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If you had an hour of school board time for Smith Station Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
715
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510364000227
Smith Station Elementary
7320 Smith Station Rd, Fredericksburg, VA 22407 · (540) 786-5443 · Spotsylvania County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL715 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
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
16.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
519 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 | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
74%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
65.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
67.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% 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 Smith Station Elementary
Smith Station Elementary's state test result (69.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Station Elementary this school | 715 | 72.6% | 69.6% |
| Courthouse Road Elementary Spotsylvania | 762 | 73.2% | 66.3% |
| Falmouth Elementary Falmouth | 724 | 78.7% | 57.8% |
| Reams Road Elementary North Chesterfield | 612 | 77.1% | 61.3% |
| Providence Elementary North Chesterfield | 682 | 76.4% | 58.5% |
| Lake Ridge Elementary Woodbridge | 671 | 70.3% | 73.3% |
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 Smith Station Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Spotsylvania County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #602 of 1,101 | #7 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #748 of 1,111 ▼ 77 | #10 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #751 of 1,111 ▼ 58 | #8 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 715 | #174 of 1,176 | #6 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #994 of 1,105 | #14 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.2% | #76 of 1,106 | #5 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #625 of 1,157 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #193 of 324 | #5 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
715
+98 (+16%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 715 | 43 | 16.6:1 | 73% (519) |
| 2023-24 | 704 | 42 | 16.8:1 | 70% (494) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 43 | 15.4:1 | 65% (429) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 45 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 41 | 16.5:1 | 38% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 716 | 38 | 18.8:1 | 38% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 761 | 43 | 17.7:1 | 30% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 735 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 20% (147) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smith Station Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (677 to 715); teachers up 5% (41 to 43).
About Smith Station Elementary
Smith Station Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It had 715 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Virginia have about 499 students on average; enrollment here is 43% higher.
Smith Station Elementary is one school in Spotsylvania County Public Schools, a system of 29 schools with 24,036 students.
No group is above 50% at Smith Station Elementary; the largest is White, at 34%. After that, the student body is 26% Black, 26% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Among all residents of Spotsylvania County, the White share is about 63%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.
The school lists 43 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 73% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Spotsylvania County is 58%.
Smith Station Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 45% of Virginia public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Smith Station Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.6%; the prediction is 68.3%.
The school is in Spotsylvania County, where median household income comes to about $112,738, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Spotsylvania County counts 34 public schools with about 24,036 students.
Of the public schools around it, Smith Station Elementary is closest to Freedom Middle, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 63.4%; Smith Station Elementary's is 69.6%, ranking 4th of 9.
In the federal locale system, Smith Station Elementary is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school grew from 617 students in 2020-21 to 715 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 13.7:1 in 2020-21 to 16.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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 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
- Freedom Middle0.1 mi · 763
- Chancellor High2.0 mi · 1,321
- Chancellor Middle2.1 mi · 799
- Courtland High2.1 mi · 1,497
- Courthouse Road Elementary2.1 mi · 762
- Harrison Road Elementary2.2 mi · 732
Frequently asked questions
About Smith Station ElementaryHow many students attend Smith Station Elementary?
Smith Station Elementary enrolls approximately 715 students in grades PK-05.
Is Smith Station Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Smith Station Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Smith Station Elementary?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Smith Station Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Smith Station Elementary?
Student demographics at Smith Station Elementary are roughly 34% White, 26% Hispanic, 26% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Smith Station Elementary in?
Smith Station Elementary is part of Spotsylvania County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.