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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510321001347
Rappahannock County Elementary
34 Schoolhouse Road, Washington, VA 22747 · (540) 227-0200 · Rappahannock County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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
12.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
297 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 7th grade class (50).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Rappahannock County Elementary→Rappahannock County High
Based on grade levels within Rappahannock County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp 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 74 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 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
70.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 Rappahannock County Elementary
Rappahannock County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rappahannock County Elementary this school | 457 | 65.0% | 70.6% |
| Guy K. Stump Elementary Stuarts Draft | 457 | 66.7% | 64.9% |
| Achilles Elementary Hayes | 397 | 66.2% | 72.4% |
| Bethel Elementary Gloucester | 494 | 66.6% | 79.4% |
| Abingdon Elementary Hayes | 455 | 65.7% | 78.6% |
| Petsworth Elementary Gloucester | 381 | 67.2% | 84.6% |
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 Rappahannock County Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #566 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #574 of 1,111 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #635 of 1,111 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #683 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #257 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.8% | #983 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #754 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #554 of 759 |
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
457
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
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 | 457 | 36.5 | 12.5:1 | 65% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 37 | 12.6:1 | 66% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 37.5 | 11.9:1 | 43% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 35 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 40% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 34% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 37% (204) |
| 2000-01 | 599 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 22% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 39 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rappahannock County Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (492 to 457); teachers up 18% (31 to 36.5).
About Rappahannock County Elementary
Rappahannock County Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Washington, Virginia. The school's enrollment of 457 students covers pre-K through 7.
Rappahannock County Elementary reports to Rappahannock County Public Schools, which has 2 schools and 773 students.
White students make up 82% of enrollment at Rappahannock County Elementary. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. For comparison, Rappahannock County is about 83% White. Rappahannock County Elementary's diversity index is 31%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.5:1. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 65%.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Rappahannock County Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Virginia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 70.4%. Rappahannock County Elementary scores 70.6%.
Census estimates describe Rappahannock County this way: the median household income is $83,380, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Rappahannock County Elementary, Rappahannock County has 1 other public school.
The next-closest public school is Rappahannock County High, about 0.7 miles away. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Rappahannock County Elementary is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Rappahannock County Elementary is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Rappahannock County Elementary had 462 students in 2020-21 and 457 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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Rappahannock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,427
Census ACS
Median income
$83,380
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
773 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rappahannock County Public Schools
- Rappahannock County HighHigh · 316 students
Nearby schools
- Rappahannock County High0.7 mi · 316
- Springfield Elementary13.5 mi · 208
- Emerald Hill Elementary14.5 mi · 702
- Luray Elementary15.2 mi · 474
- Ressie Jeffries Elementary15.2 mi · 649
- Skyline High15.3 mi · 848
Frequently asked questions
About Rappahannock County ElementaryHow large is Rappahannock County Elementary?
Rappahannock County Elementary enrolls approximately 457 students in grades PK-07.
What age range does Rappahannock County Elementary serve?
Rappahannock County Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 07.
How many teachers does Rappahannock County Elementary have?
Rappahannock County Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rappahannock County Elementary?
At Rappahannock County Elementary, the student body is approximately 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Rappahannock County Elementary public or private?
Rappahannock County Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rappahannock County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.