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Alumni: what's one memory from Hartwood Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
627
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510366001599
Hartwood Elementary
14 Shackleford Well Rd, Hartwood, VA 22406 · (540) 752-4441 · Stafford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- B-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
14.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
188 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 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (132).
Student demographics
62%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
81.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
80.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
79.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Hartwood Elementary
Hartwood Elementary's state test result (79.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartwood Elementary this school | 627 | 30.0% | 79.4% |
| Brock Road Elementary Spotsylvania | 651 | 33.0% | 78.3% |
| Greenfield Elementary North Chesterfield | 519 | 31.2% | 83.5% |
| Fort Hunt Elementary Alexandria | 551 | 29.9% | 71.7% |
| Fort Belvoir Elementary Fort Belvoir | 707 | 33.4% | N/A |
| Stratford Landing Elementary Alexandria | 669 | 26.9% | 84.7% |
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 Hartwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Stafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #323 of 1,101 | #2 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #414 of 1,111 ▼ 89 | #3 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #314 of 1,111 ▲ 16 | #2 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 627 | #308 of 1,176 | #16 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #763 of 1,105 | #11 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #518 of 1,106 | #17 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #942 of 1,157 | #17 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.8% | #175 of 324 | #8 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
627
+96 (+18%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 627 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 30% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 31% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 601 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 33% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 34 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 587 | 34 | 17.3:1 | 40% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 27 | 21.0:1 | 34% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 670 | 33 | 20.3:1 | 33% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 540 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 14% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 455 | 24 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hartwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (587 to 627); teachers up 24% (34 to 42).
About Hartwood Elementary
Hartwood Elementary is an elementary school in Hartwood, Virginia, reachable at (540) 752-4441. A total of 627 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students, so this school is 26% larger than average.
The Stafford County Public Schools system has 32 schools and 31,812 students.
Hartwood Elementary is 57% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 15% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The White share in Stafford County as a whole is similar, at about 54%. Hartwood Elementary's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Virginia have 13.8:1, compared with 14.9:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Hartwood Elementary is 30%. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Stafford County is 15 points.
Hartwood Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 58% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Hartwood Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 79.4%, compared with a predicted 79.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Stafford County show that the median household income is $137,807, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Hartwood Elementary is one of 41 public schools in the county.
Rocky Run Elementary is the public school closest to Hartwood Elementary, about 3.2 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hartwood Elementary at 5th of 9.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 627, an 18% increase from 531 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Hartwood Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Hartwood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hartwood Elementary. Hartwood Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Hartwood Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 386 students
Nearby schools
- Rocky Run Elementary3.2 mi · 911
- T. Benton Gayle Middle4.4 mi · 939
- Mountain View High5.3 mi · 2,233
- Margaret Brent Elementary5.5 mi · 796
- Stafford Senior High6.2 mi · 2,198
- Colonial Forge High6.5 mi · 2,122
Frequently asked questions
About Hartwood ElementaryHow many students attend Hartwood Elementary?
Hartwood Elementary enrolls approximately 627 students in grades KG-05.
Is Hartwood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hartwood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Hartwood Elementary have?
Hartwood Elementary employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Hartwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Hartwood Elementary are roughly 57% White, 17% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Hartwood Elementary?
Hartwood 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.