Apple Pie Ridge Elementary

Apple Pie Ridge Elementary, a small elementary-level community in Winchester, Virginia, overseen by Frederick County Public Schools, teaches 393 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Apple Pie Ridge Elementary sits 21% below that benchmark.

Apple Pie Ridge Elementary is one of 19 schools operated by Frederick County Public Schools, a district that enrolls 14,447 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Apple Pie Ridge Elementary lists that 61% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 30% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Frederick County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 65% of students at Apple Pie Ridge Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Frederick County (around 46%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Apple Pie Ridge Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Virginia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 70.3%; Apple Pie Ridge Elementary posts 54.1%, -16.2 points below that line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Frederick County indicate median household income runs about $97,606, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Apple Pie Ridge Elementary is one of 20 public schools in Frederick County (combined enrollment of about 13,574 students).

Nearest neighbor: James Wood High, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Apple Pie Ridge Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 455 students in 2018 compared to 393 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 68% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.