Cedar Forest Elementary

Cedar Forest Elementary is a heavily attended elementary campus in Fredericksburg, Virginia, one of the schools within Spotsylvania County Public Schools. The school teaches 789 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 58% above typical.

Across the 29 schools in Spotsylvania County Public Schools (24,036 students total), Cedar Forest Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Cedar Forest Elementary shows that 31% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 28% White, 26% Black, 11% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Spotsylvania County as a whole is about 13% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Cedar Forest Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.4%; this one delivers 67.1%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Spotsylvania County indicate median household income runs about $112,738, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Spotsylvania County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,036 students), of which Cedar Forest Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lee Hill Elementary, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Cedar Forest Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cedar Forest Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 64.5%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 5%: 749 students in 2018 compared to 789 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 49% to 28% across the same window.

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