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Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4
1041st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools
Better than 6% of Virginia elementary schools
Summary

Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary is a public elementary school serving 414 students in grades PK-4 in Winchester, Virginia, which is part of the Winchester City Public Schools district. The school has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in standardized test scores, with 3rd grade math and reading proficiency rates well below the regional and state levels.

For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 36.73%, compared to 58.64% for the district and 72.89% for the state. The school's reading proficiency was also significantly lower, at 31.58% compared to 50.43% for the district and 66.93% for the state. This pattern of underperformance extends to other subjects, such as 4th grade VA Studies. Additionally, the school has faced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.1% to 21.7% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the state average.

Interestingly, a comparison of nearby schools within the Winchester City Public Schools and Frederick County Public Schools districts reveals that Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary is consistently one of the lowest-performing schools in the region. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate of 36.73% was significantly lower than the rates of nearby schools like Frederick Douglass Elementary (74.07%) and Garland R. Quarles Elementary (71.23%).

415
Students ?
15.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,896
Per pupil spending ?
83.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 550 Virginia Ave
       Winchester, VA  22601

(540) 665-6330

District: Winchester City Public Schools


Students who attend Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Daniel Morgan Intermediate
    Daniel Morgan Middle
High:    John Handley High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
55.4%
White:
19.0%
African American:
12.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Virginia average (43% vs 71% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school43%
District avg60%
Virginia avg71%
1,041st of 1,110
Virginia public elementary schools ?
Bottom 6%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4Elementary Schools in the Winchester City Public Schools
108th of 129Winchester City 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
20258.51041 of 11106.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202425.9886 of 111420.5%★☆☆☆☆
20239.71031 of 11147.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202230.2845 of 110923.8%★☆☆☆☆
202142.5683 of 110338.1%★★☆☆☆
201940.5756 of 110531.6%★★☆☆☆
201839.7774 of 109729.4%★☆☆☆☆
201742.4733 of 109933.3%★★☆☆☆
201623.8938 of 109614.4%★☆☆☆☆
201524.3937 of 110014.8%★☆☆☆☆
201428.6902 of 111018.7%★☆☆☆☆
20138.31089 of 11202.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201214.41068 of 11174.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20115.01103 of 11171.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201028.3962 of 111313.6%★☆☆☆☆
200940.9768 of 108229.0%★☆☆☆☆
200850.3616 of 108143.0%★★☆☆☆
200724.1968 of 108310.6%★☆☆☆☆
200616.81008 of 10715.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200529.4877 of 106217.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202514.6312 of 3264.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202430.6224 of 30626.8%★☆☆☆☆
202326.5240 of 30020.0%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202510.31020 of 10966.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202430.7829 of 109824.5%★☆☆☆☆
202311.21012 of 11008.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202510.9576 of 6065.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202430.5441 of 58024.0%★☆☆☆☆
202314.8516 of 5648.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202517.6946 of 10469.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202435.3737 of 103628.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
20258.31035 of 10935.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.5919 of 110116.5%★☆☆☆☆
20239.01030 of 10935.8%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202523.6820 of 97315.7%★☆☆☆☆
202442.7638 of 97934.8%★★☆☆☆
20239.0948 of 9843.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)16th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)7th percentile~ school
Male (2025)5th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile~ school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics47%-25 vs state
VA Studies42%-26 vs state
English Reading40%-30 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, June 17, 2016

Open Quote The data on this is far from accurate. This school is fully accredited and doing great. Look at the VDOE. The staff here is amazing.

I am an active parent here and it is a shame that parents see this when it is not accurate. Close Quote


by a parent
Sunday, April 19, 2015

Open Quote Test scores don't make a school, although the scores are NOT bad at all. This is an amazing school with an amazing staff and principal. Close Quote





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Frequently Asked Questions about Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary.

Students at Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 19% White, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Students who attend Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Daniel Morgan Intermediate
Middle : Daniel Morgan Middle
High : John Handley High

Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Virginia elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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