Bluestone Elementary

Bluestone Elementary, a mid-tier elementary campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia, overseen by Harrisonburg City Public Schools, works with 566 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Harrisonburg City Public Schools runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 6,652 students. Bluestone Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bluestone Elementary logs that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 33% White, 12% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Bluestone Elementary shows 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bluestone Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Virginia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 65.0%; Bluestone Elementary posts 49.3%, -15.7 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Harrisonburg city) shows that median household earnings sit near $62,254, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bluestone Elementary is one of 13 public schools in Harrisonburg city (combined enrollment of about 6,934 students).

The closest other public school is Harrisonburg High, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bluestone Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.5%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 567 students in 2018 compared to 566 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 46% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Bluestone Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.