Virginia Williamson Elementary

Summary:

Virginia Williamson Elementary is a public elementary school in Bolivia, North Carolina, serving 502 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Brunswick County Schools district. While the school outperforms the district and state in mathematics, it faces challenges in reading and science proficiency, particularly for its White and disabled student subgroups.

Virginia Williamson Elementary has a higher percentage of White students (67.53%) compared to nearby schools, but lower percentages of African American (12.35%) and Hispanic (13.35%) students. The school's mathematics proficiency rates are consistently strong, ranging from 82.2% to 86.2% for 3rd-grade students over the past three years. However, its reading and science proficiency rates lag behind the district and state, with 3rd-grade reading proficiency between 55.3% and 58.2% and 5th-grade science proficiency between 52.2% and 63.1%. Interestingly, the school performs particularly well for its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the top 300-400 schools in the state for these groups.

Compared to nearby schools, Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary has similar academic performance to Virginia Williamson Elementary, while Waccamaw and Town Creek Elementary have even higher mathematics proficiency rates. The Classical Charter Schools of Southport consistently outperform the traditional public schools in the area, particularly in reading and science. Despite these challenges, Virginia Williamson Elementary's strong support for its African American and Hispanic students suggests the school is effectively addressing the significant socioeconomic disadvantages faced by its student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1020 Zion Hill Road
       Bolivia, NC  28422


(910) 756-6010

District: Brunswick County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
812th of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,336 Help


Students who attend Virginia Williamson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Cedar Grove Middle
High:    Brunswick County Early College

Student/teacher ratio:  15.7 Help
Number of students:  547

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.2%
Hispanic:
13.2%
African American:
9.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.5% Help


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Compare Details Virginia Williamson Elementary ranks worse than 54% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 7th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Brunswick County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.38. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.2%), Hispanic (13.2%), African American (9.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Virginia Williamson Elementary is 15.7. 7 elementary schools in the Brunswick County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Virginia Williamson Elementary is $10,336. 6 elementary schools in the Brunswick County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Virginia Williamson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Virginia Williamson Elementary 812th of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Virginia Williamson Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Brunswick County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Brunswick County Schools 78th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Virginia Williamson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Virginia Williamson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 77.71 205th 1276 83.9%
2007 59.81 554th 1293 57.2%
2008 57.12 596th 1324 55.0%
2009 62.08 569th 1354 58.0%
2010 55.84 686th 1363 49.7%
2011 58.62 638th 1381 53.8%
2012 41.28 921st 1388 33.6%
2013 43.38 776th 1403 44.7%
2014 45.97 766th 1390 44.9%
2015 53.41 695th 1440 51.7%
2016 47.50 784th 1425 45.0%
2017 48.88 760th 1429 46.8%
2018 48.63 771st 1434 46.2%
2019 45.80 833rd 1473 43.4%
2021 62.99 518th 1489 65.2%
2022 60.61 580th 1514 61.7%
2023 54.84 677th 1502 54.9%
2024 46.38 812th 1505 46.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Virginia Williamson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 32.95 113th 154 26.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Virginia Williamson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 54.06 178th 514 65.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Virginia Williamson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 42.46 419th 801 47.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Virginia Williamson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.79 419th 1332 68.5%
2019 63.18 428th 1361 68.6%
2021 79.90 154th 1329 88.4%
2022 64.30 367th 1366 73.1%
2023 66.17 391st 1437 72.8%
2024 51.44 663rd 1450 54.3%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Virginia Williamson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.72 834th 1405 40.6%
2019 48.51 772nd 1424 45.8%
2021 61.60 496th 1440 65.6%
2022 58.71 578th 1458 60.4%
2023 54.62 645th 1459 55.8%
2024 51.35 693rd 1455 52.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Virginia Williamson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.39 533rd 897 40.6%
2019 37.60 564th 878 35.8%
2021 36.95 390th 646 39.6%
2022 18.27 608th 634 4.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Virginia Williamson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.32 118th 612 80.7%
2022 52.73 336th 500 32.8%
2023 13.52 566th 582 2.7%
2024 46.50 520th 669 22.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Virginia Williamson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.94 691st 1413 51.1%
2019 43.08 861st 1430 39.8%
2021 61.41 523rd 1444 63.8%
2022 60.26 564th 1464 61.5%
2023 54.02 662nd 1461 54.7%
2024 39.68 907th 1464 38.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Virginia Williamson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.72 438th 927 52.8%
2019 49.68 441st 949 53.5%
2021 62.41 222nd 896 75.2%
2022 56.82 319th 927 65.6%
2023 58.29 326th 933 65.1%
2024 60.69 278th 924 69.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Virginia Williamson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.96 297th 851 65.1%
2023 62.97 260th 915 71.6%
2024 42.47 561st 951 41.0%
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Rank History for White students at Virginia Williamson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.58 839th 1178 28.8%
2019 30.77 920th 1183 22.2%
2021 46.67 621st 1172 47.0%
2022 42.90 714th 1194 40.2%
2023 38.14 792nd 1183 33.1%
2024 29.35 905th 1166 22.4%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Virginia Williamson Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2000 422 89 1 4 1 n/a n/a 0 517
2001 403 96 1 2 4 n/a n/a 0 506
2002 446 84 0 4 4 n/a n/a 0 538
2003 446 84 0 4 4 n/a n/a 0 538
2004 468 80 0 8 7 n/a n/a 0 563
2005 474 79 0 16 5 n/a n/a 0 574
2006 482 79 0 19 4 n/a n/a 0 584
2007 467 71 0 18 3 n/a n/a 19 578
2008 490 86 0 32 3 n/a n/a 22 633
2009 471 131 1 31 4 n/a n/a 0 638
2010 492 143 4 34 7 n/a n/a 0 680
2011 529 122 1 39 6 0 16 0 713
2012 488 114 4 45 3 1 20 0 675
2013 449 107 3 44 3 1 23 0 630
2014 437 104 4 44 5 1 23 0 618
2015 401 110 4 43 6 1 24 0 589
2016 396 86 3 50 8 2 25 0 570
2017 368 91 1 47 4 0 27 0 538
2018 364 90 1 52 2 0 27 0 536
2019 335 86 1 49 1 0 29 0 501
2020 319 69 0 61 2 0 40 0 491
2021 314 70 0 59 1 0 29 0 473
2022 347 67 0 55 1 0 29 0 499
2023 339 62 0 67 1 0 33 0 502
2024 384 51 0 72 2 0 38 0 547

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Virginia Williamson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 517 3.0 172.3 44.3
2001 506 29.0 17.4 62.1
2002 538 40.0 13.5 0
2003 538 40.0 13.5 0
2004 563 39.0 14.4 54.7
2005 574 39.0 14.7 44.4
2006 584 39.0 15.0 51
2007 578 n/a n/a 46.5
2008 633 38.0 16.7 60.9
2009 638 39.0 16.4 61
2010 680 41.0 16.5 67.2
2011 713 42.0 16.9 68.2
2012 675 41.1 16.4 73
2013 630 38.5 16.3 43.2
2014 618 39.0 15.8 66.8
2015 589 38.0 15.5 97.8
2016 570 37.0 15.4 71.6
2017 538 36.0 14.9 74.3
2018 536 36.7 14.5 70.3
2019 501 31.0 16.1 73.7
2020 491 29.2 16.8 99.4
2021 473 30.1 15.6 99.4
2022 499 33.5 14.8 99.4
2023 502 34.0 14.7 99.4
2024 547 34.6 15.7 99.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Virginia Williamson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 517 3.0 172.3 44.3
2001 506 29.0 17.4 62.1
2002 538 40.0 13.5 0
2003 538 40.0 13.5 0
2004 563 39.0 14.4 54.7
2005 574 39.0 14.7 44.4
2006 584 39.0 15.0 51
2007 578 n/a n/a 46.5
2008 633 38.0 16.7 60.9
2009 638 39.0 16.4 61
2010 680 41.0 16.5 67.2
2011 713 42.0 16.9 68.2
2012 675 41.1 16.4 73
2013 630 38.5 16.3 43.2
2014 618 39.0 15.8 66.8
2015 589 38.0 15.5 97.8
2016 570 37.0 15.4 71.6
2017 538 36.0 14.9 74.3
2018 536 36.7 14.5 70.3
2019 501 31.0 16.1 73.7
2020 491 29.2 16.8 99.4
2021 473 30.1 15.6 99.4
2022 499 33.5 14.8 99.4
2023 502 34.0 14.7 99.4
2024 547 34.6 15.7 99.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Virginia Williamson Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,189 (11.5%) $9,147 (88.5%) $10,336

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Virginia Williamson Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 833rd of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 677th of 1502 Elementary schools
 11.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia Williamson Elementary)66.786.2
 19.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Brunswick County Schools)69.174.3
 5.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Virginia Williamson Elementary)47.855.3
 7.5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Brunswick County Schools)5751.2
 5.8%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia Williamson Elementary)6355.2
 7.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Brunswick County Schools)58.762.4
 3.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Virginia Williamson Elementary)61.749
 12.7%
   4th Grade Reading (Brunswick County Schools)57.960.4
 2.5%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia Williamson Elementary)50.551.5
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Brunswick County Schools)62.460.2
 2.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Virginia Williamson Elementary)56.741.7
 15%
   5th Grade Reading (Brunswick County Schools)55.951.9
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Virginia Williamson Elementary)57.763.1
 5.4%
   5th Grade Science (Brunswick County Schools)77.668.6
 9%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students501502
 0.2%
African American8662
 27.9%
American Indian11
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic4967
 36.7%
Pacific Islander00
White335339
 1.2%
Two or More Races2933
 13.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients73.7%99.4%
 25.7%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 547 students attended Virginia Williamson Elementary.

Virginia Williamson Elementary ranks 812th of 1505 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Virginia Williamson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cedar Grove Middle
High : Brunswick County Early College

Students at Virginia Williamson Elementary are 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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