Buckland Mills Elementary School

10511 Wharfdale Place, Gainesville, VA 20155 | (703) 530-1560
  • Grades: PK-5
  • Student Enrollment: 927
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Students and Faculty
  • Total Students Enrolled: 927
  • Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 42.6
  • Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 21.8
Students Gender Breakdown
  • Males: 448 (48.3%)
  • Females: 407 (43.9%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
  • Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 45 (4.9%)
  • Eligible for Free Lunch: 117 (12.6%)
  • Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 162 (17.5%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
Buckland Mills Elementary School Student Race Distribution
  Number Percent
American Indian80.9%
Black9610.4%
Asian15917.2%
Hispanic9810.6%
White49453.3%
Number of Students Per Grade
Number of Students Per Grade For Buckland Mills Elementary School
  Number Percent
Pre-Kindergarten465.0%
Kindergarten14215.3%
1st Grade15316.5%
2nd Grade15817.0%
3rd Grade15716.9%
4th Grade15316.5%
5th Grade11812.7%
Source: VA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Buckland Mills Elementary School performed on average better than many other schools across the state on SOL state exams in the following subjects:
  • English Reading
  • History
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Writing

SOL - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
English Reading Test
201090.0%85.0%83.0%
200988.0%87.0%86.0%
200889.0%87.0%84.0%
 
History Test
201096.0%95.0%93.0%
200999.0%94.0%93.0%
200898.0%95.0%93.0%
 
Mathematics Test
201095.0%93.0%92.0%
200994.0%90.0%89.0%
200897.0%90.0%89.0%
 
Science Test
201097.0%92.0%91.0%
200996.0%89.0%89.0%
200894.0%90.0%88.0%
 

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
English Reading Test
201086.0%90.0%88.0%
200994.0%90.0%89.0%
200892.0%90.0%88.0%
 
Mathematics Test
201091.0%90.0%88.0%
200989.0%89.0%86.0%
200897.0%88.0%84.0%
 

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
English Reading Test
201094.0%92.0%90.0%
200998.0%93.0%92.0%
200893.0%91.0%89.0%
 
Mathematics Test
201097.0%93.0%90.0%
200997.0%93.0%90.0%
200892.0%91.0%88.0%
 
Science Test
201094.0%87.0%88.0%
200996.0%91.0%88.0%
200889.0%90.0%88.0%
 
Writing Test
201093.0%89.0%88.0%
200994.0%90.0%86.0%
200885.0%87.0%87.0%
 
Source: VA Department of Education 2009-2010

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