Chancellor Elementary

Chancellor Elementary, a mid-sized elementary-level community in Fredericksburg, Virginia, one of the schools within Spotsylvania County Public Schools, enrolls 440 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Spotsylvania County Public Schools, which oversees 29 schools and 24,036 students, Chancellor Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chancellor Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 18% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to Spotsylvania County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Chancellor Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Spotsylvania County (around 58%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Chancellor Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 82.0%, the actual is 80.3%, a residual of -1.7 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Spotsylvania County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $112,738 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Spotsylvania County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,036 students), of which Chancellor Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Riverbend High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Chancellor Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 64.0%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Chancellor Elementary's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 443 (now 440). The White share of enrollment decreased from 71% to 60% over that span.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Chancellor Elementary typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.