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D.J. Montague Elementary

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D.J. Montague Elementary ranks 592 nd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

592^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

D.J. Montague Elementary is a PK-5 school in Williamsburg, VA, serving 515 students in the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools district. The school currently ranks 592nd out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (47th percentile), a steady slide from its 327th-place ranking (71st percentile) in 2021-22. About two-thirds of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, up sharply from 47% two years earlier, and chronic absenteeism sits at 12.4% — above the district's 9.9% but below the state's 14.8%.

Montague has genuine strengths. Military Connected students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the 88th percentile statewide with a 4-star rating, and math and 5th-grade reading scores are near or above state averages. However, the school struggles in specific subjects: 4th-grade reading (70.3% proficient vs. 76.1% district), Virginia Studies (62.2% vs. 74.2% district), and 5th-grade science (70% vs. 74.2% district). A sharp decline in 4th-grade scores — math fell from 82.9% to 73.9% and reading from 81.6% to 70.3% between 2024-25 and 2025-26 — drove the overall ranking drop, suggesting a particular grade-level cohort challenge rather than a school-wide decline.

Compared to nearby schools, Montague sits within a cluster of higher-poverty schools, but poverty does not tell the whole story. Laurel Lane Elementary, with an even higher poverty rate (73.6% FRPL), outperforms Montague in 5th-grade math (85.5% vs. 78.8%) and 5th-grade science (85.3% vs. 70.0%). Meanwhile, Stonehouse Elementary and Matoaka Elementary serve far fewer low-income students and rank significantly higher statewide. Montague spends about $9,407 per student — less than James River Elementary's $12,450 but more than Stonehouse's $8,453 — pointing to instructional and support-targeting differences, not spending alone, as the key opportunity. Closing equity gaps among student subgroups and stabilizing 4th-grade performance would likely restore Montague to its former mid-to-high 60s percentile standing.

515

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,407

Per pupil spending ?

66.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5380 Centerville Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23188

(757) 258-3022

District: Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

Students who attend D.J. Montague Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	James Blair Middle
High:	Lafayette High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.9%

African American:

27.8%

Hispanic:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg75%

Virginia avg72%

592^nd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	52.0	592 of 1111	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.8	445 of 1110	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	398 of 1114	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	413 of 1114	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	327 of 1109	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	338 of 1103	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	391 of 1105	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	544 of 1097	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.8	381 of 1099	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.4	345 of 1096	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.4	281 of 1100	74.5%	★★★★☆
2014	49.0	621 of 1110	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	69.6	312 of 1120	72.1%	★★★★☆
2012	71.8	250 of 1117	77.6%	★★★★☆
2011	67.0	330 of 1117	70.5%	★★★★☆
2010	60.0	447 of 1113	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.3	523 of 1082	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	23.2	971 of 1081	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	55.8	507 of 1083	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.2	621 of 1071	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.2	521 of 1062	50.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	522 of 591	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	407 of 579	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.2	317 of 588	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	331 of 579	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	291 of 420	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	563 of 1100	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.1	548 of 1096	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	432 of 1098	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	539 of 1100	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	871 of 1040	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.8	620 of 1046	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	720 of 1036	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	608 of 1099	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	68.2	361 of 1093	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	364 of 1101	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	290 of 1093	73.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	24 of 206	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	48 of 192	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	57 of 195	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	99 of 182	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	220 of 306	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.9	164 of 271	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	254 of 974	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	212 of 973	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	108 of 979	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.6	316 of 984	67.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2026)88th percentile+42 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile+27 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile~ school

Male (2026)45th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)31st percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)28th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-30 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics76%~ state avg

English Reading73%~ state avg

Science70%~ state avg

VA Studies62%-8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, May 23, 2016

Hit or miss with the teachers from year to year and the administration. Clear favoritism shown to some students and not others. Parents not adequately informed about areas where students may need help. Some teachers using ParentVue well and not others. PTA more focused on single, wealthier parents who can stay home with kids. Even meetings arranged to not accommodate working parents. Not an ideal school for diversity (not only race but religion, too). Asian, black, and other kids bullied with little done other than posters and student assemblies. Would gladly move my child out if there were other real options. Reviews on this site must have been coordinated as they are not reflective of actual school environment and issues. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, February 1, 2009

This school is a sinking ship. We have watched the quality of education slip over the last few years. On the positive side, there are some outstanding teachers but the leadership both at the school and the school district undermine the talent of the teachers at the school. A new principal is in place and he has more on the ball than the previous administrator but believes in implementing major changes in the curriculum that have been proven to fail in other localities. I doubt the test scores needed for this school to remain accredited will be made this year and D.J. will no longer be a regular elementary school. We had three children there but have removed them all and placed them in private schools. It was a financial hit but necessary. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Stonehouse Elementary	Public	K-5	3651 Rochambeau Dr	Williamsburg	23188	James City County	Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 566-4300	838	53	15.9	25.3%	496 (59.2%)	140 (16.7%)	99 (11.8%)	20 (2.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (9.3%)	81.1	185^th of 1111 public elementary schools	83.3%		80.5	208^th of 1110 public elementary schools	81.3%	23	95.5	85.9	85.7	81.6	88.8	83.3	80.3	84.9	$8,453	$425	$8,028
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

Frequently Asked Questions about D.J. Montague Elementary

How many students attend D.J. Montague Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended D.J. Montague Elementary.

Is D.J. Montague Elementary a good school?

D.J. Montague Elementary ranks 592^nd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of D.J. Montague Elementary?

Students at D.J. Montague Elementary are 50% White, 28% African American, 10% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is D.J. Montague Elementary in?

Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of D.J. Montague Elementary attend?

Students who attend D.J. Montague Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : James Blair Middle
High : Lafayette High

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