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Enrollment
566
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISONBURG CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510186003043
Bluestone Elementary
750 Garbers Church Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 · (540) 432-3232 · Harrisonburg city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL566 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
481 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 37 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
52.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
60.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +14.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 65% 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 Bluestone Elementary
Bluestone Elementary's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluestone Elementary this school | 566 | 85.0% | 49.3% |
| Stone Spring Elementary Harrisonburg | 554 | 84.8% | 45.9% |
| Keister Elementary Harrisonburg | 475 | 85.1% | 62.6% |
| John Kerr Elementary Winchester | 583 | 83.4% | 61.2% |
| Sycamore Park Elementary Culpeper | 689 | 87.2% | 52.0% |
| Potowmack Elementary Sterling | 568 | 85.2% | 64.8% |
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 Bluestone Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Harrisonburg city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #986 of 1,101 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #889 of 1,111 ▲ 99 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #990 of 1,111 ▲ 36 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 566 | #434 of 1,176 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #676 of 1,105 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #377 of 1,106 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.0% | #430 of 1,157 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #756 of 759 | N/A |
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
566
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 566 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 85% (481) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 40 | 14.0:1 | 80% (448) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 45 | 12.2:1 | 79% (436) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 34 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 42 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bluestone Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (567 to 566); teachers down 7% (42 to 39).
About Bluestone Elementary
This page covers Bluestone Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Harrisonburg, Virginia. It enrolls 566 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
Harrisonburg City Public Schools has a total of 10 schools and 6,652 students, Bluestone Elementary among them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Bluestone Elementary is Hispanic, with 46% of students. Other groups include 33% White, 12% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 24% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bluestone Elementary scores 66%.
Bluestone Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1, with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.8:1. Income data for the school show 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Harrisonburg city is similar, at 87%.
In Virginia, Bluestone Elementary is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.3% compared with a predicted 65.0%.
In Harrisonburg city, median household income comes to about $62,254, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harrisonburg city counts 13 public schools with about 6,934 students.
Bluestone Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Harrisonburg High, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Bluestone Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Bluestone Elementary falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Bluestone Elementary enrolled 544 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 566. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.5:1) than in 2020-21 (16.0:1).
The allk12 page for Bluestone Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Harrisonburg city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,392
Census ACS
Median income
$62,254
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrisonburg City Public Schools
- Rocktown HighHigh · 1,011 students
- Harrisonburg HighHigh · 998 students
- Thomas Harrison MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- Skyline MiddleMiddle · 738 students
- Waterman ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Stone Spring ElementaryElementary · 554 students
Other schools in Harrisonburg
- Rocktown HighHigh · 1,011 students
- Harrisonburg HighHigh · 998 students
- Thomas Harrison MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- Skyline MiddleMiddle · 738 students
- Waterman ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Stone Spring ElementaryElementary · 554 students
Other Bluestone Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bluestone Elementary. Bluestone Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Bluestone Elementary SchoolEuclid, OH · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Harrisonburg High0.3 mi · 998
- Mountain View Elementary0.8 mi · 411
- Thomas Harrison Middle0.9 mi · 771
- Keister Elementary1.3 mi · 475
- Waterman Elementary1.8 mi · 557
- Rocktown High2.4 mi · 1,011
Frequently asked questions
About Bluestone ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bluestone Elementary?
Bluestone Elementary enrolls approximately 566 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bluestone Elementary serve?
Bluestone Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bluestone Elementary?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Bluestone Elementary.
How diverse is Bluestone Elementary?
Bluestone Elementary reports a student body of 33% White, 46% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Bluestone Elementary?
Bluestone Elementary is overseen by Harrisonburg City Public Schools in Harrisonburg city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.