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J. Blaine Blayton Elementary

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J. Blaine Blayton Elementary ranks 473 rd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

473^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

J. Blaine Blayton Elementary is a PK–5 elementary school in Williamsburg, VA, serving 481 students in the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools district. The school currently ranks 473rd out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools, placing it in the 57th percentile and earning 3 stars. Within its own district, that puts Blayton 5th out of 8 elementary schools, behind Stonehouse Elementary, Matoaka Elementary, and Clara Byrd Baker Elementary, but ahead of Laurel Lane Elementary, Matthew Whaley Elementary, D.J. Montague Elementary, and Norge Elementary.

Blayton has several strengths that parents will appreciate. Chronic absenteeism is just 8.7%, well below the state average of 14.8% and better than most nearby schools. The student-teacher ratio of 10.7 is among the lowest in the area, meaning class sizes are relatively small, and per-student spending is above average compared to peer schools. Academically, the school's 4th graders stand out: reading proficiency reached 81.5% and Virginia Studies reached 83.7% on the latest SOL tests, both well above district and state averages. These results have improved significantly from the prior year.

The areas to watch are upper-grade math and science, where 5th graders score below the district average, and early literacy, where 3rd grade reading has hovered near the state average for several years. Blayton also has meaningful achievement gaps: students from low-income households have seen their statewide percentile ranking drop from the 53rd to the 35th percentile over three years. When compared to demographically similar schools in nearby York County Public Schools — such as Waller Mill Elementary and Magruder Elementary, which rank in the 84th and 80th percentiles respectively — Blayton's mid-tier ranking suggests room for improvement despite its strong attendance and staffing advantages.

481

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,709

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Jolly Pond Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188

(757) 565-9300

District: Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

Students who attend J. Blaine Blayton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lois Hornsby Middle
High:	Warhill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.4%

African American:

19.3%

Hispanic:

12.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Virginia median (57th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

Virginia avg72%

473^rd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	60.1	473 of 1111	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.2	540 of 1110	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	532 of 1114	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	324 of 1114	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.6	474 of 1109	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.6	269 of 1103	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	397 of 1105	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	604 of 1097	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.6	613 of 1099	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.8	417 of 1096	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.5	307 of 1100	72.1%	★★★★☆
2014	62.0	418 of 1110	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.1	460 of 1120	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.4	398 of 1117	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.2	730 of 1117	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	451 of 591	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	56.6	267 of 579	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.3	98 of 588	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	57.2	263 of 579	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	168 of 420	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	220 of 324	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	557 of 1100	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.4	533 of 1096	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	562 of 1098	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.0	373 of 1100	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	218 of 619	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.1	217 of 606	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	676 of 1040	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.4	640 of 1046	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	485 of 1036	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	400 of 1099	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.5	522 of 1093	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	491 of 1101	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	266 of 1093	75.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	46.5	130 of 195	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	86 of 182	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	135 of 306	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.6	198 of 271	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	245 of 974	74.8%	★★★★☆
2025	49.9	542 of 973	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	492 of 979	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.2	255 of 984	74.1%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)75th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)64th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2026)60th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)56th percentile~ school

Female (2026)49th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-22 vs school

Military Connected (2024)33rd percentile-19 vs school

African American (2026)24th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies84%+13 vs state

English Reading75%+4 vs state

Mathematics75%~ state avg

Science70%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 J. Blaine Blayton Elementary

What schools do graduates of J. Blaine Blayton Elementary attend?

Students who attend J. Blaine Blayton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lois Hornsby Middle
High : Warhill High

How many students attend J. Blaine Blayton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended J. Blaine Blayton Elementary.

Is J. Blaine Blayton Elementary a good school?

J. Blaine Blayton Elementary ranks 473^rd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of J. Blaine Blayton Elementary?

Students at J. Blaine Blayton Elementary are 53% White, 19% African American, 13% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is J. Blaine Blayton Elementary in?

Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools

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