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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Accomack County schools welcomed 135 pre-kindergarten students in 2023-24 school year

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Lisa Coons Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.doe.virginia.gov/about-vdoe/agency-leadership/superintendent

Lisa Coons Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.doe.virginia.gov/about-vdoe/agency-leadership/superintendent

There were 135 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Accomack County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.3% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of pre-kindergarten students in the county was Pungoteague 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 Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Pungoteague Elementary School347.7%442
Metompkin Elementary School335.9%558
Kegotank Elementary School286.2%455
Accawmacke Elementary School214.9%426
Chincoteague Elementary School198.4%226
Chincoteague High School00%296
Nandua High School00%632
Nandua Middle School00%468
Tangier Combined00%41
Arcadia High School00%695
Arcadia Middle School00%487

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