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Livingston Elementary
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingWhat 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.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Livingston Elementary
Located at 6057 Courthouse Rd, in Spotsylvania, Virginia, Livingston Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school that educates 479 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
Livingston Elementary is one of 29 schools operated by Spotsylvania County Public Schools, a district that serves 24,036 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Livingston Elementary shows that 68% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial.
On the resource side, Livingston Elementary logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Livingston Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Livingston Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 70.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.6%.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Spotsylvania County) records that median household earnings sit near $112,738, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Spotsylvania County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,036 students), Livingston Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Post Oak Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.8 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Livingston Elementary ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 67.9%.
Livingston Elementary operates from a low-density location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 19%: 404 students in 2018 compared to 479 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 4% to 14% over that span.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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