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Dare Elementary

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Dare Elementary ranks 163 rd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Dare Elementary is a K-5 school in Yorktown, VA, serving 399 students as part of York County Public Schools, a district rated 5 stars and ranked 6th out of 131 in Virginia. In 2025-2026, Dare ranked 163rd out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools, placing it in the 85th percentile with a 4-star rating — consistent with its recent history of ranking mostly between the 78th and 88th percentiles. The school sits in a very strong district, though not the flagship: Seaford Elementary and Tabb Elementary both rank at the 95th percentile, while Mount Vernon Elementary ranks at the 93rd.

Dare's greatest academic strengths are in the early grades. In 3rd grade, 92.4% of students were proficient in math and 86.6% in reading, both well above state averages. The school also shows exceptional effectiveness with specific groups, particularly Hispanic students (95th percentile statewide), multi-racial students (97th percentile), and military-connected students (81st percentile) — especially relevant given Yorktown's proximity to military installations. Attendance is a clear bright spot, with chronic absenteeism at just 6.4% in 2024-2025, well below the district rate of 10.1% and the state rate of 14.8%. Dare also invests heavily in students, spending $12,026 per pupil with a 14.2:1 student-teacher ratio, the lowest class sizes among nearby York County Public Schools elementary schools.

However, some areas warrant attention. Fifth-grade scores dipped below district averages in math (84.9%), reading (83.3%), and science (77.3%), suggesting some upper-elementary slippage. The school's effectiveness with economically disadvantaged students (57th percentile) is its most significant equity gap. Compared with nearby Newport News schools like Richneck Elementary and Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary, Dare's performance is dramatically stronger — 3rd grade math proficiency of 92.4% versus 74.3% and 68.0% respectively. Within its own district, however, higher spending hasn't translated into top-tier rankings, as Seaford Elementary and Tabb Elementary outperform Dare while spending less per student. Overall, Dare is a stable, well-run school with notable strengths in early literacy and math, exceptional outcomes for several subgroups, and room to grow in upper-elementary science and support for low-income students.

399

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,026

Per pupil spending ?

37.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Dare Rd
Yorktown, VA 23692

(757) 898-0324

District: York County Public Schools

Students who attend Dare Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Yorktown Middle
High:	York High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

Two or more races:

13.3%

Hispanic:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (86% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Virginia elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school86%

District avg86%

Virginia avg72%

163^rd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary Schools in the York County Public Schools

6^th of 131York 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	82.6	163 of 1111	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.9	146 of 1110	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	214 of 1114	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	134 of 1114	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	162 of 1109	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	92.1	41 of 1103	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	78.5	192 of 1105	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	143 of 1097	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	74.0	238 of 1099	78.3%	★★★★☆
2016	80.8	140 of 1096	87.2%	★★★★☆
2015	75.9	206 of 1100	81.3%	★★★★☆
2014	71.9	265 of 1110	76.1%	★★★★☆
2013	78.5	168 of 1120	85.0%	★★★★☆
2012	74.9	205 of 1117	81.6%	★★★★☆
2011	80.0	124 of 1117	88.9%	★★★★☆
2010	72.5	222 of 1113	80.1%	★★★★☆
2009	62.0	398 of 1082	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.9	158 of 1081	85.4%	★★★★☆
2007	76.2	172 of 1083	84.1%	★★★★☆
2006	78.5	140 of 1071	86.9%	★★★★☆
2005	77.2	170 of 1062	84.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	64.5	121 of 355	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	191 of 1100	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	84.4	116 of 1096	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	177 of 1098	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	92 of 1100	91.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	34 of 619	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	87.2	48 of 606	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	74 of 580	87.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	447 of 1040	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.6	234 of 1046	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	475 of 1036	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	81.2	164 of 1099	85.1%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	206 of 1093	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	244 of 1101	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	204 of 1093	81.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	39 of 206	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	88.2	6 of 192	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	4 of 195	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	6 of 182	96.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	8 of 306	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	49.6	156 of 271	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	129 of 247	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	144 of 974	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	85.2	57 of 973	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	126 of 979	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	134 of 984	86.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)97th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2026)81st percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2024)66th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics89%+16 vs state

English Reading87%+16 vs state

VA Studies85%+14 vs state

Science77%+9 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 (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
Dare Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Dare Rd	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0324	399	28	14.2	37.8%	249 (62.4%)	40 (10.0%)	48 (12.0%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (13.3%)	82.6	163^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	85.3%		83.9	146^th of 1110 public elementary schools	86.8%	17	92.4	89.0	84.9	77.3	86.6	90.1	83.3	84.6	$12,026	$649	$11,377
Grafton Bethel Elementary	Public	K-5	410 Lakeside Dr	Grafton	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0350	653	40	16.3	34.9%	382 (58.5%)	62 (9.5%)	78 (11.9%)	41 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (13.6%)	79	216^th of 1111 public elementary schools	80.6%		82.1	180^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.8%	36	80.6	89.5	84.0	83.0	80.4	87.3	84.0	82.1	$9,971	$342	$9,629
Seaford Elementary	Public	K-5	1105 Seaford Rd	Seaford	23696	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0352	552	31	17.8	35.7%	350 (63.4%)	53 (9.6%)	52 (9.4%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (14.1%)	88.9	59^th of 1111 public elementary schools	94.7%		89.6	55^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.0%	4	94.2	91.1	90.5	85.7	95.7	94.1	89.5	88.1	$11,211	$465	$10,746
Mount Vernon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Mt Vernon Dr	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0480	573	38	15.0	25.0%	352 (61.4%)	38 (6.6%)	53 (9.2%)	71 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.1%)	87.6	83^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	92.5%		90.1	49^th of 1110 public elementary schools	95.6%	34	86.5	88.5	91.8	89.8	85.7	94.7	89.8	89.1	$9,804	$308	$9,496
Kiln Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Kiln Creek Pkwy	Newport News	23602	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7961	553	26	21.2	102.7%	90 (16.3%)	308 (55.7%)	89 (16.1%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.0%)	32.4	817^th of 1111 public elementary schools	26.5%		38.3	736^th of 1110 public elementary schools	33.7%	81	71.1	58.8	70.6	63.2	60.2	63.9	64.7	61.9	$10,588	$1,047	$9,541
Yorktown Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	131 Siege Ln	Yorktown	23692	York County	York County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(757) 898-0358	599	41	14.6	52.8%	267 (44.6%)	136 (22.7%)	84 (14.0%)	15 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	95 (15.9%)	71.2	336^th of 1111 public elementary schools	69.8%		71.8	328^th of 1110 public elementary schools	70.5%	8	87.1	78.1	81.2	76.1	82.8	81.7	80.3	75.2	$9,758	$800	$8,958
Richneck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Tyner Drive	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 886-7772	502	26	19.3	99.6%	115 (22.9%)	225 (44.8%)	86 (17.1%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (11.4%)	32.9	812^th of 1111 public elementary schools	26.9%		21.9	904^th of 1110 public elementary schools	18.6%	92	74.3	64.9	52.7	60.2	63.5	68.8	67.7	58.4	$8,202	$47	$8,155
Tabb Elementary	Public	K-5	3711 Big Bethel Rd	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0372	707	43	16.4	28.9%	357 (50.5%)	94 (13.3%)	111 (15.7%)	48 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (13.4%)	88.7	61^st of 1111 public elementary schools	94.5%		89.4	59^th of 1110 public elementary schools	94.7%	2	94.3	91.3	93.5	89.4	87.0	89.8	93.5	84.3	$8,227	$159	$8,068
Oliver C. Greenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13460 Woodside Lane	Newport News	23608	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 886-7744	549	31	17.7	100.0%	99 (18.0%)	237 (43.2%)	137 (25.0%)	23 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.1%)	38.3	752^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	32.3%		23.4	891^st of 1110 public elementary schools	19.7%	139	68.0	62.3	69.7	68.5	71.4	66.7	62.9	59.4	$8,649	$685	$7,965
Coventry Elementary	Public	K-5	200 Owen Davis Blvd	Yorktown	23693	York County	York County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 898-0403	630	41	15.3	34.8%	285 (45.2%)	90 (14.3%)	68 (10.8%)	110 (17.5%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (11.3%)	82.1	171^st of 1111 public elementary schools	84.6%		78.1	246^th of 1110 public elementary schools	77.8%	75	90.7	83.9	89.5	83.8	83.3	85.4	91.4	80.8	$8,867	$519	$8,348

Frequently Asked Questions about Dare Elementary

What district is Dare Elementary in?

York County Public Schools

Is Dare Elementary a good school?

Dare Elementary ranks 163^rd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Dare Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dare Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Yorktown Middle
High : York High

How many students attend Dare Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Dare Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dare Elementary?

Students at Dare Elementary are 62% White, 13% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 10% African American, 2% Asian.

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