Captain John Smith Elementary School has 433 learners in grade levels Prekindergarten-5.

Captain John Smith Elementary School placed in the lower 50% of all schools in Virginia for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is lower 50%, and reading proficiency is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 70% (which is lower than the Virginia state average of 72%) for the 2016-17 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 66% (which is lower than the Virginia state average of 80%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The Learner: Teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the Virginia state level of 15:1. Minority enrollment is 68% of the learner body (majority African-American), which is higher than the Virginia state average of 51% (majority African-American).

School Overview: Captain John Smith Elementary School’s learner population of 433 learners has stayed flat over five school years. The teacher population of 26 teachers has declined by 21% over five school years.

School Comparison: Captain John Smith Elementary School is ranked within the lower 50% of all 1,791 schools in Virginia (based off of cumulative math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year. The diversity score of Captain John Smith Elementary School is 0.66, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.68. The school’s diversity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The nearest high school to Captain John Smith Elementary School is Kecoughtan High School (0.7 miles away). The nearest middle school is Benjamin Syms Middle School (0.8 miles away). The nearest elementary school is John B. Cary Elementary School (0.6 miles away).