Ferry Farm Elementary

Located at 20 Pendleton Rd, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Ferry Farm Elementary is a medium-sized elementary campus that works with 555 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Stafford County Public Schools.

Stafford County Public Schools runs 32 schools in total, collectively educating 31,812 students. Ferry Farm Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Ferry Farm Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 12% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. Compared to Stafford County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 45% of students at Ferry Farm Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ferry Farm Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 76.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.6%.

Across the wider county, Stafford County reports that median household income runs about $137,807, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Stafford County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,812 students), Ferry Farm Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Walker-Grant Early Childhood Center, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Ferry Farm Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ferry Farm Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 59.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 637 students in 2018 compared to 555 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 68% to 55%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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