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Enrollment
911
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510366002547
Rocky Run Elementary
95 Reservoir Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22406 · (540) 286-1956 · Stafford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL911 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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.
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
14.7:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
685 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 129 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 146 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 162 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 168 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 165 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (165).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
59.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
64.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Rocky Run Elementary
Rocky Run Elementary's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Run Elementary this school | 911 | 75.2% | 59.4% |
| John F. Pattie Sr. Elementary Dumfries | 906 | 74.4% | 86.5% |
| Samuel W. Tucker Elementary Alexandria | 735 | 77.0% | 63.8% |
| Springwoods Elementary Woodbridge | 842 | 70.3% | 76.9% |
| Parkside Elementary Fredericksburg | 946 | 65.0% | 61.5% |
| Falmouth Elementary Falmouth | 724 | 78.7% | 57.8% |
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 Rocky Run Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Stafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #852 of 1,101 | #15 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #824 of 1,111 ▼ 152 | #13 of 17 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #882 of 1,111 ▲ 4 | #15 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 911 | #30 of 1,176 | #1 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #718 of 1,105 | #9 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.0% | #16 of 1,106 | #1 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.2% | #575 of 1,157 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #685 of 759 | #6 of 6 |
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
911
+35 (+4%) vs 2020
+36% since 2000-01, when it was 668
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 911 | 62 | 14.7:1 | 75% (685) |
| 2023-24 | 905 | 60 | 15.1:1 | 76% (687) |
| 2022-23 | 850 | 56 | 15.2:1 | 77% (656) |
| 2020-21 | 876 | 44 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 934 | 43 | 21.7:1 | 37% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 877 | 40 | 21.9:1 | 36% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 967 | 48 | 20.1:1 | 34% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 38% (252) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rocky Run Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (934 to 911); teachers up 44% (43 to 62).
About Rocky Run Elementary
The public elementary school Rocky Run Elementary is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 911 students. That is 83% larger than the average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Stafford County Public Schools includes 32 schools. Together they enroll 31,812 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Rocky Run Elementary is White, with 31% of students. The next largest groups are 27% Black, 20% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 11% multiracial. The school's White share is 23 points below the 54% share among Stafford County residents. The diversity index for Rocky Run Elementary is 77%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Rocky Run Elementary reported 62 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1. There are 685 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 75% of enrollment. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Stafford County is 30 points.
Rocky Run Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of Virginia public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Rocky Run Elementary is 67.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.4%.
In Stafford County, home to about 163,466 people, median household income comes to about $137,807, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Stafford County's 41 public schools enroll about 31,812 students and include Rocky Run Elementary.
Among nearby public schools, T. Benton Gayle Middle is closest at about 2.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Rocky Run Elementary. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Rocky Run Elementary is 5th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 911 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 876. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 19.9:1 in 2020-21 to 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Stafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
163,466
Census ACS
Median income
$137,807
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
31,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stafford County Public Schools
- Mountain View HighHigh · 2,233 students
- Brooke Point HighHigh · 2,199 students
- Stafford Senior HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Colonial Forge HighHigh · 2,122 students
- North Stafford HighHigh · 1,982 students
- Rodney E. Thompson MiddleMiddle · 1,063 students
Other schools in Fredericksburg
- Stafford Senior HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Riverbend HighHigh · 1,913 students
- Massaponax HighHigh · 1,692 students
- Courtland HighHigh · 1,497 students
- Chancellor HighHigh · 1,321 students
- James Monroe HighHigh · 1,013 students
Nearby schools
- T. Benton Gayle Middle2.2 mi · 939
- Hartwood Elementary3.2 mi · 627
- Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center at Melchers3.9 mi · 280
- Stafford Senior High3.9 mi · 2,198
- Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle4.2 mi · 625
- Falmouth Elementary4.6 mi · 724
Frequently asked questions
About Rocky Run ElementaryHow large is Rocky Run Elementary?
Rocky Run Elementary enrolls approximately 911 students in grades KG-05.
Is Rocky Run Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rocky Run Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Rocky Run Elementary?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Rocky Run Elementary.
How diverse is Rocky Run Elementary?
Rocky Run Elementary reports a student body of 31% White, 20% Hispanic, 27% Black, 11% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Rocky Run Elementary?
Rocky Run Elementary is overseen by Stafford County Public Schools in Stafford County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.