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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510364002133
Courtland Elementary
6601 Smith Station Rd, Spotsylvania, VA 22553 · (540) 898-5422 · Spotsylvania County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
223 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 | 46 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
69%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
65.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
75.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
71.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Courtland Elementary
Courtland Elementary's state test result (71.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtland Elementary this school | 548 | 40.7% | 71.1% |
| Rockhill Elementary Stafford | 639 | 42.6% | 71.6% |
| Terraset Elementary Reston | 598 | 34.1% | 74.0% |
| Grace Miller Elementary Bealeton | 528 | 46.8% | 60.3% |
| Ferry Farm Elementary Fredericksburg | 555 | 44.5% | 72.6% |
| Hermitage Elementary Virginia Beach | 552 | 42.8% | 75.9% |
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 Courtland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Spotsylvania County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #551 of 1,101 | #5 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #546 of 1,111 ▼ 48 | #4 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #753 of 1,111 ▼ 257 | #10 of 18 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #468 of 1,176 | #14 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #739 of 1,105 | #7 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #269 of 1,106 | #12 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #849 of 1,157 | #16 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #257 of 324 | #8 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
548
+58 (+12%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 810
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 548 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 41% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 44% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 42% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 32 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 39% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 27 | 20.9:1 | 38% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 30 | 19.9:1 | 24% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 15% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 810 | 42 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Courtland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (532 to 548); teachers up 19% (31 to 37).
About Courtland Elementary
Courtland Elementary is an elementary school in Spotsylvania, Virginia, according to federal school records. It had 548 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
The 29 schools in Spotsylvania County Public Schools enroll 24,036 students altogether, Courtland Elementary among them.
At Courtland Elementary, White students make up the biggest share, 45%. Smaller groups are 29% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 63% of Spotsylvania County residents are White. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Courtland Elementary are from different groups.
There are 37 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.8:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Spotsylvania County, the average is 58%.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Courtland Elementary outscored 39%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Courtland Elementary, the prediction is 77.0% and the result is 71.1%.
In Spotsylvania County, median household income comes to about $112,738, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 34, with about 24,036 students.
Courtland High is about 0.3 miles from Courtland Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Courtland Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.
In 2020-21, Courtland Elementary enrolled 490 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 548.
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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 Spotsylvania
- Spotsylvania HighCombined · 1,394 students
- Spotsylvania MiddleMiddle · 1,009 students
- Courthouse Road ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Thornburg MiddleMiddle · 755 students
- Ni River MiddleMiddle · 692 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 691 students
Nearby schools
- Courtland High0.3 mi · 1,497
- Courthouse Road Elementary0.7 mi · 762
- Smith Station Elementary2.2 mi · 715
- Freedom Middle2.2 mi · 763
- Parkside Elementary2.4 mi · 946
- Battlefield Middle2.4 mi · 780
Frequently asked questions
About Courtland ElementaryHow large is Courtland Elementary?
Courtland Elementary enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Courtland Elementary serve?
Courtland Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Courtland Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Courtland Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Courtland Elementary?
At Courtland Elementary, the student body is approximately 45% White, 29% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Courtland Elementary in?
Courtland Elementary is part of Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.