Springfield Elementary

Springfield Elementary operates as a close-knit elementary campus in Rileyville, Virginia, one of the schools within Page County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 208 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 58% leaner than the state mean of about 499.

Page County Public Schools runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 2,928 students. Springfield Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Springfield Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest consists of 3% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Springfield Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Page County (around 86%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Springfield Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 67.5%; this one delivers 82.3%, a residual of +14.7 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Page County) logs that median household income runs about $57,037, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Springfield Elementary is one of 9 public schools in Page County (combined enrollment of about 2,928 students).

Luray Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Springfield Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 69.3%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Springfield Elementary has edged down 19%, going from 256 students in 2018 to 208 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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