📍 3340 Central Plains Road, Palmyra, Fluvanna County, 22963
Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palmyra, Fluvanna County. The school has 715 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fluvanna County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Central Elementary enrolls 715 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 14% Black or African American and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 459 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 99 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 85 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
375 of the school's 715 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 340 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-50, state senate district 22, state house district 65.
Central Elementary is one of 4 schools in Fluvanna County Public Schools, based in Palmyra, Virginia. The district serves 3,315 students district-wide and employs 248 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 715 students, Central Elementary is close to the district average of about 829 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant