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Enrollment
724
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510366001596
Falmouth Elementary
1000 Forbes St, Falmouth, VA 22405 · (540) 373-7458 · Stafford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL724 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% 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
14.2:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
570 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
62.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
60.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Falmouth Elementary
Falmouth Elementary's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falmouth Elementary this school | 724 | 78.7% | 57.8% |
| Smith Station Elementary Fredericksburg | 715 | 72.6% | 69.6% |
| Providence Elementary North Chesterfield | 682 | 76.4% | 58.5% |
| Reams Road Elementary North Chesterfield | 612 | 77.1% | 61.3% |
| Thelma Crenshaw Elementary Midlothian | 708 | 78.0% | 65.9% |
| Lake Ridge Elementary Woodbridge | 671 | 70.3% | 73.3% |
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 Falmouth Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Stafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #874 of 1,101 | #16 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #900 of 1,111 ▼ 27 | #17 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #821 of 1,111 ▲ 48 | #14 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 724 | #165 of 1,176 | #13 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #617 of 1,105 | #6 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.7% | #38 of 1,106 | #2 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.7% | #511 of 1,157 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #178 of 324 | #9 of 11 |
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
724
+102 (+16%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 659
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 724 | 51 | 14.2:1 | 79% (570) |
| 2023-24 | 726 | 49.5 | 14.7:1 | 76% (555) |
| 2022-23 | 685 | 46.8 | 14.7:1 | 78% (535) |
| 2020-21 | 622 | 39 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 679 | 32 | 21.2:1 | 40% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 33% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 38% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 591 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 30% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 659 | 37 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Falmouth Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (679 to 724); teachers up 59% (32 to 51).
About Falmouth Elementary
Falmouth Elementary is a public mid-sized elementary school in Falmouth, Virginia. It has an enrollment of 724 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 45% bigger than that mark.
In Stafford County Public Schools, 32 schools enroll a combined 31,812 students.
About 33% of students at Falmouth Elementary are White, the largest single group. Other students are 25% Black, 23% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 7% Asian. By comparison, Stafford County residents are about 54% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 76%.
With 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is similar, at 13.8:1. Roughly 79% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Stafford County report 45%.
On the allk12 Grade, Falmouth Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 20% of Virginia public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Falmouth Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.8%; the prediction is 66.7%.
The county, Stafford County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $137,807 a year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Falmouth Elementary, Stafford County has 41 public schools.
About 0.5 miles separate Falmouth Elementary from the closest public school, Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Falmouth Elementary is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 724 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 622. The ratio was 15.9:1 in 2020-21 and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Falmouth Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Stafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
163,466
Census ACS
Median income
$137,807
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
31,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stafford County Public Schools
- Mountain View HighHigh · 2,233 students
- Brooke Point HighHigh · 2,199 students
- Stafford Senior HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Colonial Forge HighHigh · 2,122 students
- North Stafford HighHigh · 1,982 students
- Rodney E. Thompson MiddleMiddle · 1,063 students
Other schools in Falmouth
- Grafton Village ElementaryElementary · 737 students
- Edward E. Drew Jr. MiddleMiddle · 625 students
Other Falmouth Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Falmouth Elementary. Falmouth Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Falmouth Elementary SchoolFalmouth, ME · 871 students
Nearby schools
- Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle0.5 mi · 625
- Conway Elementary0.9 mi · 904
- Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center at Melchers1.2 mi · 280
- Stafford Senior High1.5 mi · 2,198
- Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle2.0 mi · 887
- Grafton Village Elementary2.0 mi · 737
Frequently asked questions
About Falmouth ElementaryHow many students attend Falmouth Elementary?
Falmouth Elementary enrolls approximately 724 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Falmouth Elementary serve?
Falmouth Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Falmouth Elementary?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Falmouth Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Falmouth Elementary?
Student demographics at Falmouth Elementary are roughly 33% White, 23% Hispanic, 25% Black, 7% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Falmouth Elementary public or private?
Falmouth Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stafford County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.