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Bessie Weller Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

600 Greenville Ave, Staunton, VA 24401 · (540) 332-3940 · Part of Staunton City Public Schools

Staunton’s School Grade C better than 29% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
373
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
83%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Bessie Weller Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Staunton kids: Shelburne Middle

On the path

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

K–5Bessie Weller ElementaryYou are here
6–8Shelburne Middle583 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts57%
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 ↗

600 Greenville Ave, Staunton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten56
Grade 177
Grade 257
Grade 371
Grade 453
Grade 559
Enrollment over time
347’20
370’21
369’22
377’23
373’24

Up 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 54%Two or more races 17%Black 15%Hispanic 12%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bessie Weller Elementary from Staunton families.

Other schools in Staunton City Public Schools

The district →
Staunton City School PreSchool Programs
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Staunton
149 students19:1
Thomas C. McSwain Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Staunton
B
449 students14:1
Arthur R. Ware Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Staunton
B−
372 students12:1
Shelburne Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Staunton
C
583 students12:1
Staunton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Staunton
B−
766 students13:1

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; Staunton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.