Stafford Elementary

Located at 1349 Courthouse Rd, in Stafford, Virginia, Stafford Elementary is a large elementary school that caters to 879 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Stafford County Public Schools. That puts it 76% bigger than the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Within Stafford County Public Schools, which oversees 32 schools and 31,812 students, Stafford Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Stafford Elementary reports that 31% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 24% Black, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Stafford County as a whole is about 54% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 43% of students at Stafford Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Stafford Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.5%; this one delivers 66.4%.

In the broader community, Stafford County reports that median household income runs about $137,807, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stafford Elementary is one of 41 public schools in Stafford County (combined enrollment of about 31,812 students).

The closest other public school is Stafford Middle, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Stafford Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 69.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 22%: 719 students in 2018 compared to 879 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 31% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.