Spotswood Elementary

As a mid-tier elementary school in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Spotswood Elementary teaches 468 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Harrisonburg City Public Schools.

Within Harrisonburg City Public Schools, which oversees 10 schools and 6,652 students, Spotswood Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Spotswood Elementary logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. Beyond that, the school reports 26% White, 8% multiracial, 7% Black. By comparison, Harrisonburg city as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Spotswood Elementary has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Spotswood Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Virginia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 65.3%; Spotswood Elementary posts 40.9%, -24.4 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Harrisonburg city put median household earnings sit near $62,254, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harrisonburg city runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,934 students), of which Spotswood Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Waterman Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Spotswood Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 55.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Spotswood Elementary's enrollment has grew 3% since 2018, when it stood at 455 (now 468). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 31% to 26%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.