Enrollment
275
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510364001586
Berkeley Elementary
5979 Partlow Road, Spotsylvania, VA 22553 · (540) 582-5141 · Spotsylvania County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- B-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
12.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
213 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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 | 23 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
45%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
66.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
76.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Berkeley Elementary
Berkeley Elementary's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Elementary this school | 275 | 77.5% | 67.5% |
| A.S. Rhodes Elementary Front Royal | 265 | 74.3% | 81.3% |
| Elkton Elementary Elkton | 269 | 73.6% | 47.4% |
| Mathews Elementary Mathews | 281 | 75.1% | 78.0% |
| Mount Pleasant Elementary Roanoke | 246 | 83.7% | 83.5% |
| Unionville Elementary Unionville | 256 | 69.5% | N/A |
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 Berkeley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Spotsylvania County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #664 of 1,101 | #8 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #520 of 1,111 ▲ 99 | #3 of 18 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #716 of 1,111 ▼ 74 | #6 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #1,008 of 1,176 | #18 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #252 of 1,105 | #1 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #834 of 1,106 | #18 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.5% | #523 of 1,157 | #1 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #555 of 759 | #4 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
275
+20 (+8%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 275 | 22 | 12.5:1 | 77% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 77% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 267 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 81% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 20 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 20 | 14.8:1 | 56% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 255 | 18 | 14.2:1 | 58% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 23 | 14.5:1 | 43% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 31% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 29 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berkeley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (296 to 275); teachers up 10% (20 to 22).
About Berkeley Elementary
Berkeley Elementary is an elementary school in Spotsylvania, Virginia, and it is part of Spotsylvania County Public Schools. It serves 275 students in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Virginia is roughly 499 students; this school is 45% smaller than that.
Spotsylvania County Public Schools has 24,036 students in 29 schools, and Berkeley Elementary is one of those schools.
Roughly 72% of students at Berkeley Elementary are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 63%. Berkeley Elementary's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 22 full-time equivalents, or about 12.5 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 77%. The average for public schools in Spotsylvania County is 58%.
allk12 grades Berkeley Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Berkeley Elementary is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 67.5% actual, 67.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Virginia.
In the county around the school, Spotsylvania County, the median household income is $112,738, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 34 public schools in Spotsylvania County, enrolling about 24,036 students in all.
The nearest public school is Spotsylvania High, at about 3.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 63.3%, lower than Berkeley Elementary's 67.5%.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment is up 8% from 2020-21, when Berkeley Elementary had 255 students, to 2024-25, when it had 275.
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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 Spotsylvania
- Spotsylvania HighCombined · 1,394 students
- Spotsylvania MiddleMiddle · 1,009 students
- Courthouse Road ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Thornburg MiddleMiddle · 755 students
- Ni River MiddleMiddle · 692 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 691 students
Other Berkeley Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Berkeley Elementary. Berkeley Elementary is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Berkeley ElementaryMoncks Corner, SC · 658 students
- Berkeley Elementary SchoolBloomfield, NJ · 453 students
- BERKELEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBERKELEY, MO · 374 students
- Berkeley ElementaryWESTWOOD, NJ · 277 students
Nearby schools
- Spotsylvania High3.3 mi · 1,394
- Post Oak Middle3.5 mi · 679
- Spotsylvania Middle5.5 mi · 1,009
- Spotsylvania Elementary5.8 mi · 623
- Thornburg Middle6.0 mi · 755
- Riverview Elementary6.0 mi · 691
Frequently asked questions
About Berkeley ElementaryHow large is Berkeley Elementary?
Berkeley Elementary enrolls approximately 275 students in grades PK-05.
Is Berkeley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Berkeley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Berkeley Elementary have?
Berkeley Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
How diverse is Berkeley Elementary?
Berkeley Elementary reports a student body of 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Berkeley Elementary public or private?
Berkeley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
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