Rockhill Elementary

Located at 50 Wood Dr, in Stafford, Virginia, Rockhill Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus that works with 639 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Stafford County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 28% larger than typical.

Across the 32 schools in Stafford County Public Schools (31,812 students total), Rockhill Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Rockhill Elementary logs that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 28% Hispanic, 14% Black, 10% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 54%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Rockhill Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Rockhill Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 76.5%, the actual is 71.6%, a residual of -4.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Stafford County shows median household income runs about $137,807, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Stafford County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,812 students), of which Rockhill Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Garrisonville Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rockhill Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 76.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 13%: 568 students in 2018 compared to 639 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 54% to 41%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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