Venable Elementary School (Ranked Top 50% for 2025)

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Venable Elementary School

406 14th Street Nw
Charlottesville, VA 22903

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Top 50%

Serving 322 students in grades Prekindergarten-4, Venable Elementary School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in Virginia for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).

The percentage of students achieving is 60-64% (which is higher than the Virginia state average of 54%). The percentage of students achieving is 65-69% (which is approximately equal to the Virginia state average of 69%).

The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is equal to the Virginia state level of 14:1.

Minority enrollment is 54% of the student body (majority Black), which is lower than the Virginia state average of 56% (majority Black).

Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Prekindergarten-4
Enrollment: 322 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Minority Enrollment: 54%
: Top 50% in VA
: 60-64% (Top 50%)
: 65-69% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), VA Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Venable Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Virginia for:

School Overview

Venable Elementary School's student population of 322 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 23 teachers has declined by 8% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-4
(Supplemental Virtual)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Venable Elementary School
Pre-K	30
Kind	56
1	68
2	55
3	72
4	41

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Total Students

322 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Venable Elementary School
2023	306
2022	281
2021	275
2020	335
2019	335
2018	347
2017	347
2016	352
2015	341
2014	333
2013	353
2012	322
2011	298
2010	298
2009	322
2008	317
2007	318
2006	289
2005	321
2004	293
2003	304
2002	269
2001	259
2000	278
1999	278
1998	252
1997	233
1996	258
1995	256
1994	296
1993	267

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

23 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1991-2023)
Year	Venable Elementary School
2023	25
2022	21
2021	25
2020	25
2019	25
2018	25
2017	25
2016	25
2015	24
2014	23
2013	16
2012	18
2011	22
2010	21
2009	20
2008	21
2007	27
2006	25
2005	22
2004	22
2003	26
2002	18
2001	20
1999	19
1994	20
1993	25
1992	22
1991	22

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School Rankings

Venable Elementary School ranks within the top 50% of all 1,792 schools in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Venable Elementary School is 0.69, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.72. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (VA)

#792 out of 1792 schools
(Top 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Venable Elementary School
2022	#792
2021	#792
2019	#837
2018	#757
2017	#766
2016	#925
2015	#218
2014	#420
2013	#460
2012	#282
2011	#268

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(20-21)

60-64%

54%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2021)
Year	Venable Elementary School	Virginia	Charlottesville City School District
2021	62%	54%	42%
2019	82%	82%	72%
2017	77%	72%	68%
2016	77%	80%	76%
2015	87%	79%	76%
2014	77%	74%	75%
2013	82%	71%	70%
2012	77%	68%	70%
2011	95%	86%	83%
2010	87%	87%	81%

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(20-21)

65-69%

69%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2021)
Year	Venable Elementary School	Virginia	Charlottesville City School District
2021	67%	69%	61%
2019	82%	78%	71%
2018	82%	80%
2017	82%	80%	76%
2016	82%	80%	76%
2015	92%	79%	77%
2014	87%	74%	73%
2013	77%	74%	71%
2012	95%	89%	87%
2011	92%	88%	83%
2010	82%	89%	81%

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Student : Teacher Ratio

14:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1991-2023)
Year	Venable Elementary School	Virginia	Charlottesville City School District
2023	12:1	14:1	12:1
2022	13:1	14:1	13:1
2021	11:1	14:1	12:1
2020	13:1	15:1	12:1
2019	13:1	15:1	12:1
2018	14:1	15:1	12:1
2017	14:1	15:1	12:1
2016	14:1	15:1	13:1
2015	14:1	15:1	13:1
2014	15:1	16:1	13:1
2013	22:1	16:1	14:1
2012	18:1	15:1	13:1
2011	14:1	17:1	14:1
2010	15:1	17:1	14:1
2009	16:1	17:1	14:1
2008	15:1	17:1	14:1
2007	12:1	13:1	11:1
2006	12:1	13:1	11:1
2005	15:1	14:1	11:1
2004	13:1	13:1	12:1
2003	12:1	12:1	10:1
2002	15:1	13:1	12:1
2001	13:1	14:1	12:1
1999	15:1	15:1	12:1
1994	15:1	17:1	11:1
1993	11:1	16:1	12:1
1992	11:1	16:1	12:1
1991	11:1	16:1	12:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Venable Elementary School	Virginia	Charlottesville City School District
2023	4%	7%	6%
2022	7%	7%	6%
2021	9%	8%	7%
2020	7%	7%	7%
2019	7%	7%	7%
2018	9%	7%	6%
2017	9%	7%	6%
2016	8%	8%	6%
2015	11%	6%	6%
2014	8%	7%	7%
2013	9%	7%	7%
2012	6%	6%	6%
2011	6%	7%	6%
2010	8%	7%	7%
2009	11%	7%	7%
2008	8%	6%	6%
2007	9%	6%	5%
2006	9%	6%	4%
2005	6%	6%	4%
2004	7%	6%	4%
2003	6%	5%	4%
2002	4%	5%	2%
2001	5%	4%	2%
2000	3%	4%	2%
1999	1%	4%	2%
1998	3%	4%	1%
1997	3%	4%	1%
1996	2%	3%	1%
1995	4%	4%	2%
1994	2%	3%	1%
1993	1%	3%	1%

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Hispanic

19%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Venable Elementary School	Virginia	Charlottesville City School District
2023	5%	19%	13%
2022	5%	18%	13%
2021	5%	18%	13%
2020	5%	16%	12%
2019	5%	16%	12%
2018	5%	15%	12%
2017	5%	15%	12%
2016	3%	14%	11%
2015	4%	14%	10%
2014	5%	13%	10%
2013	7%	12%	9%
2012	7%	12%	8%
2011	6%	11%	7%
2010	6%	10%	7%
2009	5%	10%	6%
2008	6%	10%	6%
2007	4%	9%	6%
2006	2%	8%	5%
2005	3%	7%	4%
2004	2%	6%	4%
2003	4%	7%	3%
2002	2%	5%	2%
2001	2%	5%	2%
2000	2%	4%	1%
1999	2%	4%	1%
1996	1%	3%	1%
1994	1%	3%	1%
1993	1%	3%

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Black

28%

22%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Venable Elementary School	Virginia	Charlottesville City School District
2023	28%	22%	28%
2022	28%	22%	30%
2021	27%	22%	32%
2020	21%	22%	32%
2019	21%	22%	32%
2018	24%	23%	36%
2017	24%	23%	36%
2016	31%	23%	37%
2015	30%	23%	38%
2014	27%	23%	37%
2013	28%	23%	38%
2012	27%	24%	40%
2011	25%	24%	42%
2010	31%	26%	45%
2009	32%	26%	45%
2008	34%	27%	47%
2007	32%	27%	48%
2006	36%	27%	48%
2005	34%	27%	49%
2004	30%	27%	48%
2003	32%	27%	49%
2002	27%	27%	49%
2001	32%	27%	50%
2000	33%	27%	51%
1999	35%	27%	51%
1998	37%	27%	51%
1997	34%	27%	50%
1996	35%	27%	49%
1995	30%	26%	48%
1994	38%	26%	47%
1993	33%	26%	46%

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White

46%

44%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Venable Elementary School	Virginia	Charlottesville City School District
2023	49%	45%	40%
2022	51%	46%	41%
2021	50%	46%	39%
2020	59%	49%	41%
2019	59%	49%	41%
2018	57%	50%	40%
2017	57%	50%	40%
2016	53%	50%	40%
2015	51%	52%	40%
2014	56%	52%	41%
2013	54%	53%	41%
2012	59%	54%	42%
2011	56%	54%	42%
2010	53%	57%	41%
2009	52%	57%	42%
2008	52%	57%	41%
2007	55%	58%	41%
2006	53%	59%	43%
2005	57%	60%	43%
2004	61%	61%	44%
2003	58%	61%	44%
2002	67%	63%	47%
2001	61%	64%	46%
2000	62%	65%	46%
1999	62%	65%	46%
1998	60%	65%	47%
1997	63%	66%	48%
1996	62%	67%	49%
1995	66%	67%	50%
1994	59%	68%	51%
1993	64%	68%	53%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

14%

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Venable Elementary School	Virginia	Charlottesville City School District
2023	14%	7%	13%
2022	9%	7%	10%
2021	9%	6%	9%
2020	8%	6%	8%
2019	8%	6%	8%
2018	5%	5%	6%
2017	5%	5%	6%
2016	5%	5%	6%
2015	4%	5%	6%
2014	4%	5%	5%
2013	2%	5%	5%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.69

0.72

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Venable Elementary School	Virginia	Charlottesville City School District
2023	0.66	0.71	0.73
2022	0.65	0.70	0.72
2021	0.67	0.70	0.72
2020	0.60	0.68	0.71
2019	0.60	0.68	0.71
2018	0.61	0.67	0.69
2017	0.61	0.67	0.69
2016	0.62	0.68	0.69
2015	0.64	0.66	0.69
2014	0.61	0.66	0.69
2013	0.62	0.65	0.67
2012	0.59	0.64	0.66
2011	0.62	0.64	0.64
2010	0.65	0.62	0.62
2009	0.64	0.60	0.61
2008	0.63	0.60	0.60
2007	0.61	0.59	0.59
2006	0.60	0.58	0.58
2005	0.58	0.57	0.57
2004	0.56	0.55	0.57
2003	0.58	0.55	0.56
2002	0.48	0.53	0.54
2001	0.53	0.52	0.54
2000	0.51	0.51	0.53
1999	0.50	0.51	0.53
1998	0.51	0.50	0.52
1997	0.49	0.49	0.52
1996	0.50	0.48	0.52
1995	0.48	0.49	0.52
1994	0.51	0.47	0.52
1993	0.49	0.47	0.52

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Eligible for

71%

55%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Venable Elementary School	Virginia	Charlottesville City School District
2023	39%	52%	67%
2022	34%	41%	59%
2021	43%	35%	52%
2020	28%	39%	53%
2019	28%	39%	53%
2018	34%	35%	50%
2017	34%	35%	50%
2016	35%	35%	48%
2015	38%	34%	48%
2014	31%	33%	46%
2013	34%	32%	47%
2012	36%	32%	48%
2011	30%	31%	47%
2010	33%	29%	48%
2009	34%	26%	47%
2008	35%	25%	45%
2007	26%	24%	43%
2006	27%	24%	43%
2005	27%	24%	45%
2004	17%	23%	40%
2003	21%	23%	39%
2002	19%	23%	39%
2001	22%	21%	37%
2000	25%	23%	38%
1999	28%	24%	41%
1998	30%	24%	46%
1997	33%	24%	44%
1996	31%	24%	42%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Venable Elementary School	Virginia	Charlottesville City School District
2023	1%	2%	2%
2022	6%	5%	3%
2021	3%	6%	4%
2020	3%	5%	3%
2019	3%	5%	3%
2018	2%	6%	3%
2017	2%	6%	3%
2016	3%	6%	5%
2015	4%	6%	6%
2014	3%	6%	7%
2013	4%	6%	7%
2012	4%	7%	6%
2011	5%	6%	6%
2010	6%	7%	6%
2009	7%	7%	8%
2008	7%	7%	9%
2007	9%	7%	10%
2006	8%	7%	8%
2005	6%	7%	7%
2004	7%	7%	8%
2003	7%	7%	8%
2002	6%	7%	8%
2001	5%	7%	7%
2000	5%	7%	7%
1999	3%	6%	6%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Charlottesville City School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), VA Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Venable Elementary School's ranking?

Venable Elementary School is ranked #792 out of 1,792 schools, which ranks it among the top 50% of public schools in Virginia.

What schools are Venable Elementary School often compared to?

Venable Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Burnley-moran Elementary School, Johnson Elementary School, Jackson-via Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

60-64% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 54% VA state average), while 65-69% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 69% VA state average).

How many students attend Venable Elementary School?

322 students attend Venable Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

46% of Venable Elementary School students are White, 28% of students are Black, 14% of students are Two or more races, 6% of students are Asian, and 6% of students are Hispanic.

What is the student:teacher ratio of Venable Elementary School?

Venable Elementary School has a student ration of 14:1, which is equal to the Virginia state average of 14:1.

What grades does Venable Elementary School offer ?

Venable Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-4 (Supplemental Virtual).

What school district is Venable Elementary School part of?

Venable Elementary School is part of Charlottesville City School District.

In what neighborhood is Venable Elementary School located?

Venable Elementary School is located in the Venable neighborhood of Charlottesville, VA. There are 1 other public schools located in Venable.

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Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Prekindergarten-4
Enrollment: 322 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 14:1
Minority Enrollment: 54%
: Top 50%
: 60-64% (Top 50%)
: 65-69% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), VA Dept. of Education