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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Jordan Springs Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
668
Elementary
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDERICK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510147003071
Jordan Springs Elementary
315 Flyfoot Drive, Stephenson, VA 22656 · (540) 662-3888 · Frederick County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL668 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% 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
14.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
264 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 9 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
65.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -10.0pp since 2022
Math
72.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 10 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
70.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Jordan Springs Elementary
Jordan Springs Elementary's state test result (70.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Springs Elementary this school | 668 | 39.5% | 70.6% |
| Terraset Elementary Reston | 598 | 34.1% | 74.0% |
| Rockhill Elementary Stafford | 639 | 42.6% | 71.6% |
| Frances Hazel Reid Elementary Leesburg | 647 | 48.8% | 67.4% |
| Garrisonville Elementary Stafford | 735 | 37.6% | 72.8% |
| Courtland Elementary Spotsylvania | 548 | 40.7% | 71.1% |
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 Jordan Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Frederick County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #568 of 1,101 | #1 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #623 of 1,111 ▲ 6 | #2 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #733 of 1,111 ▼ 104 | #5 of 12 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #235 of 1,176 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #744 of 1,105 | #8 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #417 of 1,106 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.5% | #856 of 1,157 | #10 of 12 |
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
668
+246 (+58%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 668 | 45 | 14.8:1 | 40% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 607 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 43% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 41% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 32 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jordan Springs Elementary.
About Jordan Springs Elementary
Located in Stephenson, Virginia, Jordan Springs Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 668 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students, which makes this school 34% larger than average.
Frederick County Public Schools operates 19 schools. Combined enrollment is 14,447 students.
White students account for 46% of enrollment at Jordan Springs Elementary, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 36% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 5% Asian. County-wide, 80% of Frederick County residents are White. The diversity index for Jordan Springs Elementary is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, Jordan Springs Elementary has a ratio of 14.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia, 13.8:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Jordan Springs Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 37% of Virginia public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 77.3%.
The county, Frederick County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $97,606, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 20, with about 13,574 students.
Stonewall Elementary sits about 1.5 miles from Jordan Springs Elementary. Jordan Springs Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Jordan Springs Elementary comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Jordan Springs Elementary as Suburb: Small.
Federal records list enrollment at Jordan Springs Elementary as 422 in 2020-21 and 668 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. Students per teacher increased from 13.2 in 2020-21 to 14.8 in 2024-25.
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Frederick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,008
Census ACS
Median income
$97,606
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
13,574 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frederick County Public Schools
- Sherando HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Millbrook HighHigh · 1,550 students
- James Wood HighHigh · 1,462 students
- James Wood MiddleMiddle · 873 students
- Robert E. Aylor MiddleMiddle · 861 students
- Admiral Richard E. Byrd MiddleMiddle · 853 students
Nearby schools
- Stonewall Elementary1.5 mi · 391
- Millbrook High2.7 mi · 1,550
- Redbud Run Elementary2.7 mi · 614
- Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary3.9 mi · 415
- Greenwood Mill Elementary4.0 mi · 599
- Apple Pie Ridge Elementary4.2 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About Jordan Springs ElementaryHow large is Jordan Springs Elementary?
Jordan Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 668 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Jordan Springs Elementary serve?
Jordan Springs Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jordan Springs Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jordan Springs Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jordan Springs Elementary?
Student demographics at Jordan Springs Elementary are roughly 46% White, 36% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Jordan Springs Elementary public or private?
Jordan Springs Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Frederick County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.