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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Accomack County schools welcomed 357 kindergarten students in 2023-24 school year

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There were 357 kindergarten students enrolled in Accomack County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 14.8% more than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of kindergarten students in the county was Metompkin Elementary School.

Within Accomack County schools, the largest number of students were found in 9th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Accomack County ranked 52nd in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 52nd the year before.

As of November 2023, according to Public Schools Review, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools nationwide.

Accomack County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Pre-kindergartenKindergarten1st-grade2nd-grade3rd-grade4th-grade5th-grade6th-grade7th-grade8th-grade9th-grade10th-grade11th-grade12th-grade0501001502002503003504004505002022-23 school year2023-24 school year

Enrollment by Grade in Accomack County Schools for 2023-24 School Year

School Name# of Kindergarten Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Metompkin Elementary School8815.8%558
Pungoteague Elementary School8018.1%442
Accawmacke Elementary School7718.1%426
Kegotank Elementary School7516.5%455
Chincoteague Elementary School3615.9%226
Tangier Combined12.4%41
Chincoteague High School00%296
Nandua High School00%632
Nandua Middle School00%468
Arcadia High School00%695
Arcadia Middle School00%487

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