Stone Spring Elementary

Stone Spring Elementary, an average-sized K-5 school in Harrisonburg, Virginia, overseen by Harrisonburg City Public Schools, teaches 554 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Stone Spring Elementary is one of 10 schools operated by Harrisonburg City Public Schools, a district that educates 6,652 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Stone Spring Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 25% White, 16% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Stone Spring Elementary has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Stone Spring Elementary is in the bottom 10% of Virginia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 65.0%; Stone Spring Elementary posts 45.9%, -19.1 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Harrisonburg city shows median household earnings sit near $62,254, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Stone Spring Elementary is one.

Rocktown High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 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), Stone Spring Elementary ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Stone Spring Elementary's enrollment has climbed 19% since 2018, when it stood at 467 (now 554). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 44% to 25%. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.