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Clara Byrd Baker Elementary

Q: Is Clara Byrd Baker Elementary a good school?

Clara Byrd Baker Elementary ranks 367 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Clara Byrd Baker Elementary is a PK–5 school in Williamsburg, VA, serving 457 students as part of Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools. The school ranks in the 67th percentile statewide (367th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools) with a 3-star rating, and it now stands as the third-highest-ranked elementary school in its district, trailing only Stonehouse Elementary and Matoaka Elementary.

Academically, Clara Byrd Baker consistently outperforms district and state averages on most SOL assessments, with particularly strong results in 5th grade reading (83.8% proficient), 4th grade Virginia Studies (83.6%), and 5th grade science (78.4%). One of the school's most distinctive strengths is its exceptional performance with military-connected students, who ranked in the 93rd percentile statewide (15th of 206 schools) in 2025–2026 — a dramatic turnaround from the 18th percentile just a year earlier. The school also boasts a low student–teacher ratio of 11.0 and spends $11,459 per student, both more favorable than most nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism has improved significantly, dropping from 19.1% in 2022–2023 to 11.2% in 2024–2025, which is below the state rate of 14.8%.

Clara Byrd Baker has been on a clear upward trajectory over the past decade, climbing from the 49th percentile in 2021–2022 to its best recent showing of 67th percentile in 2025–2026. While its overall ranking trails two York County schools — Magruder Elementary and Waller Mill Elementary — the school is competitive with them at the 5th grade level in both reading and math. The school serves a moderate share of economically disadvantaged students (44.9% free/reduced lunch) yet punches above its weight compared to peers with similar demographics. Areas for continued growth include narrowing subgroup gaps and strengthening 4th grade math, but the overall picture is one of a solid, improving school that offers strong outcomes across most subjects.

457

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,459

Per pupil spending ?

44.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3131 Ironbound Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23185

(757) 221-0949

District: Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.3%

African American:

17.3%

Hispanic:

13.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (79% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Virginia median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg75%

Virginia avg72%

367^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From top 44% (2016) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	68.4	367 of 1111	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	479 of 1110	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	395 of 1114	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	398 of 1114	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	563 of 1109	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.9	455 of 1103	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	539 of 1105	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	570 of 1097	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.5	677 of 1099	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.5	484 of 1096	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.2	544 of 1100	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.3	470 of 1110	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.2	393 of 1120	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.9	266 of 1117	76.2%	★★★★☆
2011	77.3	170 of 1117	84.8%	★★★★☆
2010	68.1	305 of 1113	72.6%	★★★★☆
2009	64.3	360 of 1082	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	42.2	739 of 1081	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.9	738 of 1083	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.9	790 of 1071	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.6	744 of 1062	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	316 of 591	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.1	208 of 579	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	325 of 588	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	267 of 579	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	156 of 420	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	151 of 355	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	245 of 324	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.4	286 of 1100	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	53.2	547 of 1096	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	522 of 1098	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	379 of 1100	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	53.8	287 of 580	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	340 of 564	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	476 of 1040	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.8	599 of 1046	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.8	348 of 1036	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	478 of 1099	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.7	403 of 1093	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.3	275 of 1101	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	395 of 1093	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	15 of 206	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	28.3	158 of 192	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	163 of 195	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	133 of 182	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	211 of 306	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	135 of 247	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	78.9	42 of 245	82.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	220 of 974	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	64.0	364 of 973	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	210 of 979	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	221 of 984	77.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Military Connected (2026)93rd percentile+26 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2026)63rd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)57th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2024)51st percentile-14 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)31st percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies84%+13 vs state

English Reading79%+7 vs state

Science78%+10 vs state

Mathematics78%+5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

I'm very impressed. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, September 28, 2017

The teachers and admin have all been caring, responsive, and hard-working in the two years we have been at CBB... it is an excellent school, and the scores given by this site do not seem to match up to the reality experienced by my family or that of our friends. Close Quote

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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 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
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	$11,459	$665	$10,794
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	$9,980	$644	$9,337
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	$10,206	$426	$9,779
Matthew Whaley Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Scotland St	Williamsburg	23185	James City County	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	$10,698	$1,031	$9,667
Waller Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	314 Waller Mill Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City 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	$11,011	$663	$10,348
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	$9,407	$1,091	$8,315
Magruder Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Penniman Rd	Williamsburg	23185	James City 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	$9,100	$717	$8,383
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	$10,709	$739	$9,969
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	$10,523	$960	$9,563
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	$12,450	$1,079	$11,371

Frequently Asked Questions about Clara Byrd Baker Elementary

How many students attend Clara Byrd Baker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Clara Byrd Baker Elementary.

Is Clara Byrd Baker Elementary a good school?

Clara Byrd Baker Elementary ranks 367^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Clara Byrd Baker Elementary?

Students at Clara Byrd Baker Elementary are 54% White, 17% African American, 14% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Clara Byrd Baker Elementary in?

Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

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