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Magruder Elementary

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Magruder Elementary ranks 217 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Magruder Elementary is a K-5 school in Williamsburg, VA, serving 610 students as part of York County Public Schools, one of Virginia's top-rated districts. The school has shown steady upward momentum over the past decade, climbing from the 54th percentile in 2015-16 to the 80th percentile today, ranking 217th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools. This places it above most nearby schools, including Matoaka Elementary, Clara Byrd Baker Elementary, Laurel Lane Elementary, Matthew Whaley Elementary, Norge Elementary, James River Elementary, and Katherine Johnson Elementary. Only Waller Mill Elementary, about 2.76 miles away in the same district, ranks higher at the 84th percentile.

Academically, Magruder exceeds Virginia state averages in every subject by roughly 10-17 percentage points. The school is especially effective at supporting students who face additional barriers: low-income students rank at the 90th percentile statewide, and military-connected students perform at the 75th percentile. Chronic absenteeism is a bright spot, at just 9.3% compared to the state average of 14.8%. The school's biggest area for continued attention is supporting students with disabilities, though that subgroup has improved significantly from the 13th to the 34th percentile in recent years.

Magruder also stands out for its efficiency. It spends about $9,100 per student, less than every nearby school with comparable data, yet outperforms most of them academically. James River Elementary, for example, spends roughly $3,350 more per student but ranks in the bottom quarter of Virginia elementary schools. With a larger enrollment than most nearby schools and a student-teacher ratio of 14.5, Magruder continues to deliver strong results. For families, this is a school with a positive trajectory, strong outcomes for a diverse student body, and a track record of making the most of its resources.

610

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,794

Per pupil spending ?

37.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

700 Penniman Rd
Williamsburg, VA 23185

(757) 220-4067

District: York County Public Schools

Students who attend Magruder Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Queens Lake Middle
High:	Bruton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.7%

African American:

20.5%

Hispanic:

16.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (84% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of York County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school84%

District avg86%

Virginia avg72%

217^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	79.0	217 of 1111	80.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	252 of 1110	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	270 of 1114	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	336 of 1114	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	263 of 1109	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	247 of 1103	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	251 of 1105	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	493 of 1097	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.6	408 of 1099	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.7	502 of 1096	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.5	339 of 1100	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.7	327 of 1110	70.5%	★★★★☆
2013	81.3	126 of 1120	88.8%	★★★★☆
2012	79.7	137 of 1117	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	66.2	349 of 1117	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.8	593 of 1113	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.1	513 of 1082	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.3	270 of 1081	75.0%	★★★★☆
2007	65.7	358 of 1083	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.1	499 of 1071	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.5	673 of 1062	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	83 of 591	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	120 of 579	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	83 of 588	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	190 of 579	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	278 of 420	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	309 of 355	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	254 of 324	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	212 of 1100	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	70.9	320 of 1096	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	280 of 1098	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	404 of 1100	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	139 of 619	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.9	108 of 606	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	78 of 580	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	146 of 564	74.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	109 of 1040	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	75.6	185 of 1046	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	302 of 1036	70.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	229 of 1099	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	188 of 1093	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	297 of 1101	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	277 of 1093	74.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	51 of 206	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	68.1	58 of 192	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	35 of 195	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	83 of 182	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	196 of 306	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.1	202 of 271	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	190 of 247	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	167 of 245	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	125 of 974	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	146 of 973	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	181 of 979	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	304 of 984	69.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+9 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)86th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)78th percentile-3 vs school

Military Connected (2026)75th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)36th percentile-45 vs school

Disabled (2026)34th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies87%+16 vs state

Mathematics84%+11 vs state

English Reading84%+13 vs state

Science80%+12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

My son has Autism, imo they they didn't abuse him, they also seemed to not agree with me on much and he ended up being homebound for aggression. My son is not naturally aggressive but when people don't understand him he can BE aggressive. He went there 2yrs of preschool and K and started 1st before being homebound. It seemed to me I gave suggestions on deaf ears and when the issue I knew would arise came to light they were shocked. My daughter who was a gifted student went there and had no prob. she is now in Queens lake middle school and doing fine. 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 (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Magruder Elementary	Public	K-5	700 Penniman Rd	Williamsburg	23185	York 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	$10,794	$921	$9,873
Matthew Whaley Elementary	Public	K-5	301 Scotland St	Williamsburg	23185	Williamsburg city	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	$11,351	$659	$10,693
Waller Mill Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	314 Waller Mill Rd	Williamsburg	23185	York 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	$11,387	$662	$10,725
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	$10,231	$414	$9,817
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	$12,775	$662	$12,114
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	$12,194	$315	$11,879
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	$10,271	$721	$9,550
Katherine Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17346 Warwick Blvd	Newport News	23603	Newport News city	Newport News City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 888-3320	553	30	18.4	—	66 (11.9%)	332 (60.0%)	92 (16.6%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.8%)	28.1	866^th of 1111 public elementary schools	22.1%		19	940^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.3%	74	61.4	52.0	64.7	63.5	60.2	60.0	68.2	61.3	$9,833	$422	$9,411
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	$10,571	$163	$10,408
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	$11,327	$896	$10,431

Frequently Asked Questions about Magruder Elementary

How many students attend Magruder Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 610 students attended Magruder Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Magruder Elementary?

Students at Magruder Elementary are 49% White, 20% African American, 16% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Magruder Elementary attend?

Students who attend Magruder Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Queens Lake Middle
High : Bruton High

Is Magruder Elementary a good school?

Magruder Elementary ranks 217^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Magruder Elementary in?

York County Public Schools

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