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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Widewater Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
698
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510366002106
Widewater Elementary
101 Den Rich Rd, Stafford, VA 22554 · (540) 658-6380 · Stafford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL698 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
513 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
58.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
61.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 59.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Widewater Elementary
Widewater Elementary's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widewater Elementary this school | 698 | 73.5% | 59.4% |
| A.M. Davis Elementary North Chesterfield | 708 | 75.6% | 56.1% |
| Washington Mill Elementary Alexandria | 592 | 78.9% | 61.5% |
| Elizabeth Scott Elementary Chester | 729 | 77.2% | 73.9% |
| Riverside Elementary Alexandria | 741 | 80.3% | 71.8% |
| Salem Church Elementary North Chesterfield | 574 | 76.3% | 50.0% |
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 Widewater Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Stafford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #851 of 1,101 | #14 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #876 of 1,111 ▼ 16 | #16 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #903 of 1,111 ▼ 130 | #16 of 17 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 698 | #191 of 1,176 | #14 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #551 of 1,105 | #4 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #107 of 1,106 | #10 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #607 of 1,157 | #6 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #444 of 759 | #4 of 6 |
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
698
+130 (+23%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 698 | 50 | 14.0:1 | 73% (513) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 49.8 | 13.6:1 | 77% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 626 | 43.8 | 14.3:1 | 77% (479) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 34 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 779 | 39 | 20.0:1 | 48% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 782 | 37 | 21.1:1 | 45% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | 37 | 18.5:1 | 35% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 794 | 50 | 15.9:1 | 19% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 36 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Widewater Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (779 to 698); teachers up 28% (39 to 50).
About Widewater Elementary
Widewater Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Stafford, Virginia. It had 698 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students, which makes this school 40% bigger than average.
Stafford County Public Schools has a total of 32 schools and 31,812 students, Widewater Elementary among them.
Hispanic students account for 38% of enrollment at Widewater Elementary, more than any other group. Other students are 27% Black, 20% White, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. By comparison, Stafford County residents are about 17% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
There are 50 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Of all students at Widewater Elementary, 73% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 45% average for public schools in Stafford County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Widewater Elementary lands at C-, ahead of 22% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Widewater Elementary would score about 68.1%. It scores 59.4%, 8.7 points below that figure.
In the surrounding county, Stafford County, median household income comes to about $137,807, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The county's public schools total 41, with about 31,812 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Shirley C. Heim Middle, is the closest to Widewater Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Widewater Elementary comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 698, compared with 568 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.0:1, from 16.7:1.
The Widewater Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Stafford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
163,466
Census ACS
Median income
$137,807
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
31,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stafford County Public Schools
- Mountain View HighHigh · 2,233 students
- Brooke Point HighHigh · 2,199 students
- Stafford Senior HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Colonial Forge HighHigh · 2,122 students
- North Stafford HighHigh · 1,982 students
- Rodney E. Thompson MiddleMiddle · 1,063 students
Other schools in Stafford
- Mountain View HighHigh · 2,233 students
- Brooke Point HighHigh · 2,199 students
- Colonial Forge HighHigh · 2,122 students
- North Stafford HighHigh · 1,982 students
- Rodney E. Thompson MiddleMiddle · 1,063 students
- H.H. Poole MiddleMiddle · 995 students
Nearby schools
- Shirley C. Heim Middle0.3 mi · 953
- Anne E. Moncure Elementary2.4 mi · 852
- Hampton Oaks Elementary3.2 mi · 887
- Kate Waller Barrett Elementary3.5 mi · 838
- Anthony Burns Elementary3.9 mi · 730
- H.H. Poole Middle4.2 mi · 995
Frequently asked questions
About Widewater ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Widewater Elementary?
Widewater Elementary enrolls approximately 698 students in grades KG-05.
Is Widewater Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Widewater Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Widewater Elementary have?
Widewater Elementary employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Widewater Elementary?
Student demographics at Widewater Elementary are roughly 20% White, 38% Hispanic, 27% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Widewater Elementary public or private?
Widewater Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Stafford County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.