James River Elementary Primary School
8901 Pocahontas Trail
Williamsburg VA, 23185, James City County
Phone: 757-887-1768
Ranking:
(781 out of 1,459, bottom 46%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Williamsburg City Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 33 | |||||||
Total Students: | 512 | 550 | 493 | 466 | 485 | 488 | 478 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 79 | 15.4% | 100 | 18.2% | 94 | 19.1% | 72 | 15.5% | 85 | 17.5% | 57 | 11.7% | 78 | 16.3% |
Grade 1: | 90 | 17.6% | 96 | 17.5% | 81 | 16.4% | 87 | 18.7% | 68 | 14.0% | 76 | 15.6% | 67 | 14.0% |
Grade 2: | 89 | 17.4% | 88 | 16.0% | 90 | 18.3% | 69 | 14.8% | 77 | 15.9% | 74 | 15.2% | 81 | 16.9% |
Grade 3: | 91 | 17.8% | 94 | 17.1% | 64 | 13.0% | 83 | 17.8% | 78 | 16.1% | 93 | 19.1% | 80 | 16.7% |
Grade 4: | 88 | 17.2% | 80 | 14.5% | 88 | 17.8% | 77 | 16.5% | 79 | 16.3% | 77 | 15.8% | 77 | 16.1% |
Grade 5: | 75 | 14.6% | 92 | 16.7% | 76 | 15.4% | 78 | 16.7% | 79 | 16.3% | 82 | 16.8% | 75 | 15.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 276 | 53.9% | 285 | 51.8% | 244 | 49.5% | 230 | 49.4% | 233 | 48.0% | 241 | 49.4% | 256 | 53.6% |
Female: | 236 | 46.1% | 265 | 48.2% | 249 | 50.5% | 236 | 50.6% | 236 | 48.7% | 236 | 48.4% | 213 | 44.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.3% |
Asian: | 12 | 2.3% | 11 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 13 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.7% |
Hispanic: | 103 | 20.1% | 106 | 19.3% | 90 | 18.3% | 63 | 13.5% | 52 | 10.7% | 47 | 9.6% | 41 | 8.6% |
Black: | 149 | 29.1% | 148 | 26.9% | 143 | 29.0% | 145 | 31.1% | 172 | 35.5% | 178 | 36.5% | 181 | 37.9% |
White: | 210 | 41.0% | 244 | 44.4% | 214 | 43.4% | 207 | 44.4% | 237 | 48.9% | 241 | 49.4% | 232 | 48.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 35 | 6.8% | 37 | 6.7% | 36 | 7.3% | 44 | 9.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 258 | 50.4% | 272 | 49.5% | 260 | 52.7% | 227 | 48.7% | 231 | 47.6% | 206 | 42.2% | 182 | 38.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 7.2% | 50 | 9.1% | 40 | 8.1% | 42 | 9.0% | 46 | 9.5% | 56 | 11.5% | 66 | 13.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.84 | 17.01 | 16.62 | 14.87 | 14.48 | 14.40 | 14.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SOL | ||||||
2005 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 74% | 77% |
2006 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 84% |
2007 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 85% | 81% |
2008 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | 84% |
2009 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | 86% |
2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 88% | 84% |
2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 83% |
2012 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 93% | 86% |
2013 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 78.2% | 72.5% |
2005 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 90% |
2006 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | 91% |
2007 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 93% | 93% |
2008 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | 93% |
2009 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | 93% |
2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 93% |
2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | 85% |
2012 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 90% | 87% |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 88% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 90% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | 89% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 90% | 89% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | 89% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | 91% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 75% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 74.1% | 65.3% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 88% | 89% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 90% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 89% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 91% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 91% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | 91% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | 89% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 92% | 89% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 86.1% | 83.6% |
2006 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 87% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 88% |
2009 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 90% | 88% |
2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | 88% |
2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | 87% |
2012 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | 88% |
2013 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 78.4% | 70.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 78% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 76% | 81% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 81% | 84% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 87% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | 88% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 78% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 83.8% | 74.7% |
2005 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 85% |
2006 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 89% |
2009 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | 92% |
2010 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | 91% |
2011 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | 89% |
2012 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 81.4% | 73.3% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 80% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 79% | 83% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86% | 86% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 88% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | 90% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 78% | 67% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 79.8% | 69.5% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86% | 81% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 82% | 85% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 86% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 89% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | 88% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | 87% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 88% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 76.1% | 75.6% |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 91% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 89% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 89% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 87% | 87% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 90% | 86% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | 88% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91% | 87% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 87% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 71.2% | 70.6% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71% | 73% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 83% | 73% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 74% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.7% | 78% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* James River Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.