1	172^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	84.5%		82.1	178^th of 1110 public elementary schools	84.0%	6	86.5	93.1	90.2		81.5	77.3	87.5	82.8		87.4	$10,043	$484	$9,559
Harry E. James Elementary	Public	K-5	1807 Arlington Rd	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-6408	535	47	11.3	101.5%	74 (13.8%)	305 (57.0%)	96 (17.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.1%)	23.3	914^th of 1111 public elementary schools	17.7%		19.7	931^st of 1110 public elementary schools	16.1%	17	57.5	66.2	48.7		49.0	52.6	65.5	51.0		78.6	$12,840	$1,807	$11,033
Dupont Elementary	Public	K-5	300 S. 18th Avenue	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-6406	589	41	14.5	100.2%	114 (19.4%)	299 (50.8%)	115 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (9.8%)	13.5	1000^th of 1111 public elementary schools	10.0%		8.2	1044^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.9%	44	45.4	40.7	52.5		70.0	44.2	54.5	55.6		45.3	$11,752	$2,345	$9,407
Quinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8325 S. Quaker Rd	Quinton	23141	New Kent County	New Kent County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(804) 966-8586	559	39	14.3	33.6%	416 (74.4%)	69 (12.3%)	27 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.5%)	71.4	331^st of 1111 public elementary schools	70.2%		69.6	362^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	67.4%	31	77.8	88.1	85.2		75.3	74.1	82.2	75.3		83.2	$9,208	$484	$8,724
Enon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 E. Hundred Rd.	Chester	23836	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 530-5720	691	50	13.8	75.3%	308 (44.6%)	223 (32.3%)	92 (13.3%)	20 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.8%)	50.5	603^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	45.7%		49.3	605^th of 1110 public elementary schools	45.5%	2	71.4	70.5	79.2		70.6	71.4	71.4	73.0		61.7	$7,365	$629	$6,736
Patrick Copeland Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Westhill Drive	Hopewell	23860	Hopewell city	Hopewell City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 541-6410	579	43	13.6	100.0%	123 (21.2%)	300 (51.8%)	87 (15.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.9%)	7	1052^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	5.3%		7.1	1051^st of 1110 public elementary schools	5.3%	1	53.9	40.0	31.8		45.7	56.0	46.7	49.5		38.0	$10,566	$1,233	$9,333
L.L. Beazley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Courthouse Rd	Prince George	23875	Prince George County	Prince George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 733-2745	507	36	14.0	65.9%	143 (28.2%)	207 (40.8%)	87 (17.2%)	12 (2.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (10.3%)	77.5	239^th of 1111 public elementary schools	78.5%		66.6	397^th of 1110 public elementary schools	64.2%	158	88.6	84.4	88.7		76.2	80.0	84.4	77.8		84.4	$10,641	$965	$9,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Charles City County Elementary

What district is Charles City County Elementary in?

Charles City County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Charles City County Elementary?

Students at Charles City County Elementary are 46% African American, 28% White, 18% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Charles City County Elementary a good school?

Charles City County Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Virginia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Charles City County Elementary attend?

Students who attend Charles City County Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Charles City County High

How many students attend Charles City County Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Charles City County Elementary.

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