James River Elementary School, Williamsburg, VA

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,106 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

3.1 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 60.6% across all subjects — 24th percentile statewide.

3.7 · Academic progress

Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which credits schools for student growth — 30th percentile.

6.5 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 10.4% — better attendance than 61% of peers statewide.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2024–2025.

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

65%state 69%

Virginia Studies

51%state 69%

Grade 3 Mathematics

73%state 73%

Grade 4 Mathematics

55%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

72%state 71%

Grade 3 English Reading

56%state 67%

Grade 4 English Reading

48%state 73%

Grade 5 English Reading

67%state 72%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2024–2025.

James River Elementary School & its school zone

James River Elementary School serves Williamsburg, VA 23185 students as a public elementary school in Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools. Buyers searching homes for sale near James River Elementary School are shopping this Williamsburg school zone, one of the areas families compare when weighing Williamsburg elementary school zones. On the VaHome School Score the school earns 4.0/10 — below the state average among Virginia's 1,106 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 60.6%. Virginia's accreditation measures — which credit schools for student growth, not just pass rates — come in at 83% for English and 85% for Math. Chronic absenteeism is 10.4%, better than the 11.7% state median for elementary schools.

For house hunters comparing Williamsburg school zones, the listings on this page show active REIN MLS homes near James River Elementary School. School zoning and attendance boundaries can change between school years — always verify a specific address's assignment directly with Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools before making a housing decision based on school zone.

How the VaHome School Score works

Test scores (50%): the school's SOL pass rate across all subjects, ranked against every Virginia public school of the same level.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's accreditation combined rate for English and Math, which gives schools credit for students showing growth.
The weighted statewide percentile maps to a score from 1.0 to 10.0: score = 1 + 9 × percentile. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.
Every input is public data from the Virginia Department of Education, refreshed each school year. No opinions, no black box — you can check our math.

Data: Virginia Department of Education School Quality Profiles (2024–2025) · NCES. VaHome is not affiliated with VDOE, NCES, or GreatSchools.

At a glance

School district: Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
Grades served: K-5
School type: Public
Principal: Angel Washington
Enrollment: 449 students (2024-2025)
Student–teacher ratio: 12:1
Classroom teachers: 38 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510402000705

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2024-2025

Reading

56%

Mathematics

66%

Science

65%

History & Social Sci.

51%

Attendance

2024-2025

14.5% of students were chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days).

About James River Elementary School

James River Elementary School is a public K-5 school in the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools division, located at 8901 Pocahontas Trail in the Grove community at the southeastern end of James City County, Virginia. It operates as a magnet school offering the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, and was noted as of October 2006 as one of only a handful of Virginia schools authorized for that program.

Set in a rural-fringe area outside the city of Williamsburg, the school served 449 students in the 2024-2025 school year. It was fully accredited by the Virginia Department of Education for the 2025-2026 school year.

Contact

Phone: (757) 887-1768

Official school website ↗

Data sources

NCES Common Core of Data (school detail) — NCES ID, district, grades K-5, enrollment 449, teachers FTE 38.0, student/teacher ratio 11.82, locale (Rural Fringe 41), phone, race/ethnicity counts, free/reduced lunch2024-2025 link ↗
Virginia School Quality Profiles (schoolquality.virginia.gov) — Fully Accredited (SY2025-26), SOL pass rates (reading 56, math 66, science 65, history 51), demographics %, economically disadvantaged/EL/SWD %, chronic absenteeism 14.5%, principal2024-2025 / accreditation 2025-2026 link ↗
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools - James River school site — Official website, phone, address, fax2026 link ↗
Wikipedia (James River Elementary School / WJCC redirect) — Grove community setting, IB Primary Years Programme magnet status (as of Oct 2006)2006 statement link ↗

Figures reflect the 2024-2025 (NCES CCD & VA School Quality Profile); accreditation SY2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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