📍 1301 Rockfish Rd, Waynesboro, Augusta County, 22980
Cassell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waynesboro, Augusta County. The school has 661 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Augusta County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cassell Elementary enrolls 661 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 43 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.7% Two or more races and 5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 566 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
489 of the school's 661 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 489 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cassell Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-60, state senate district 24, state house district 25.
Cassell Elementary is one of 18 schools in Augusta County Public Schools, based in Verona, Virginia. The district serves 10,130 students district-wide and employs 713 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 661 students, Cassell Elementary is larger than the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe