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If you could change one rule at Stone Spring Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISONBURG CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510186000602
Stone Spring Elementary
1575 Peach Grove Ave, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 · (540) 574-1199 · Harrisonburg city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
470 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 71 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
41.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
47.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 48.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 65% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Stone Spring Elementary
Stone Spring Elementary's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Spring Elementary this school | 554 | 84.8% | 45.9% |
| Bluestone Elementary Harrisonburg | 566 | 85.0% | 49.3% |
| Sycamore Park Elementary Culpeper | 689 | 87.2% | 52.0% |
| Keister Elementary Harrisonburg | 475 | 85.1% | 62.6% |
| Baldwin Elementary Manassas | 631 | 86.7% | 56.3% |
| Spotswood Elementary Harrisonburg | 468 | 83.8% | 40.9% |
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 Stone Spring Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Harrisonburg city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #1,022 of 1,101 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,048 of 1,111 ▲ 1 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,075 of 1,111 ▼ 9 | #7 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #454 of 1,176 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #728 of 1,105 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #403 of 1,106 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.8% | #435 of 1,157 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.6% | #50 of 324 | N/A |
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
554
+57 (+11%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 569
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 554 | 37.5 | 14.8:1 | 85% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 79% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 45 | 12.4:1 | 79% (439) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 32 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 37.8 | 12.3:1 | 76% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 73% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 332 | 27 | 12.3:1 | 71% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 569 | 46 | 12.4:1 | 48% (275) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stone Spring Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (467 to 554); teachers down 1% (37.8 to 37.5).
About Stone Spring Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Stone Spring Elementary is part of Harrisonburg City Public Schools. A federal count lists 554 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
Harrisonburg City Public Schools counts 10 schools and 6,652 students, including Stone Spring Elementary.
By race and ethnicity, Stone Spring Elementary is 51% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 25% White, 16% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Harrisonburg city is about 24% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Stone Spring Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
Dividing enrollment by its 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. Stone Spring Elementary reports 85% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 87% average for public schools in Harrisonburg city.
Stone Spring Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% of Virginia schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 45.9%. Predicted: 65.0%. Difference: 19.1 points.
Across Harrisonburg city, median household income is about $62,254, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Stone Spring Elementary is among the 13 public schools in Harrisonburg city.
The shortest distance from Stone Spring Elementary to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Rocktown High. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Stone Spring Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Stone Spring Elementary in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 554 was 11% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 497.
Discussions about Stone Spring Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Harrisonburg city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,392
Census ACS
Median income
$62,254
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrisonburg City Public Schools
- Rocktown HighHigh · 1,011 students
- Harrisonburg HighHigh · 998 students
- Thomas Harrison MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- Skyline MiddleMiddle · 738 students
- Bluestone ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Waterman ElementaryElementary · 557 students
Other schools in Harrisonburg
- Rocktown HighHigh · 1,011 students
- Harrisonburg HighHigh · 998 students
- Thomas Harrison MiddleMiddle · 771 students
- Skyline MiddleMiddle · 738 students
- Bluestone ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Waterman ElementaryElementary · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Rocktown High1.1 mi · 1,011
- Keister Elementary1.6 mi · 475
- Pleasant Valley Elementary1.8 mi · 282
- Spotswood Elementary2.0 mi · 468
- Harrisonburg High2.7 mi · 998
- Thomas Harrison Middle2.7 mi · 771
Frequently asked questions
About Stone Spring ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Stone Spring Elementary?
Stone Spring Elementary enrolls approximately 554 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Stone Spring Elementary serve?
Stone Spring Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Stone Spring Elementary have?
Stone Spring Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is Stone Spring Elementary?
Stone Spring Elementary reports a student body of 25% White, 51% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Stone Spring Elementary?
Stone Spring Elementary is overseen by Harrisonburg City Public Schools in Harrisonburg city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.