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Laurel Lane Elementary

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Laurel Lane Elementary ranks 507 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Laurel Lane Elementary is a PK–5 school in Williamsburg, VA, serving 526 students as part of Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools. The school has held a steady 3-star rating for most of the past decade, currently ranking in the 54th percentile of Virginia elementary schools. While that puts it below some nearby schools like Matoaka Elementary and Waller Mill Elementary, Laurel Lane serves a much higher-need population — nearly 74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, roughly double the rate at those higher-ranked schools.

The school's biggest academic bright spot is 5th grade: math proficiency hit 85.5% and science reached 85.3% in 2025–2026, both well above district and state averages. In fact, Laurel Lane's 5th grade math scores beat Waller Mill's, despite Waller Mill having far fewer students in poverty. The clear weak spot is 4th grade Virginia Studies, where proficiency (63.5%) has lagged the district (74.2%) and state for years. There also appears to be a "4th grade dip" — reading and math scores drop in 4th grade before rebounding strongly in 5th.

Where Laurel Lane truly stands out is with students of color: African American students rank in the 77th percentile statewide and Hispanic students in the 71st percentile, both earning 4-star ratings and both well above the school's overall rank. The school also outperforms James River Elementary in nearly every metric, despite spending about $2,500 less per student. The main concerns for parents to know: chronic absenteeism runs at 13.1%, above the district's 9.9%, and the school has seen declining results for military-connected and disabled students in recent years. Still, for a high-poverty school, Laurel Lane delivers solid mid-tier results with clear pockets of excellence.

526

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,231

Per pupil spending ?

73.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

112 Laurel Lane
Williamsburg, VA 23188

(757) 229-7597

District: Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

Students who attend Laurel Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Berkeley Middle
High:	Lafayette High

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.5%

Hispanic:

18.8%

African American:

15.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 64th percentile in 2021 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Virginia median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 64th-percentile peak (2021) to 54th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

Virginia avg72%

507^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

41^st of 131Williamsburg-James 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	58.0	507 of 1111	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.7	446 of 1110	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	428 of 1114	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	432 of 1114	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	402 of 1109	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.6	398 of 1103	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	406 of 1105	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	506 of 1097	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.4	557 of 1099	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.5	600 of 1096	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.9	467 of 1100	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.6	403 of 1110	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.6	246 of 1120	78.0%	★★★★☆
2012	73.7	224 of 1117	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	67.0	331 of 1117	70.4%	★★★★☆
2010	67.8	314 of 1113	71.8%	★★★★☆
2009	55.0	516 of 1082	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.7	481 of 1081	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.1	404 of 1083	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	27.7	928 of 1071	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	62.1	405 of 1062	61.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	137 of 591	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.7	175 of 579	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	179 of 588	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	269 of 579	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	293 of 420	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	175 of 324	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	454 of 1100	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.1	374 of 1096	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	404 of 1098	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	481 of 1100	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	177 of 619	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	58.3	260 of 606	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	251 of 580	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	236 of 564	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	508 of 1040	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.6	509 of 1046	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	421 of 1036	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	553 of 1099	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.9	517 of 1093	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	446 of 1101	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	411 of 1093	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	136 of 206	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.8	115 of 192	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.4	64 of 195	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.6	157 of 182	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	29.3	196 of 245	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	354 of 974	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.3	337 of 973	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	362 of 979	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	265 of 984	73.1%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)77th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2026)34th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2026)30th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)20th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science85%+17 vs state

Mathematics77%+4 vs state

English Reading73%~ state avg

VA Studies64%-7 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
Laurel Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Laurel Lane	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 229-7597	526	43	12.2	73.6%	276 (52.5%)	80 (15.2%)	99 (18.8%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.0%)	58	507^th of 1111 public elementary schools	54.4%		62.7	446^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.8%	61	79.8	67.1	85.5	85.3	68.5	72.4	80.0	63.5	$10,231	$414	$9,817
Clara Byrd Baker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3131 Ironbound Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 221-0949	457	42	11.0	44.9%	248 (54.3%)	79 (17.3%)	63 (13.8%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	54 (11.8%)	68.4	367^th of 1111 public elementary schools	67.0%		59.7	479^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.8%	112	80.2	73.9	78.4	78.4	75.6	76.9	83.8	83.6	$12,194	$315	$11,879
Matthew Whaley Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Scotland St	Williamsburg	23185	Williamsburg city	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 229-1931	485	34	14.1	63.9%	197 (40.6%)	110 (22.7%)	128 (26.4%)	13 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.2%)	52.5	586^th of 1111 public elementary schools	47.3%		38	741^st of 1110 public elementary schools	33.2%	155	78.5	73.2	76.1	70.4	69.6	73.2	74.3	62.2	$11,351	$659	$10,693
Waller Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	314 Waller Mill Rd	Williamsburg	23185	York County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(757) 220-4060	445	31	14.3	38.7%	219 (49.2%)	78 (17.5%)	72 (16.2%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (14.4%)	81.2	183^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	83.5%		85	123^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	88.9%	60	91.9	87.8	78.8	76.3	90.7	86.5	84.0	89.0	$11,387	$662	$10,725
Magruder Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Penniman Rd	Williamsburg	23185	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 220-4067	610	42	14.5	37.4%	297 (48.7%)	125 (20.5%)	98 (16.1%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (11.8%)	79	217^th of 1111 public elementary schools	80.5%		77.6	252^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	77.3%	35	85.2	83.7	84.3	80.4	86.5	83.5	82.4	87.0	$10,794	$921	$9,873
Matoaka Elementary	Public	K-5	4001 Brick Bat Road	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 564-4001	595	41	14.6	23.5%	390 (65.5%)	83 (13.9%)	61 (10.3%)	22 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.6%)	75.6	274^th of 1111 public elementary schools	75.3%		72.8	311^th of 1110 public elementary schools	72.0%	37	75.0	86.7	89.0	84.6	70.8	83.7	86.8	85.7	$10,571	$163	$10,408
D.J. Montague Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5380 Centerville Rd	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 258-3022	515	39	13.3	66.6%	257 (49.9%)	143 (27.8%)	49 (9.5%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.5%)	52	592^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	46.7%		62.8	445^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.9%	147	74.3	73.9	78.8	70.0	70.3	70.3	77.5	62.2	$10,271	$721	$9,550
James River Elementary	Public	K-5	8901 Pocahontas Trail	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 887-1768	449	38	11.8	64.4%	108 (24.1%)	80 (17.8%)	219 (48.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	22.3	922^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	17.0%		30.6	820^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.1%	102	57.1	65.0	68.4	54.0	41.7	62.5	55.3	66.1	$12,775	$662	$12,114
J. Blaine Blayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Jolly Pond Road	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 565-9300	481	45	10.7	43.9%	257 (53.4%)	93 (19.3%)	62 (12.9%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (12.5%)	60.1	473^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	57.4%		55.2	540^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.4%	67	73.9	75.3	75.0	70.2	68.1	81.5	73.8	83.7	$12,083	$283	$11,800
Norge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7311 Richmond Rd	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 564-3372	578	54	10.8	76.6%	261 (45.2%)	108 (18.7%)	111 (19.2%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (14.2%)	45.9	662^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	40.4%		58.1	504^th of 1110 public elementary schools	54.6%	158	68.0	67.8	77.2	67.4	66.0	74.7	68.5	67.8	$11,327	$896	$10,431

Frequently Asked Questions about Laurel Lane Elementary

What district is Laurel Lane Elementary in?

Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

Is Laurel Lane Elementary a good school?

Laurel Lane Elementary ranks 507^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Laurel Lane Elementary?

Students at Laurel Lane Elementary are 52% White, 19% Hispanic, 15% African American, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Laurel Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Laurel Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Berkeley Middle
High : Lafayette High

How many students attend Laurel Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended Laurel Lane Elementary.

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