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C+

Yowell Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

701 Yowell Drive, Culpeper, VA 22701 · (540) 825-9484 · Part of Culpeper County Public Schools

Culpeper’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
687
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Yowell Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Culpeper kids: Floyd T. Binns Middle

On the path

Where Culpeper kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Yowell ElementaryYou are here
6–8Floyd T. Binns Middle825 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts58%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

701 Yowell Drive, Culpeper

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten95
Grade 1103
Grade 2106
Grade 3117
Grade 4113
Grade 5135
Enrollment over time
671’20
651’21
666’22
675’23
687’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 40%White 33%Black 14%Two or more races 10%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Yowell Elementary from Culpeper families.

Other schools in Culpeper County Public Schools

The district →
Emerald Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Culpeper
B
702 students16:1
Sycamore Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Culpeper
D
689 students15:1
Pearl Sample Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Culpeper
C−
680 students16:1
A.G. Richardson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Culpeper
C+
563 students15:1
Farmington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Culpeper
C
453 students15:1
Galbreath-Marshall Building
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Culpeper
9 students9:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Culpeper’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.