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Which teacher or staff member at Farmington Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CULPEPER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510105000378
Farmington Elementary
500 Sunset Ln, Culpeper, VA 22701 · (540) 825-0713 · Culpeper County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% 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.
- 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
14.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
427 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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% . +12.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +12.0pp 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 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
62.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Farmington Elementary
Farmington Elementary's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Elementary this school | 453 | 94.3% | 57.8% |
| Charles M. Johnson Elementary Richmond | 423 | 89.8% | 42.8% |
| Stone Spring Elementary Harrisonburg | 554 | 84.8% | 45.9% |
| Kenbridge Elementary Kenbridge | 372 | 93.8% | 69.3% |
| Mary Carr Greer Elementary Charlottesville | 520 | 85.4% | 49.1% |
| Keister Elementary Harrisonburg | 475 | 85.1% | 62.6% |
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 Farmington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Culpeper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #873 of 1,101 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #782 of 1,111 ▲ 99 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #864 of 1,111 ▲ 179 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #695 of 1,176 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #697 of 1,105 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #279 of 1,106 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #261 of 1,157 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.7% | #20 of 759 | N/A |
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
453
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 453 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 94% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 32 | 14.2:1 | 94% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 80% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 39 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 704 | 42 | 16.8:1 | 57% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 56% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 30 | 17.8:1 | 58% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 395 | 33 | 12.0:1 | 37% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 31 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farmington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (704 to 453); teachers down 26% (42 to 31).
About Farmington Elementary
Farmington Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Culpeper, Virginia. The school has 453 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Farmington Elementary is run by Culpeper County Public Schools, whose 11 schools enroll 8,381 students.
Hispanic students account for 47% of enrollment at Farmington Elementary, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 22% White, 20% Black, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 16% of Culpeper County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Farmington Elementary is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Farmington Elementary reported 31 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.6:1. Elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1, 0.8 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 427 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 94% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Culpeper County averages 65%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Farmington Elementary lands at C, ahead of 25% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Test results at Farmington Elementary are 4.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (57.8% actual, 62.4% predicted).
The county, Culpeper County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $100,049, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 11, with about 8,381 students.
A.G. Richardson Elementary is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Farmington Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 67.7% on proficiency, and Farmington Elementary is below that at 57.8%.
Farmington Elementary is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Farmington Elementary had a net loss of 34 students, or 7%. The number of students per teacher increased from 12.5 to 14.6 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Farmington Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Culpeper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,397
Census ACS
Median income
$100,049
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
8,381 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Culpeper County Public Schools
- Eastern View HighHigh · 1,529 students
- Culpeper County HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Culpeper MiddleMiddle · 1,040 students
- Floyd T. Binns MiddleMiddle · 825 students
- Emerald Hill ElementaryElementary · 702 students
- Sycamore Park ElementaryElementary · 689 students
Other schools in Culpeper
- Eastern View HighHigh · 1,529 students
- Culpeper County HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Culpeper MiddleMiddle · 1,040 students
- Floyd T. Binns MiddleMiddle · 825 students
- Emerald Hill ElementaryElementary · 702 students
- Sycamore Park ElementaryElementary · 689 students
Other Farmington Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Farmington Elementary. Farmington Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Farmington Elementary SchoolGermantown, TN · 646 students
- FARMINGTON ELEMENTARYFARMINGTON, MN · 493 students
- Farmington Elementary SchoolMayfield, KY · 288 students
- Farmington ElementaryKewaskum, WI · 262 students
- Farmington ElementaryFarmington, CA · 95 students
Nearby schools
- A.G. Richardson Elementary0.6 mi · 563
- Pearl Sample Elementary0.7 mi · 680
- Galbreath-Marshall Building1.0 mi · 9
- Yowell Elementary2.1 mi · 687
- Sycamore Park Elementary2.3 mi · 689
- Floyd T. Binns Middle2.4 mi · 825
Frequently asked questions
About Farmington ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Farmington Elementary?
Farmington Elementary enrolls approximately 453 students in grades PK-05.
Is Farmington Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Farmington Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Farmington Elementary have?
Farmington Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Farmington Elementary?
Student demographics at Farmington Elementary are roughly 22% White, 47% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Farmington Elementary public or private?
Farmington Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Culpeper County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.