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If you had an hour of school board time for Battlefield Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
665
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510364001584
Battlefield Elementary
11108 Leavells Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22407 · (540) 786-4532 · Spotsylvania County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
16.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
488 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
64.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
69.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 67.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Battlefield Elementary
Battlefield Elementary's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield Elementary this school | 665 | 73.4% | 65.8% |
| Harrison Road Elementary Fredericksburg | 732 | 72.8% | 48.5% |
| Crestwood Elementary Richmond | 635 | 76.9% | 66.4% |
| Elizabeth Scott Elementary Chester | 729 | 77.2% | 73.9% |
| Evendale Elementary Winchester | 618 | 78.8% | 61.4% |
| Widewater Elementary Stafford | 698 | 73.5% | 59.4% |
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 Battlefield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Spotsylvania County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #712 of 1,101 | #11 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #708 of 1,111 ▲ 16 | #7 of 18 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #778 of 1,111 ▼ 84 | #11 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #243 of 1,176 | #9 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #995 of 1,105 | #15 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #177 of 1,106 | #8 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.4% | #609 of 1,157 | #2 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #252 of 324 | #7 of 9 |
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
665
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 861
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 665 | 40 | 16.6:1 | 73% (488) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 40 | 16.7:1 | 72% (482) |
| 2022-23 | 681 | 40 | 17.0:1 | 68% (464) |
| 2020-21 | 647 | 41 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 36 | 17.9:1 | 46% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | 36 | 17.9:1 | 46% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 660 | 35 | 18.9:1 | 36% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 663 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 15% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 861 | 45 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Battlefield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (645 to 665); teachers up 11% (36 to 40).
About Battlefield Elementary
Battlefield Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Fredericksburg, Virginia. School enrollment was 665 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students.
Spotsylvania County Public Schools enrolls 24,036 students, and its 29 schools include Battlefield Elementary.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Battlefield Elementary, 38% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 33% White, 16% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. In Spotsylvania County overall, about 13% of residents are Hispanic. Battlefield Elementary has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Battlefield Elementary is 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.6:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 73%. For comparison, public schools in Spotsylvania County average 58%.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Battlefield Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Battlefield Elementary would score about 68.1%. It scores 65.8%, 2.4 points below that figure.
Federal survey data for Spotsylvania County show that median household income is about $112,738, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 34 public schools operate in Spotsylvania County, serving about 24,036 students.
The nearest public school is Battlefield Middle, at about 0.1 miles. Battlefield Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 62.1%, lower than Battlefield Elementary's 65.8%.
The federal government classifies Battlefield Elementary's location as Suburb: Mid-size.
The number of students grew from 647 to 665 over 4 years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Battlefield Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Spotsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
146,603
Census ACS
Median income
$112,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
24,036 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spotsylvania County Public Schools
- Riverbend HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Spotsylvania HighCombined · 1,394 students
- Chancellor HighHigh · 1,321 students
- Spotsylvania MiddleMiddle · 1,009 students
Other schools in Fredericksburg
- Stafford Senior HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Riverbend HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Chancellor HighHigh · 1,321 students
- James Monroe HighHigh · 1,013 students
Other Battlefield Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Battlefield Elementary. Battlefield Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Battlefield Elementary SchoolFort Oglethorpe, GA · 426 students
Nearby schools
- Battlefield Middle0.1 mi · 780
- Harrison Road Elementary1.0 mi · 732
- Chancellor High1.0 mi · 1,321
- Chancellor Middle1.1 mi · 799
- Salem Elementary1.5 mi · 573
- Courthouse Road Elementary1.9 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About Battlefield ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Battlefield Elementary?
Battlefield Elementary enrolls approximately 665 students in grades PK-05.
Is Battlefield Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Battlefield Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Battlefield Elementary?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Battlefield Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Battlefield Elementary?
Student demographics at Battlefield Elementary are roughly 33% White, 38% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Battlefield Elementary in?
Battlefield Elementary is part of Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.