Summary:
Zip code 23301, located in Accomac, Virginia, is served by just one elementary school—Accawmacke Elementary—which enrolls 453 students in grades PK–5 under the Accomack County Public Schools district, meaning all comparisons must be made against the district and state rather than against nearby schools.
Accawmacke Elementary shows several clear bright spots. In the 2025–2026 school year, 5th-grade reading proficiency reached 73.33%, slightly exceeding the Virginia state average of 72.42%, while 5th-grade science proficiency hit 64%, more than 6 points above the district average. The school also posted a standout 83.12% proficiency rate in 4th-grade VA Studies in 2024–2025, far surpassing both the district (60.43%) and state (68.24%). Chronic absenteeism sits at 11.0%, below the state average of 14.8%, and the school has shown encouraging year-over-year gains in 3rd-grade math (+13.75 points) and reading (+13.73 points). However, 4th-grade scores dropped sharply in the same period, with math falling from 66.23% to 52.17% and reading from 67.11% to 56.52%, suggesting possible cohort effects or uneven instructional support across grade levels.
Despite these strengths, the school consistently trails state averages in most subjects, particularly mathematics—where 3rd and 4th-grade proficiency gaps reached 16.5 and 21.1 points respectively in 2025–2026—and early-grade reading. This underperformance aligns with a state percentile rank in the 24–30 range and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for three consecutive years, though the school recently improved to a 2-star district ranking. With a student–teacher ratio of 14.6, per-student spending of $11,233, and a free/reduced lunch eligibility rate near 100% (reflecting a high-poverty population), Accawmacke has solid resources and attendance to build on, but will need sustained academic intervention to raise its overall standing.
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