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Powhatan Elementary

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Powhatan Elementary ranks 309 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

309^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Powhatan Elementary is a PK–5 school in Powhatan, Virginia, serving 477 students as part of Powhatan County Public Schools, a district ranked 24th among 131 Virginia districts. The school currently holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 72nd percentile of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools. Its ranking has slipped from the 84th percentile in 2022-23 and is well below its 5-star, 93rd-percentile showing in 2015-16, but it remains above the statewide median.

Where Powhatan truly shines is attendance and math. Only 3.8% of students were chronically absent in 2024-25, compared to 14.8% statewide—the lowest rate among all nearby schools. In 2025-26, 4th grade math proficiency reached 89.6% and 5th grade math hit 90.0%, both well above state averages of roughly 73%. Fifth grade science also impressed at 83.1% versus 68.8% statewide. These results are especially notable because 27% of Powhatan students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a much higher share than affluent neighbors like Bettie Weaver Elementary (3.8%) or Moseley Elementary (8.3%), yet Powhatan's 4th grade math score actually surpassed both of those schools. Low-income students at Powhatan perform in the 75th percentile among similar students statewide.

The clearest area for improvement is early reading. Only 63.5% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading in 2025-26, below the district average of 73.5% and state average of 67.6%. Among nearby schools, only Amelia County Elementary scored lower, and the rate has fallen sharply from 85.3% in 2022-23. Within the district, Flat Rock Elementary (83rd percentile) and Pocahontas Elementary (73rd percentile) rank just ahead of Powhatan, with Flat Rock stronger in 3rd and 4th grade reading. However, Powhatan posts stronger 5th grade reading and science scores than both, suggesting upper grades may be helping students catch up. Overall, the picture is encouraging—strong math, science, and attendance—but early literacy clearly deserves attention.

477

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,015

Per pupil spending ?

27.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4111 Old Buckingham Rd
Powhatan, VA 23139

(804) 598-5730

District: Powhatan County Public Schools

Students who attend Powhatan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Powhatan Middle
High:	Powhatan High

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.6%

Two or more races:

4.8%

Hispanic:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (82% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg82%

Virginia avg72%

309^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 7% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Powhatan County Public Schools

24^th of 131Powhatan 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	72.6	309 of 1111	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	77.1	262 of 1110	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	239 of 1114	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	173 of 1114	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	265 of 1109	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	153 of 1103	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	303 of 1105	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	180 of 1097	83.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.4	185 of 1099	83.2%	★★★★☆
2016	84.6	79 of 1096	92.8%	★★★★★
2015	77.1	192 of 1100	82.5%	★★★★☆
2014	80.0	146 of 1110	86.8%	★★★★☆
2013	66.2	360 of 1120	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.0	687 of 1117	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.1	557 of 1117	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	32.0	926 of 1113	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	59.6	436 of 1082	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.7	449 of 1081	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.0	535 of 1083	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.5	492 of 1071	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.7	497 of 1062	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	55.1	187 of 355	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	354 of 1100	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.0	342 of 1096	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	320 of 1098	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	252 of 1100	77.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	263 of 1040	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	200 of 1046	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	361 of 1036	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	271 of 1099	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	191 of 1093	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	176 of 1101	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	129 of 1093	88.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	497 of 974	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.4	442 of 973	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	368 of 979	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	294 of 984	70.1%	★★★★☆

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)75th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2024)47th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics87%+13 vs state

VA Studies84%+14 vs state

Science83%+14 vs state

English Reading75%+4 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 (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Powhatan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4111 Old Buckingham Rd	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 598-5730	477	34	14.0	27.3%	418 (87.6%)	17 (3.6%)	18 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	72.6	309^th of 1111 public elementary schools	72.2%		77.1	262^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	76.4%	47	81.1	89.6	90.0	83.1	63.5	77.9	85.0	84.4	$11,015	$203	$10,812
Pocahontas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4294 Anderson Hwy	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 598-5717	668	51	13.0	30.5%	548 (82.0%)	42 (6.3%)	43 (6.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.3%)	73.5	298^th of 1111 public elementary schools	73.2%		61.2	462^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	58.4%	164	83.9	83.0	80.5	82.1	72.3	81.1	82.9	83.0	$10,309	$528	$9,781
Flat Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2210 Batterson Road	Powhatan	23139	Powhatan County	Powhatan County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 598-5743	654	50	13.0	26.1%	534 (81.7%)	21 (3.2%)	44 (6.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.8%)	81	188^th of 1111 public elementary schools	83.1%		76.7	268^th of 1110 public elementary schools	75.9%	80	80.4	95.5	91.6	79.0	83.3	88.6	80.0	88.5	$10,883	$617	$10,266
Goochland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Bulldog Way	Goochland	23063	Goochland County	Goochland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 556-5321	509	36	14.1	28.3%	360 (70.7%)	66 (13.0%)	41 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.1%)	64.9	415^th of 1111 public elementary schools	62.6%		63.2	440^th of 1110 public elementary schools	60.4%	25	80.4	71.8	73.7	79.0	80.4	77.8	77.8	75.0	$11,971	$560	$11,411
Randolph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1552 Sheppard Town Rd	Crozier	23039	Goochland County	Goochland County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 556-5385	387	28	14.0	26.1%	270 (69.8%)	38 (9.8%)	54 (14.0%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	83.5	153^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	86.2%		84.1	142^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	87.2%	11	94.1	85.7	87.5	88.7	92.0	85.7	90.3	75.0	$11,108	$280	$10,828
Old Hundred Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Old Hundred Road	Midlothian	23114	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 379-2007	981	59	16.5	13.9%	652 (66.5%)	116 (11.8%)	92 (9.4%)	49 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (6.9%)	77.7	236^th of 1111 public elementary schools	78.8%		81.3	189^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.0%	47	83.2	83.3	88.2	84.6	74.7	83.2	86.7	85.9	$7,877	$00	$7,877
Moseley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7100 Magnolia Green Parkway	Moseley	23120	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(804) 818-5581	972	60	16.0	8.3%	574 (59.1%)	133 (13.7%)	89 (9.2%)	103 (10.6%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (6.8%)	83.8	147^th of 1111 public elementary schools	86.8%		84.6	131^st of 1110 public elementary schools	88.2%	16	95.8	88.6	90.6	86.0	92.8	83.8	79.3	84.3	$7,858	$00	$7,858
Grange Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19301 Hull Street Rd.	Moseley	23120	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 739-6265	724	43	16.9	15.9%	555 (76.7%)	56 (7.7%)	55 (7.6%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.7%)	82.2	169^th of 1111 public elementary schools	84.8%		88.2	75^th of 1110 public elementary schools	93.2%	94	92.3	84.7	83.9	86.9	76.9	88.8	86.2	87.0	$7,917	$146	$7,771
Bettie Weaver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 James River Rd	Midlothian	23113	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 378-2540	605	36	16.8	3.8%	541 (89.4%)	7 (1.2%)	23 (3.8%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	86.7	95^th of 1111 public elementary schools	91.4%		88.5	71^st of 1110 public elementary schools	93.6%	24	93.3	88.4	86.9	84.9	89.5	89.3	87.9	89.3	$7,913	$00	$7,913
Amelia County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8533 N Five Forks Rd	Amelia Court House	23002	Amelia County	Amelia County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 561-2433	778	56	13.8	84.2%	512 (65.8%)	118 (15.2%)	85 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.7%)	39.4	743^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	33.1%		21.5	912^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.8%	169	73.3	79.4	67.2	50.9	60.0	63.2	62.6	78.8	$9,705	$1,211	$8,494

Frequently Asked Questions about Powhatan Elementary

What schools do graduates of Powhatan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Powhatan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Powhatan Middle
High : Powhatan High

What district is Powhatan Elementary in?

Powhatan County Public Schools

Is Powhatan Elementary a good school?

Powhatan Elementary ranks 309^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Powhatan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Powhatan Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Powhatan Elementary?

Students at Powhatan Elementary are 88% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 4% African American.

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