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Schools in Colonial Beach · Colonial Beach Town Public Schools, Westmoreland County Public Schools

Colonial Beach’s public schools score below 80% of Virginia districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Colonial Beach’s districts is 36%, below the Virginia average (54%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Colonial Beach, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Virginia, not nationally.

#232of 250 Virginia townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Virginia state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Math proficiency
36%
▼ 18 pts vs VA 54%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 0–4 pts vs VA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.2K
▲ 12% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024 · Westmoreland County
Students per teacher
13.1
VA 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
593 students on the public path
In brief

Colonial Beach’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 213 Virginia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Colonial Beach’s, its schools beat 9%, lower than their 20% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

Colonial Beach Town spends $16,803 per student and Westmoreland County $19,175, against $17,169 across Virginia (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Colonial Beach’s grade

C− Test scoresC Graduation

C−: better than 20% of Virginia school districts, #232 of 250 Virginia towns. Both inputs trail the Virginia average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Virginia school districts we grade (133)Better than 20%
Lower resultsHigher results
Virginia towns with similar household incomes (213)Better than 9%
D−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 990 test results and a graduating class of 115 could put Colonial Beach anywhere from D− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Colonial Beach’s students in the tested grades sat them (990 students).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Colonial Beach, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–7Colonial Beach ElementaryColonial Beach Town Public SchoolsC
8–12Colonial Beach HighColonial Beach Town Public SchoolsB

Colonial Beach runs its own schools through grade 12 (Colonial Beach Town Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Westmoreland County Public Schools, shared with Montross. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Colonial Beach

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Colonial Beach Town Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 593 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 18.4 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$16,803VA $17,169 · FY2024
D
Westmoreland County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,574 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$19,175VA $17,169 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math · PK–12, Colonial Beach Town Public Schools42%
State average 54.4% · 260 students tested
Math · PK–12, Westmoreland County Public Schools34%
State average 54.4% · 730 students tested

Colonial Beach vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Colonial Beach’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Colonial BeachC−Colonial Beach Town PK–12 · Westmoreland County PK–12

Every school in Colonial Beach

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Colonial Beachby address
Colonial Beach Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–7
C
367 students17:1Rate it →
Colonial Beach High
High · Grades 8–12
B
226 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Colonial Beach’s schools

Are Colonial Beach’s schools good?

On Virginia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Colonial Beach children attend score below 80% of Virginia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #232 of 250 Virginia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Colonial Beach in?

Two districts: Colonial Beach Town Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Westmoreland County Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Montross.

What is Colonial Beach’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Westmoreland County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 89% across Virginia.

How much does Colonial Beach spend per student?

$16,803 in Colonial Beach Town Public Schools and $19,175 in Westmoreland County Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,169 across Virginia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Virginia. Stars are from neighbors.