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How has Cedar Forest Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
789
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510364002768
Cedar Forest Elementary
3412 Massaponax Church Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22408 · (540) 834-4569 · Spotsylvania County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL789 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
16.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
514 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 | 69 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
75%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
59.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -15.0pp since 2022
Math
64.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 15 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Cedar Forest Elementary
Cedar Forest Elementary's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Forest Elementary this school | 789 | 65.1% | 67.1% |
| Lee Hill Elementary Fredericksburg | 680 | 66.0% | 65.6% |
| Smith Station Elementary Fredericksburg | 715 | 72.6% | 69.6% |
| Courthouse Road Elementary Spotsylvania | 762 | 73.2% | 66.3% |
| Freedom Middle Fredericksburg | 763 | 65.1% | 72.3% |
| Springwoods Elementary Woodbridge | 842 | 70.3% | 76.9% |
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 Cedar Forest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Spotsylvania County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #673 of 1,101 | #9 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #823 of 1,111 ▼ 234 | #16 of 18 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #881 of 1,111 ▼ 126 | #16 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 789 | #103 of 1,176 | #2 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #972 of 1,105 | #11 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #67 of 1,106 | #4 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #748 of 1,157 | #10 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #199 of 324 | #6 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
789
+58 (+8%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 752
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 789 | 48 | 16.4:1 | 65% (514) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 49 | 16.0:1 | 65% (510) |
| 2022-23 | 811 | 52 | 15.6:1 | 65% (526) |
| 2020-21 | 731 | 50 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 749 | 44.5 | 16.8:1 | 48% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 39 | 18.7:1 | 43% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | 35 | 21.5:1 | 33% (249) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Forest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (749 to 789); teachers up 8% (44.5 to 48).
About Cedar Forest Elementary
Cedar Forest Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Fredericksburg, Virginia, administered by Spotsylvania County Public Schools. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 789 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students, so this school is 58% above average.
Cedar Forest Elementary is in Spotsylvania County Public Schools, a district with 24,036 students across 29 schools.
At Cedar Forest Elementary, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 31%. The next largest groups are 28% White, 26% Black, 11% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 18 points above the 13% share among Spotsylvania County residents. The school's diversity index is 75%, meaning two students picked at random have a 75% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 48 full-time equivalents, or about 16.4 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Virginia have 13.8:1, compared with 16.4:1 here. About 65% of students, or 514, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Cedar Forest Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Virginia, Cedar Forest Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 67.1% actual against a predicted 70.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Spotsylvania County, the median household income is $112,738, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Spotsylvania County is home to 34 public schools and about 24,036 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Lee Hill Elementary is the closest, at about 1.0 miles. Cedar Forest Elementary has 7 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 64.5%, lower than Cedar Forest Elementary's 67.1%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, Cedar Forest Elementary's enrollment grew 8%, to 789. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.6:1 in 2020-21 to 16.4:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Cedar Forest Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- Lee Hill Elementary1.0 mi · 680
- Spotswood Elementary3.2 mi · 526
- Massaponax High3.4 mi · 1,692
- Parkside Elementary3.9 mi · 946
- Lafayette Elementary4.5 mi · 812
- Courthouse Road Elementary4.9 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Forest ElementaryHow many students attend Cedar Forest Elementary?
Cedar Forest Elementary enrolls approximately 789 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cedar Forest Elementary serve?
Cedar Forest Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cedar Forest Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cedar Forest Elementary is approximately 16.4:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cedar Forest Elementary?
At Cedar Forest Elementary, the student body is approximately 28% White, 31% Hispanic, 26% Black, 4% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Cedar Forest Elementary public or private?
Cedar Forest Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.