West Nova News

There were 763 5th-grade students enrolled in Fauquier County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.7% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 5th-grade students in the county was Grace Miller Elementary School.

Within Fauquier County schools, the largest number of students were found in 12th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Fauquier County ranked 25th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 25th the year before.

As of November 2023, according to Public Schools Review, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools nationwide.

School Name	# of 5th-grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Grace Miller Elementary School	87	16.8%	519
C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary School	86	16.3%	526
James G. Brumfield Elementary School	83	16.1%	514
Margaret M. Pierce Elementary School	82	15.1%	542
Greenville Elementary School	80	17.4%	459
Mary Walter Elementary School	69	17.3%	399
P. B. Smith Elementary School	68	16.8%	405
C. M. Bradley Elementary School	66	18.9%	350
H. M. Pearson Elementary School	57	14.8%	385
Claude Thompson Elementary School	43	16.4%	262
W. G. Coleman Elementary School	42	13.2%	318
Fauquier High School	0	0%	1,162
W. C. Taylor Middle School	0	0%	610
Kettle Run High School	0	0%	1,189
Auburn Middle School	0	0%	582
Liberty High School	0	0%	1,360
Marshall Middle School	0	0%	410
Cedar Lee Middle School	0	0%	853