Sycamore Park Elementary

Sycamore Park Elementary is one of the medium-sized elementary campuss in Culpeper, Virginia, one of the schools within Culpeper County Public Schools, with 689 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 38% above the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Culpeper County Public Schools runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 8,381 students. Sycamore Park Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Sycamore Park Elementary reports that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 21% White, 16% Black, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Culpeper County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Sycamore Park Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 87% of students at Sycamore Park Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Culpeper County's rate of about 65%.

With demographic context factored in, Sycamore Park Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.0%.

Across the wider county, Culpeper County reports that median household earnings sit near $100,049, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Culpeper County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,381 students), of which Sycamore Park Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Floyd T. Binns Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sycamore Park Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sycamore Park Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 68.4%.

Sycamore Park Elementary operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sycamore Park Elementary has expanded 14%, going from 602 students in 2018 to 689 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 40% to 50% over that span.

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