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What's one thing Grafton Village Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
737
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510366001598
Grafton Village Elementary
501 Deacon Rd, Falmouth, VA 22405 · (540) 373-5454 · Stafford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL737 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% 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
15.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
270 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 | 118 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (137).
Student demographics
60%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
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 | 69.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Grafton Village Elementary
Grafton Village Elementary's state test result (72.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton Village Elementary this school | 737 | 36.6% | 72.0% |
| Fort Belvoir Elementary Fort Belvoir | 707 | 33.4% | N/A |
| Brock Road Elementary Spotsylvania | 651 | 33.0% | 78.3% |
| Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary Fort Belvoir | 761 | 31.9% | 70.0% |
| Evergreen Elementary Midlothian | 797 | 32.9% | 68.3% |
| Sealston Elementary King George | 753 | 29.3% | 64.3% |
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 Grafton Village Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Stafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #529 of 1,101 | #6 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #607 of 1,111 ▼ 83 | #8 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #637 of 1,111 ▼ 140 | #7 of 17 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 737 | #148 of 1,176 | #10 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #782 of 1,105 | #12 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #555 of 1,106 | #18 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.6% | #885 of 1,157 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.8% | #57 of 324 | #4 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
737
+74 (+11%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 737 | 49 | 15.0:1 | 37% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 743 | 51 | 14.6:1 | 36% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 775 | 49 | 15.8:1 | 33% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 663 | 41 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 32 | 19.7:1 | 23% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 27 | 22.3:1 | 22% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 32 | 19.5:1 | 18% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 757 | 46 | 16.5:1 | 14% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 622 | 39 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grafton Village Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (631 to 737); teachers up 53% (32 to 49).
About Grafton Village Elementary
Grafton Village Elementary is a public elementary school in Falmouth, Virginia. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 5, with 737 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average enrollment is about 499.
Stafford County Public Schools operates 32 schools. Combined enrollment is 31,812 students.
About 58% of the student body at Grafton Village Elementary is White. Other students are 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Grafton Village Elementary are from different groups.
The school has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.0 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. The school reported 37% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Stafford County average 45%.
Grafton Village Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Virginia public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Grafton Village Elementary is -6.1 points: 72.0% actual, 78.1% predicted.
Looking at the county, Stafford County, median household income comes to about $137,807, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. The county has 41 public schools and about 31,812 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle, is about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Grafton Village Elementary ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 663 (2020-21) to 737 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.0:1, from 16.2:1.
This page is set up for the Grafton Village Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Falmouth ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Edward E. Drew Jr. MiddleMiddle · 625 students
Nearby schools
- Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle0.3 mi · 887
- Conway Elementary1.3 mi · 904
- Falmouth Elementary2.0 mi · 724
- Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle2.4 mi · 625
- Ferry Farm Elementary2.6 mi · 555
- Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center at Melchers3.0 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Grafton Village ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Grafton Village Elementary?
Grafton Village Elementary enrolls approximately 737 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Grafton Village Elementary serve?
Grafton Village Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Grafton Village Elementary have?
Grafton Village Elementary employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is Grafton Village Elementary?
Grafton Village Elementary reports a student body of 58% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Grafton Village Elementary?
Grafton Village Elementary is overseen by Stafford County Public Schools in Stafford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.