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Which teacher or staff member at Apple Pie Ridge Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510147000646
Apple Pie Ridge Elementary
349 Apple Pie Ridge Rd, Winchester, VA 22603 · (540) 662-4781 · Frederick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
257 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
58.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
55.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 49.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 70% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Apple Pie Ridge Elementary
Apple Pie Ridge Elementary's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Pie Ridge Elementary this school | 393 | 65.4% | 54.1% |
| Mountain View Elementary Harrisonburg | 411 | 63.7% | 52.1% |
| Elmont Elementary Ashland | 383 | 68.7% | 72.4% |
| Lacey Spring Elementary Harrisonburg | 350 | 73.1% | 55.0% |
| John C. Myers Elementary Broadway | 473 | 66.4% | 69.6% |
| South River Elementary Grottoes | 316 | 65.8% | 66.1% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Apple Pie Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #930 of 1,101 | #10 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #959 of 1,111 ▼ 42 | #11 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #892 of 1,111 ▲ 2 | #9 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #832 of 1,176 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #124 of 1,105 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #700 of 1,106 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #747 of 1,157 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #332 of 759 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
393
-40 (-9%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 393 | 34 | 11.6:1 | 65% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 35 | 12.2:1 | 66% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 34 | 12.4:1 | 51% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 33 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 30.8 | 14.8:1 | 46% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 48% (227) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 34% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 499 | 37 | 13.5:1 | 21% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 680 | 40 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Apple Pie Ridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (455 to 393); teachers up 10% (30.8 to 34).
About Apple Pie Ridge Elementary
Apple Pie Ridge Elementary is a small elementary school that serves part of Winchester, Virginia. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 393 students. The school is 21% below the average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Within Frederick County Public Schools, Apple Pie Ridge Elementary is one of 19 schools. The district enrolls 14,447 students.
The largest group at Apple Pie Ridge Elementary is White students, at 61%. Other students are 30% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. By comparison, Frederick County residents are about 80% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Apple Pie Ridge Elementary scores 53%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.6:1. The school has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average ratio is 13.8:1. Federal data show 65% of students (257) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 46% average for public schools in Frederick County, the school's rate is higher.
Apple Pie Ridge Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 12% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Apple Pie Ridge Elementary would score about 70.3%. It scores 54.1%, a bottom-10% result among Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Frederick County area, the median household earns about $97,606 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Frederick County, 20 public schools serve about 13,574 students.
James Wood High is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Apple Pie Ridge Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Apple Pie Ridge Elementary at 8th of 9.
Apple Pie Ridge Elementary is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 40 students, from 433 to 393. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.6:1, from 13.1:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Apple Pie Ridge Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,008
Census ACS
Median income
$97,606
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
13,574 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Sherando HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 1,550 students
- James Wood HighHigh · 1,462 students
- James Wood MiddleMiddle · 873 students
- Robert E. Aylor MiddleMiddle · 861 students
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd MiddleMiddle · 853 students
Other schools in Winchester
- Millbrook HighHigh · 1,550 students
- James Wood HighHigh · 1,462 students
- John Handley HighHigh · 1,361 students
- James Wood MiddleMiddle · 873 students
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd MiddleMiddle · 853 students
- Frederick County MiddleMiddle · 732 students
Nearby schools
- James Wood High0.1 mi · 1,462
- James Wood Middle1.8 mi · 873
- John Kerr Elementary2.0 mi · 583
- Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary2.3 mi · 415
- John Handley High2.6 mi · 1,361
- Daniel Morgan Middle2.9 mi · 642
Frequently asked questions
About Apple Pie Ridge ElementaryHow large is Apple Pie Ridge Elementary?
Apple Pie Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 393 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Apple Pie Ridge Elementary serve?
Apple Pie Ridge Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Apple Pie Ridge Elementary?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Apple Pie Ridge Elementary.
How diverse is Apple Pie Ridge Elementary?
Apple Pie Ridge Elementary reports a student body of 61% White, 30% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Apple Pie Ridge Elementary public or private?
Apple Pie Ridge Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Frederick County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.