Best Public Schools in Fredericksburg, VA

Summary:

The Fredericksburg, Virginia area is home to 25 schools across three school districts - Stafford County Public Schools, Spotsylvania County Public Schools, and Fredericksburg City Public Schools. The data shows a clear divide in performance between the Stafford County and Spotsylvania County schools, which generally outperform the Fredericksburg City schools across metrics like proficiency rates and school rankings.

A few standout schools in the area include Chancellor Elementary and Hartwood Elementary, which rank in the top 300 elementary schools in Virginia and earn high ratings from SchoolDigger. At the high school level, Riverbend High stands out for its strong performance across multiple subjects. The data also suggests that middle schools like Freedom Middle that excel in subjects like Algebra I and Geometry help set their students up for success in high school.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities, with a clear correlation between a school's socioeconomic status (as measured by free/reduced lunch rates) and its academic performance. Schools with the highest poverty rates, such as Lafayette Elementary and Walker-Grant Middle, tend to have the lowest proficiency rates. This underscores the importance of addressing socioeconomic factors in order to improve educational outcomes across the Fredericksburg area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Writing (2024)		SOL Geometry (2024)			SOL Algebra I (2024)						SOL Algebra II (2024)		SOL Mathematics (2024)						SOL Chemistry (2024)	SOL Biology (2024)				SOL Science (2024)		SOL Earth Science (2024)		SOL English Reading (2024)									SOL Geography (2024)				SOL VA and US History (2024)		SOL World History I (2024)	SOL World History II (2024)		SOL Civics and Economics (2024)	SOL VA Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 11th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 8th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL Geography 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History II 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hugh Mercer Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Cowan Blvd	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 372-1115	849	54	15.7	84.8%	174 (20.5%)	266 (31.3%)	216 (25.4%)	109 (12.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	78 (9.2%)	7.2	1059^th of 1114 public elementary schools	4.9%		14	987^th of 1114 public elementary schools	11.4%	72														33.1	46.9	46.4									43.5				33.8	45.8	54.0																	43.7	$9,385	$881	$8,504
James Monroe High	Public	9-12	2300 Washington Ave	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 372-1100	1,005	75	13.3	84.7%	253 (25.2%)	350 (34.8%)	251 (25.0%)	78 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	69 (6.9%)	34.2	266^th of 329 public high schools	19.1%		28.9	287^th of 326 public high schools	12.0%	21	19.4			81.5				85.1	62.5		70.6	92.3									87.8	69.3	43.5	76.9			15.8									79.4	76.0					23.8	62.5	36.0		4.6			$10,034	$358	$9,676
Walker-Grant Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	210 Ferdinand Street	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 372-1065	138	8	17.6	87.0%	14 (10.1%)	69 (50.0%)	24 (17.4%)	22 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)								(n/a)
Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-5	3 Learning Lane	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 310-0029	809	53	15.4	84.1%	216 (26.7%)	227 (28.1%)	183 (22.6%)	98 (12.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (10.1%)	23.2	917^th of 1114 public elementary schools	17.7%		13.1	996^th of 1114 public elementary schools	10.6%	79														54.3	48.8	66.7									60.3				48.0	53.7	65.0																	50.5	$10,304	$976	$9,328
Walker-Grant Middle	Public	6-8	One Learning Lane	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 372-1145	774	55	14.1	83.6%	166 (21.4%)	234 (30.2%)	197 (25.5%)	104 (13.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (9.0%)	13	383^rd of 417 public middle schools	8.2%		12.1	390^th of 422 public middle schools	7.6%	7			100.0			92.9	95.0										29.3	27.3	37.5							45.4						49.6	59.1	59.4				53.7									46.9		$8,793	$423	$8,370
Smith Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11120 Leavells Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-5443	704	42	16.7	70.2%	245 (34.8%)	174 (24.7%)	173 (24.6%)	37 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (10.4%)	48.9	631^st of 1114 public elementary schools	43.4%		42.5	698^th of 1114 public elementary schools	37.3%	67														65.8	61.6	75.0									74.2				57.7	69.7	74.2																	71.0	$8,892	$114	$8,778
Battlefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11108 Leavells Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 786-4532	668	40	16.7	72.2%	237 (35.5%)	99 (14.8%)	247 (37.0%)	29 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.2%)	42.8	697^th of 1114 public elementary schools	37.4%		46.2	649^th of 1114 public elementary schools	41.7%	48														60.2	65.8	72.6									58.8				53.1	70.0	77.0																	71.0	$7,504	$596	$6,907
Battlefield Middle	Public	6-8	11120 Leavells Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-4400	765	60	12.7	71.9%	244 (31.9%)	155 (20.3%)	257 (33.6%)	39 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	67 (8.8%)	30.1	319^th of 417 public middle schools	23.5%		29.2	324^th of 422 public middle schools	23.2%	5			100.0			100.0	100.0										47.0	38.4	43.5							50.4						69.1	62.8	64.5													53.3		$7,214	$206	$7,008
Chancellor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5995 Plank Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-6123	439	25	17.5	23.0%	272 (62.0%)	46 (10.5%)	76 (17.3%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	28 (6.4%)	73.8	297^th of 1114 public elementary schools	73.3%		82.5	165^th of 1114 public elementary schools	85.2%	132														91.8	91.6	67.7									72.3				83.6	83.1	75.4																	79.3	$8,623	$00	$8,623
Lee Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Lee Hill School Dr	Fredericksburg	22408	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 898-1433	683	37	18.4	69.5%	225 (32.9%)	153 (22.4%)	188 (27.5%)	30 (4.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (12.3%)	44.2	675^th of 1114 public elementary schools	39.4%		48.4	626^th of 1114 public elementary schools	43.8%	49														73.3	59.5	73.6									60.3				61.2	68.4	70.0																	69.1	$8,399	$501	$7,898
Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4501 Jackson Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 786-8218	582	42	13.8	67.9%	147 (25.3%)	139 (23.9%)	224 (38.5%)	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.3%)	39.7	732^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	34.3%		32	826^th of 1114 public elementary schools	25.9%	94														63.9	72.1	73.7									45.5				61.0	61.4	65.9																	72.0	$9,145	$629	$8,516
Chancellor High	Public	9-12	6300 Harrison Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-2606	1,374	90	15.2	70.5%	422 (30.7%)	311 (22.6%)	502 (36.5%)	39 (2.8%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	91 (6.6%)	29.9	288^th of 329 public high schools	12.5%		30.2	279^th of 326 public high schools	14.4%	9	78.0	63.3		51.4	4.4			72.8	66.7	60.0	75.0	100.0	60.0							8.7		58.4	26.1	77.4			29.4	36.4								79.2	67.2		57.1		50.0		56.3			20.0			$6,703	$302	$6,400
Chancellor Middle	Public	6-8	6320 Harrison Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-8099	791	62	12.8	71.8%	272 (34.4%)	124 (15.7%)	303 (38.3%)	30 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (7.7%)	32.1	310^th of 417 public middle schools	25.7%		33.8	302^nd of 422 public middle schools	28.4%	8			84.0			94.4	100.0										57.1	35.2	59.8							50.2						67.6	61.4	62.2													57.0		$6,791	$111	$6,680
Harrison Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6230 Harrison Road	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 548-4864	732	43	17.0	72.7%	231 (31.6%)	122 (16.7%)	296 (40.4%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.3%)	15.1	978^th of 1114 public elementary schools	12.2%		34.8	792^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	28.9%	186														55.2	50.4	44.6									41.6				48.4	56.1	57.7																	59.0	$8,813	$936	$7,877
Freedom Middle	Public	6-8	7315 Smith Station Rd.	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 548-1030	752	76	9.9	43.1%	337 (44.8%)	154 (20.5%)	168 (22.3%)	21 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.2%)	59.5	180^th of 417 public middle schools	56.8%		53.3	204^th of 422 public middle schools	51.7%	24			100.0			100.0	100.0										59.7	58.6	56.3							70.0						69.0	72.9	73.8													83.6		$7,570	$241	$7,329
Ferry Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Pendleton Rd	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 373-7366	550	43	12.7	48.5%	317 (57.6%)	53 (9.6%)	109 (19.8%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (9.5%)	54.7	560^th of 1114 public elementary schools	49.7%		51	603^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	45.9%	43														79.8	73.5	68.5									61.8				76.4	72.6	64.0																	74.8	$10,003	$386	$9,617
T. Benton Gayle Middle	Public	6-8	100 Panther Drive	Fredericksburg	22406	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 373-0383	926	62	14.9	39.5%	397 (42.9%)	202 (21.8%)	155 (16.7%)	65 (7.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (11.3%)	54.6	207^th of 417 public middle schools	50.4%		43.8	258^th of 422 public middle schools	38.9%	51			100.0			100.0	98.9										78.3	47.4	48.7							66.5						73.7	69.3	73.0													67.7		$7,488	$300	$7,188
Conway Elementary	Public	K-5	105 Primmer House Road	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 361-1455	918	59	15.5	51.7%	362 (39.4%)	199 (21.7%)	176 (19.2%)	96 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	79 (8.6%)	33.4	800^th of 1114 public elementary schools	28.2%		38.7	737^th of 1114 public elementary schools	33.8%	63														63.6	62.6	58.0									60.3				62.1	64.5	63.0																	62.7	$7,856	$377	$7,479
Rocky Run Elementary	Public	K-5	95 Reservoir Rd	Fredericksburg	22406	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 286-1956	905	60	15.0	75.9%	305 (33.7%)	247 (27.3%)	158 (17.5%)	95 (10.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	97 (10.7%)	30.8	832^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	25.3%		44.6	670^th of 1114 public elementary schools	39.9%	162														63.5	68.2	70.9									53.6				52.8	63.3	60.7																	50.7	$7,492	$363	$7,129
Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center At Melchers	Public	PK	610 Gayle Street	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 368-2559	292	15	19.4		85 (29.1%)	92 (31.5%)	60 (20.5%)	25 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (9.9%)								(n/a)
Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle	Public	6-8	503 Deacon Road	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 899-0860	877	59	14.8	36.7%	524 (59.7%)	116 (13.2%)	142 (16.2%)	27 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (7.2%)	50.3	227^th of 417 public middle schools	45.6%		44.5	251^st of 422 public middle schools	40.5%	24			100.0			100.0	94.4										56.0	47.0	57.1							67.0						69.4	73.5	71.6													67.4		$8,722	$291	$8,431
Hartwood Elementary	Public	K-5	14 Shackleford Well Rd	Fredericksburg	22406	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 752-4441	610	40	15.2	31.3%	351 (57.5%)	93 (15.2%)	106 (17.4%)	20 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.6%)	74	296^th of 1114 public elementary schools	73.4%		58	507^th of 1114 public elementary schools	54.5%	211														80.4	84.3	76.8									71.7				81.1	80.2	79.6																	86.6	$9,397	$224	$9,173
Stafford Senior High	Public	9-12	63 Stafford Indian Lane	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 371-7200	2,223	182	12.2	40.7%	1,066 (48.0%)	412 (18.5%)	444 (20.0%)	115 (5.2%)	5 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	175 (7.9%)	42.1	234^th of 329 public high schools	28.9%		36.4	250^th of 326 public high schools	23.3%	16				74.2	14.6			73.1	64.2	83.5	80.0	90.3									85.4	68.4	42.9	49.0				50.0							65.7	84.6	45.2		79.2			49.1	60.7	66.3	27.3	13.8			$8,023	$259	$7,764
Riverbend High	Public	9-12	12301 Spotswood Furnace Rd.	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 548-4051	1,950	146	13.3	28.5%	1,086 (55.7%)	263 (13.5%)	401 (20.6%)	53 (2.7%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	139 (7.1%)	66.4	105^th of 329 public high schools	68.1%		63	131^st of 326 public high schools	59.8%	26	81.2	84.2		87.1				89.8	65.6	70.6	80.0	92.3										87.8	72.7	96.8			21.4								85.7	87.3	85.7		80.3	78.2			29.2			11.4			$6,027	$139	$5,888
Cedar Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3412 Massaponax Church Road	Fredericksburg	22408	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 834-4569	782	49	15.9	65.2%	233 (29.8%)	206 (26.3%)	238 (30.4%)	26 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	75 (9.6%)	49.7	623^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	44.1%		57.8	511^th of 1114 public elementary schools	54.1%	112														55.1	74.6	84.3									67.8				55.3	69.6	70.6																	80.4	$8,051	$1,199	$6,852
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5620 Smith Station Rd.	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 710-5190	924	43	21.4	50.6%	281 (30.4%)	282 (30.5%)	190 (20.6%)	100 (10.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	66 (7.1%)	34.3	786^th of 1114 public elementary schools	29.4%		38.3	743^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	33.3%	43														70.1	65.8	62.5									48.4				59.7	70.3	59.5																	58.0	$7,007	$187	$6,820
Massaponax High	Public	9-12	8201 Jefferson Davis Hwy	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 710-0419	1,702	128	13.3	67.6%	634 (37.3%)	465 (27.3%)	413 (24.3%)	64 (3.8%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	117 (6.9%)	49.7	200^th of 329 public high schools	39.2%		46	214^th of 326 public high schools	34.4%	14	84.7	66.7		89.7				79.4	94.8	91.4	100.0	77.8									83.3	72.7	58.3	75.0			29.4								93.3	76.7	57.1		71.3	57.9						12.1			$7,228	$184	$7,044

Cities Near Fredericksburg

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Spotsylvania	2.77 mi	20	233^rd
Falmouth	3.47 mi	3	280^th
Stafford	6.78 mi	24	226^th
King George	8.51 mi	4	235^th
Locust Grove	16.15 mi	3	257^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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