James River Elementary School, Williamsburg, VA

James River Elementary School phone & website

Phone: (757) 887-1768
Principal: Angel Washington
Address: 8901 Pocahontas Trl, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Score breakdown

Compared against all 1,074 Virginia public elementary schools. 1–4 is below the state average, 5–6 around it, 7–10 above it.

2.5 · Test scores

SOL pass rate of 58.2% across all subjects — 16th percentile statewide.

3.4 · Academic progress

68% of students showed growth in reading and 80% in math — 27th percentile.

4.9 · Attendance

Chronic absenteeism of 9.9% — better attendance than 43% of peers statewide.

Year over year: 3.2 for 2025–26, compared with 4.0 for 2024–25 — down 0.8.

Test scores by subject

Percent of students passing Virginia SOL tests, 2025–26.

This school Virginia average

Grade 5 Science

54%state 69%

Virginia Studies

66%state 71%

Grade 3 Mathematics

57%state 74%

Grade 4 Mathematics

65%state 73%

Grade 5 Mathematics

68%state 72%

Grade 3 English Reading

42%state 68%

Grade 4 English Reading

63%state 74%

Grade 5 English Reading

55%state 73%

Source: Virginia Department of Education, School Quality Profiles — SOL pass rates, 2025–26.

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 3.2/10 — below the state average among Virginia's 1,074 public elementary schools, based on Virginia Department of Education data for 2025–26. That is down from 4.0 in 2024–25.

The school's overall SOL pass rate is 58.2%. On Virginia's 2025–26 growth measures, 68% of students showed growth in English reading and 80% in math. Chronic absenteeism is 9.9%, compared with the 9.0% 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.
Academic progress (30%): Virginia's growth rates — the share of students who showed year-over-year growth in English reading and in math — ranked statewide.
Attendance (20%): chronic absenteeism, ranked statewide (lower is better).
What changed for 2025–26: Virginia retired the accreditation “combined rate” we used for academic progress in 2024–25, so progress now uses the state's student growth rates. Virginia publishes no growth measure for high schools, so their 20% now goes to attendance. The year-over-year comparison at the top uses the score we published for 2024–25; part of a school's change can come from this method update.
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 (2025–26) · 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
Enrollment: 445 students (2025-2026)
Student–teacher ratio: 12:1
Classroom teachers: 38 FTE
Accreditation: Fully Accredited (2025-2026)
NCES school ID: 510402000705

Academic performance

SOL pass rates · 2025-2026

Reading

53%

Mathematics

63%

Science

54%

History & Social Sci.

66%

Attendance

2025-2026

9.9% 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.

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
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%, principal, fall membership (enrollment)SOL, attendance & enrollment 2025-2026; accreditation SY2025-2026
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools - James River school site ↗ — Official website, phone, address, fax2026
Wikipedia (James River Elementary School / WJCC redirect) ↗ — Grove community setting, IB Primary Years Programme magnet status (as of Oct 2006)2006 statement

Figures reflect the 2025-2026 (Virginia DOE SOL, attendance, enrollment); 2024-2025 (NCES staffing); accreditation SY2025-2026 unless noted. School zoning, boundaries, and ratings change — verify with the school division before making housing decisions.

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