A.G. Richardson Elementary

Summary:

A.G. Richardson Elementary is a public elementary school in Culpeper, Virginia, serving 545 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Culpeper County Public Schools district.

A.G. Richardson consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, with strong proficiency rates in 3rd-grade math (75.58% vs. 61.95% district, 70.11% state), 4th-grade math (84.69% vs. 68.75% district, 71.16% state), and 5th-grade science (72.45% vs. 65.47% district, 67.26% state). The school's diverse student population, with 63.85% White, 9.36% African American, 16.51% Hispanic, and 9.72% two or more races, is reflected in its high performance for African American and Hispanic subgroups, ranking 91st and 252nd, respectively, out of Virginia elementary schools.

While A.G. Richardson spends more per student ($9,375) than nearby Emerald Hill Elementary ($8,137) and Yowell Elementary ($7,807), its academic performance suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as effective teaching and school leadership, are driving its success. This is evidenced by the strong performance of Emerald Hill Elementary, which spends less per student but still achieves high academic results.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 18370 Simms Dr
       Culpeper, VA  22701


(540) 825-0616

District: Culpeper County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
411th of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,375 Help


Students who attend A.G. Richardson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Floyd T. Binns Middle
High:    Eastern View High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.3 Help
Number of students:  545

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.9%
Hispanic:
16.5%
Two or more races:
9.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  41.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details A.G. Richardson Elementary ranks better than 63.1% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks first among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Culpeper County Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details A.G. Richardson Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Culpeper County Public Schools District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at A.G. Richardson Elementary is $9,375, which is the 3rd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Culpeper County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

A.G. Richardson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks A.G. Richardson Elementary 411th of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See A.G. Richardson Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Culpeper County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Culpeper County Public Schools 94th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for A.G. Richardson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at A.G. Richardson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 32.86 840th 1062 20.9%
2006 51.77 572nd 1071 46.6%
2007 40.48 749th 1083 30.8%
2008 24.92 958th 1081 11.4%
2009 34.68 863rd 1082 20.2%
2010 40.19 826th 1113 25.8%
2011 39.11 815th 1117 27.0%
2012 43.38 732nd 1117 34.5%
2013 40.45 756th 1120 32.5%
2014 34.21 836th 1110 24.7%
2015 42.09 746th 1100 32.2%
2016 49.00 641st 1096 41.5%
2017 47.01 668th 1099 39.2%
2018 52.01 593rd 1097 45.9%
2019 53.11 593rd 1105 46.3%
2021 51.58 567th 1103 48.6%
2022 60.64 472nd 1109 57.4%
2023 61.97 448th 1114 59.8%
2024 66.00 411th 1114 63.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at A.G. Richardson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 27.81 198th 247 19.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at A.G. Richardson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 61.29 401st 1036 61.3%
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Rank History for Female students at A.G. Richardson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 60.17 455th 1100 58.6%
2024 67.18 375th 1098 65.8%
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Rank History for Male students at A.G. Richardson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 61.60 429th 1093 60.8%
2024 61.86 444th 1101 59.7%
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Rank History for African American students at A.G. Richardson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 62.99 208th 579 64.1%
2024 79.17 91st 588 84.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at A.G. Richardson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 58.30 252nd 564 55.3%
2024 49.75 327th 580 43.6%
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Rank History for White students at A.G. Richardson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 58.41 431st 984 56.2%
2024 65.25 347th 979 64.6%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

A.G. Richardson Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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by a parent
Monday, July 22, 2019

Open Quote The halls and classrooms are quiet with older experienced teachers. The class size to teacher ratio is great! A big enough school to provide "electives" in actual classrooms like art, music, P.E. Close Quote



Enrollment information for A.G. Richardson Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 416 416
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 391 391
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 424 424
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 435 435
1993 425 171 5 3 0 n/a n/a 0 604
1994 442 176 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 623
1995 463 184 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 658
1996 463 184 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 658
1997 464 183 9 7 0 n/a n/a 0 663
1998 470 122 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 597
1999 487 133 2 3 1 n/a n/a 0 626
2000 498 124 1 6 0 n/a n/a -4 625
2001 478 121 2 7 0 n/a n/a 0 608
2002 434 81 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 525
2003 434 81 4 6 0 n/a n/a 0 525
2004 474 103 6 20 0 n/a n/a 0 603
2005 457 93 1 40 0 n/a n/a 8 599
2006 505 96 14 61 0 n/a n/a 9 685
2007 485 101 14 92 0 n/a n/a 20 712
2008 519 93 13 96 1 n/a n/a 16 738
2009 408 89 6 20 2 n/a n/a 20 545
2010 452 96 9 25 1 n/a n/a 20 603
2011 438 82 5 35 3 1 41 0 605
2012 444 65 4 41 1 0 47 0 602
2013 451 67 5 35 1 0 48 0 607
2014 436 75 7 37 1 0 44 0 600
2015 413 69 10 39 1 0 42 0 574
2016 393 89 5 48 2 0 42 0 579
2017 377 90 7 47 0 0 42 0 563
2018 385 94 6 60 0 0 41 0 586
2019 383 92 9 62 0 0 39 0 585
2020 379 88 4 66 0 0 52 0 589
2021 350 83 1 61 2 0 48 0 545
2022 346 64 2 79 2 0 49 0 542
2023 348 51 2 90 1 0 53 0 545

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at A.G. Richardson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 416 26.3 15.8 n/a
1990 391 26.3 14.8 n/a
1991 424 28.7 14.7 n/a
1992 435 29.2 14.8 n/a
1993 604 40.1 15.1 n/a
1994 623 39.6 n/a 39.6
1995 658 n/a 0.0 35.4
1996 658 n/a 0.0 35.4
1997 663 n/a 0.0 34.2
1998 597 n/a 0.0 27.3
1999 626 46.5 13.5 35.5
2000 625 n/a 0.0 42.1
2001 608 53.0 11.5 35.2
2002 525 50.0 10.5 n/a
2003 525 50.0 10.5 n/a
2004 603 48.0 12.6 n/a
2005 599 48.0 12.5 29.8
2006 685 51.0 13.4 32.5
2007 712 56.0 12.7 32.8
2008 738 41.5 17.8 32.4
2009 545 32.5 16.8 37
2010 603 35.0 17.2 39.1
2011 605 34.0 17.7 38.3
2012 602 36.0 16.7 42.9
2013 607 39.0 15.5 41.5
2014 600 39.0 15.3 42.5
2015 574 39.0 14.7 44.4
2016 579 38.0 15.2 45.9
2017 563 39.0 14.4 44.6
2018 586 37.6 15.5 44.5
2019 585 38.0 15.3 44.3
2020 589 39.0 15.1 40.4
2021 545 37.8 14.4 n/a
2022 542 40.5 13.3 43.9
2023 545 38.0 14.3 41.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio A.G. Richardson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 416 26.3 15.8 n/a
1990 391 26.3 14.8 n/a
1991 424 28.7 14.7 n/a
1992 435 29.2 14.8 n/a
1993 604 40.1 15.1 n/a
1994 623 39.6 n/a 39.6
1995 658 n/a 0.0 35.4
1996 658 n/a 0.0 35.4
1997 663 n/a 0.0 34.2
1998 597 n/a 0.0 27.3
1999 626 46.5 13.5 35.5
2000 625 n/a 0.0 42.1
2001 608 53.0 11.5 35.2
2002 525 50.0 10.5 n/a
2003 525 50.0 10.5 n/a
2004 603 48.0 12.6 n/a
2005 599 48.0 12.5 29.8
2006 685 51.0 13.4 32.5
2007 712 56.0 12.7 32.8
2008 738 41.5 17.8 32.4
2009 545 32.5 16.8 37
2010 603 35.0 17.2 39.1
2011 605 34.0 17.7 38.3
2012 602 36.0 16.7 42.9
2013 607 39.0 15.5 41.5
2014 600 39.0 15.3 42.5
2015 574 39.0 14.7 44.4
2016 579 38.0 15.2 45.9
2017 563 39.0 14.4 44.6
2018 586 37.6 15.5 44.5
2019 585 38.0 15.3 44.3
2020 589 39.0 15.1 40.4
2021 545 37.8 14.4 n/a
2022 542 40.5 13.3 43.9
2023 545 38.0 14.3 41.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for A.G. Richardson Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $340 (3.9%) $8,362 (96.1%) $8,703
2020 $190 (2.1%) $8,828 (97.9%) $9,018
2021 $314 (3.3%) $9,062 (96.7%) $9,375

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on A.G. Richardson Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 593rd of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 448th of 1114 Elementary schools
 13.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (A.G. Richardson Elementary)8485.9
 1.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Culpeper County Public Schools)8562.6
 22.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (A.G. Richardson Elementary)5983.7
 24.7%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Culpeper County Public Schools)6456.8
 7.2%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (A.G. Richardson Elementary)8675.3
 10.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Culpeper County Public Schools)8273.8
 8.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (A.G. Richardson Elementary)7664.6
 11.4%
   4th Grade English Reading (Culpeper County Public Schools)7065.1
 4.9%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (A.G. Richardson Elementary)8976.1
 12.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Culpeper County Public Schools)8462.9
 21.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (A.G. Richardson Elementary)8169.3
 11.7%
   5th Grade Science (Culpeper County Public Schools)7454.9
 19.1%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (A.G. Richardson Elementary)7967.4
 11.6%
   5th Grade English Reading (Culpeper County Public Schools)7259.8
 12.2%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7871.4
 6.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students585545
 6.8%
African American9251
 44.6%
American Indian01
Asian92
 77.8%
Hispanic6290
 45.2%
Pacific Islander00
White383348
 9.1%
Two or More Races3953
 35.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.3%41.7%
 2.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about A.G. Richardson Elementary

A.G. Richardson Elementary ranks 411th of 1114 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at A.G. Richardson Elementary are 64% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 9% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 545 students attended A.G. Richardson Elementary.

Students who attend A.G. Richardson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Floyd T. Binns Middle
High : Eastern View High


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