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Nottoway Elementary

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Nottoway Elementary ranks 339 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Nottoway Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sedley, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 249 students. The school is part of the Southampton County Public Schools district, which is ranked 70 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nottoway Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Virginia elementary schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 339 out of 1,110 schools. The school's performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests is generally above the state and district averages, particularly in Mathematics and English Reading. Nottoway Elementary excels in Mathematics, with 80% or more of 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students proficient or better, and in English Reading, with 81-84% of students in grades 3-5 proficient or better. The school's performance on SOL Science and VA Studies tests is also commendable, with 78-86% of 5th-grade students proficient or better.

While Nottoway Elementary's performance for female and male students is above average, the school's performance for African American students is below average, ranking in the bottom 50% of Virginia elementary schools. Conversely, the school's performance for white students is above average, ranking in the top 30% of Virginia elementary schools. Notably, Nottoway Elementary's performance for low socioeconomic status students is exceptional, ranking in the top 10% of Virginia elementary schools. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.5% in 2022-2023 to 19.3% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state and district averages.

235

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,372

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13093 Ivor Rd.
Sedley, VA 23878

(757) 859-6539

District: Southampton County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.5%

African American:

22.6%

Hispanic:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 59th percentile in 2022 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (80% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 69th (2025) from a 59th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Virginia median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg76%

Virginia avg71%

339^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Southampton County Public Schools

70^th of 129Southampton 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
2025	71.2	339 of 1110	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	287 of 1114	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	290 of 1114	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	453 of 1109	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	295 of 1103	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.9	152 of 1105	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	290 of 1097	73.6%	★★★★☆
2017	76.9	190 of 1099	82.7%	★★★★☆
2016	82.4	115 of 1096	89.5%	★★★★☆
2015	80.7	148 of 1100	86.5%	★★★★☆
2014	58.4	466 of 1110	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.8	595 of 1120	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.3	624 of 1117	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.7	791 of 1117	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.6	693 of 1113	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.3	675 of 1082	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.3	727 of 1081	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.9	726 of 1083	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.6	689 of 1071	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	27.4	896 of 1062	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	328 of 579	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	315 of 1096	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	272 of 1098	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	278 of 1100	74.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	104 of 1046	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	27 of 1036	97.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	362 of 1093	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	317 of 1101	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	214 of 1093	80.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	286 of 973	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	348 of 979	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	355 of 984	63.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

White (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies86%+16 vs state

English Reading82%+12 vs state

Science79%+10 vs state

Mathematics76%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (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 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	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Nottoway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13093 Ivor Rd.	Sedley	23878	Southampton County	Southampton County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 859-6539	235	16	14.9	91.5%	161 (68.5%)	53 (22.6%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	71.2	339^th of 1110 public elementary schools	69.5%		74.7	287^th of 1114 public elementary schools	74.2%	52	80.0	68.4	81.6		79.0	84.0	81.6	81.6			86.1	$8,372	$871	$7,501
Riverdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	31023 Camp Parkway	Courtland	23837	Southampton County	Southampton County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 562-3007	533	33	15.9	91.2%	265 (49.7%)	224 (42.0%)	17 (3.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.8%)	67.2	390^th of 1110 public elementary schools	64.9%		63.1	451^st of 1114 public elementary schools	59.5%	61	85.4	92.8	83.1		74.7	64.6	75.4	67.6			88.6	$7,413	$793	$6,621
Carrsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5355 Carrsville Hwy	Carrsville	23315	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 357-8844	232	16	14.9	69.4%	163 (70.3%)	33 (14.2%)	17 (7.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.9%)	78.9	234^th of 1110 public elementary schools	78.9%		75.5	273^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	75.5%	39	87.9	91.8	89.7		71.8	63.6	87.8	89.7		89.8		$11,625	$1,032	$10,592
S.P. Morton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Morton Street	Franklin	23851	Franklin city	Franklin City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 562-5458	620	40	15.5	101.5%	84 (13.5%)	463 (74.7%)	34 (5.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	3.4	1086^th of 1110 public elementary schools	2.2%		3.8	1093^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	1.9%	7	17.5	18.0	25.7	18.6	45.7	17.5	40.3	51.4	34.3	48.7		$10,602	$2,051	$8,552
Windsor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20008 Courthouse Hwy	Windsor	23487	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 242-4193	624	46	13.6	72.0%	441 (70.7%)	91 (14.6%)	35 (5.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.3%)	67.4	388^th of 1110 public elementary schools	65.0%		74.3	293^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	73.7%	95	87.9	89.3	77.6		66.3	68.9	85.0	72.5		80.4		$10,867	$1,032	$9,834
Capron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18414 Southampton Pky	Capron	23829	Southampton County	Southampton County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 658-4348	176	14	12.5	90.9%	112 (63.6%)	44 (25.0%)	10 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	6 (3.4%)	75.7	278^th of 1110 public elementary schools	75.0%		61.2	475^th of 1114 public elementary schools	57.4%	197	80.0	90.5	88.9		88.9	71.4	81.0	77.8			85.2	$8,523	$812	$7,711
Sussex Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21392 Sussex Drive	Stony Creek	23882	Sussex County	Sussex County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 246-8960	478	35	13.6	99.4%	103 (21.5%)	304 (63.6%)	35 (7.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (5.2%)	59	491^st of 1110 public elementary schools	55.8%		50.4	612^th of 1114 public elementary schools	45.1%	121	68.5	79.4	77.9		76.6	58.9	77.8	75.3		82.5		$11,748	$1,663	$10,085
Meherrin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	28600 Grays Shop Rd.	Newsoms	23874	Southampton County	Southampton County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 654-6461	218	21	10.5	89.0%	104 (47.7%)	97 (44.5%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	34.7	777^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.0%		33.5	796^th of 1114 public elementary schools	28.5%	19	89.7	64.5	43.6		59.0	60.0	61.3	56.4			73.7	$10,071	$1,030	$9,041
Surry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1600 Hollybush Rd	Dendron	23839	Surry County	Surry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 267-2558	292	26	11.2	95.5%	126 (43.2%)	125 (42.8%)	18 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.2%)	51.6	581^st of 1110 public elementary schools	47.7%		63.3	448^th of 1114 public elementary schools	59.8%	133	67.3	80.4				57.7	69.6			89.1		$12,531	$1,915	$10,616
Southwestern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Pioneer Rd	Suffolk	23437	Suffolk city	Suffolk City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 925-5782	579	31	18.6	69.4%	324 (56.0%)	153 (26.4%)	53 (9.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.3%)	64.8	423^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	61.9%		47.8	642^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	42.4%	219	81.2	81.9	77.9		79.0	72.9	73.5	77.2		67.1		$7,804	$717	$7,087

Frequently Asked Questions about Nottoway Elementary

What district is Nottoway Elementary in?

Southampton County Public Schools

Is Nottoway Elementary a good school?

Nottoway Elementary ranks 339^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Nottoway Elementary?

Students at Nottoway Elementary are 69% White, 23% African American, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Nottoway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 235 students attended Nottoway Elementary.

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