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What's one thing Livingston Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510364001590
Livingston Elementary
6057 Courthouse Rd, Spotsylvania, VA 22551 · (540) 895-5101 · Spotsylvania County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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.
- C-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
16.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
312 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
60.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -9.0pp since 2022
Math
66.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Livingston Elementary
Livingston Elementary's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Elementary this school | 479 | 65.1% | 58.6% |
| Abingdon Elementary Hayes | 455 | 65.7% | 78.6% |
| Botetourt Elementary Gloucester | 505 | 67.1% | 83.1% |
| Carysbrook Elementary Fork Union | 457 | 60.8% | 68.8% |
| John C. Myers Elementary Broadway | 473 | 66.4% | 69.6% |
| Ruckersville Elementary Ruckersville | 540 | 69.3% | 67.5% |
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 Livingston Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Spotsylvania County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #863 of 1,101 | #17 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #771 of 1,111 ▼ 183 | #11 of 18 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #858 of 1,111 ▼ 105 | #15 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #633 of 1,176 | #16 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #979 of 1,105 | #12 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #755 of 1,106 | #17 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #750 of 1,157 | #12 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.6% | #51 of 324 | #1 of 9 |
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
479
+125 (+35%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 479 | 29 | 16.5:1 | 65% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 64% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 64% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 23 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 55% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 58% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 50% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 34 | 14.6:1 | 40% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 391 | 27 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Livingston Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (404 to 479); teachers up 16% (25 to 29).
About Livingston Elementary
Livingston Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Spotsylvania, Virginia. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 479 students in pre-K through 5.
Spotsylvania County Public Schools counts 24,036 students in its 29 schools, and Livingston Elementary is one of them.
White students are the majority at Livingston Elementary, with 68% of enrollment. Other groups make up 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 8% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Livingston Elementary counts 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.5 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.7 above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. About 65% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Livingston Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Livingston Elementary scores 58.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 70.4%.
Spotsylvania County census figures show that the median household income is $112,738, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 34 public schools in Spotsylvania County, enrolling about 24,036 students in all.
Post Oak Middle is the public school closest to Livingston Elementary, about 4.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 5. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 67.9%; Livingston Elementary's is 58.6%, ranking 9th of 9.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment climbed 35% from its 2020-21 level of 354. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.4:1 to 16.5:1.
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Spotsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
146,603
Census ACS
Median income
$112,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
24,036 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spotsylvania County Public Schools
- Riverbend HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Spotsylvania HighCombined · 1,394 students
- Chancellor HighHigh · 1,321 students
- Spotsylvania MiddleMiddle · 1,009 students
Other schools in Spotsylvania
- Spotsylvania HighCombined · 1,394 students
- Spotsylvania MiddleMiddle · 1,009 students
- Courthouse Road ElementaryElementary · 762 students
- Thornburg MiddleMiddle · 755 students
- Ni River MiddleMiddle · 692 students
- Riverview ElementaryElementary · 691 students
Other Livingston Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Livingston Elementary. Livingston Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Livingston ElementaryUNION, NJ · 485 students
- Livingston Elementary SchoolCovington, GA · 357 students
- Livingston Elementary SchoolNEW BRUNSWICK, NJ · 342 students
- Livingston Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 298 students
Nearby schools
- Post Oak Middle4.8 mi · 679
- Spotsylvania High5.2 mi · 1,394
- Berkeley Elementary6.6 mi · 275
- Spotsylvania Elementary9.7 mi · 623
- Spotsylvania Middle9.7 mi · 1,009
- Brock Road Elementary11.3 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About Livingston ElementaryHow many students attend Livingston Elementary?
Livingston Elementary enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-05.
Is Livingston Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Livingston Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Livingston Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Livingston Elementary is approximately 16.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Livingston Elementary?
At Livingston Elementary, the student body is approximately 68% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Livingston Elementary in?
Livingston Elementary is part of Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
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