A.G. Richardson Elementary

Located at 18370 Simms Dr, in Culpeper, Virginia, A.G. Richardson Elementary is an average-sized primary school that educates 563 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Culpeper County Public Schools.

Culpeper County Public Schools comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 8,381 students; A.G. Richardson Elementary is among them.

On demographics, A.G. Richardson Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder is composed of 20% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 11% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

On the resource side, A.G. Richardson Elementary logs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Culpeper County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, A.G. Richardson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.0%; this one delivers 77.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Culpeper County indicate median household income runs about $100,049, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Culpeper County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,381 students), of which A.G. Richardson Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Pearl Sample Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around A.G. Richardson Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts A.G. Richardson Elementary at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 64.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. A.G. Richardson Elementary's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 586 (now 563). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 10% to 20%.

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