Rockhill Elementary

Summary:

Rockhill Elementary is a public elementary school in Stafford, Virginia, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. With a diverse student population, the school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking and rating over the past few years, but continues to outperform the Stafford County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia in key academic areas.

Rockhill Elementary stands out for its strong performance in Mathematics and English Reading, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students scoring significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's diverse student population includes a higher percentage of Hispanic and Asian students compared to nearby schools, and Rockhill performs particularly well in the Asian and African American student subgroups. However, the school's performance in the multi-racial and disabled student subgroups is relatively low, ranking in the bottom 25% of Virginia elementary schools.

Interestingly, Rockhill Elementary is located just 0.22 miles away from Garrisonville Elementary, another Stafford County public school with similar student demographics and academic performance, but a slightly higher statewide ranking. Additionally, Rockhill has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may be a contributing factor to its declining statewide ranking, as socioeconomic status is often correlated with academic performance. Despite these challenges, Rockhill's relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher spending per student compared to nearby schools may be contributing to its overall academic success.


Detail:

Public K-5

 50 Wood Dr
       Stafford, VA  22556


(540) 658-6360

District: Stafford County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
538th of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,818 Help


Students who attend Rockhill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Andrew G. Wright Middle
High:    Mountain View High

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  646

Racial breakdown:

White:
43.7%
Hispanic:
26.5%
African American:
15.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  37.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Rockhill Elementary ranks better than 51.7% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks 6th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Stafford County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.92. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a 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 Student population at Rockhill Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.7%), Hispanic (26.5%), African American (15%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 37.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rockhill Elementary is 15, which is the 9th best among 17 elementary schools in the Stafford County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rockhill Elementary is $8,818, which is the 6th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Stafford County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rockhill Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rockhill Elementary 538th of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See Rockhill Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Stafford County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Stafford County Public Schools 74th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rockhill Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Rockhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 51.46 562nd 1062 47.1%
2006 46.61 676th 1071 36.9%
2007 47.37 646th 1083 40.4%
2008 59.66 452nd 1081 58.2%
2009 59.61 433rd 1082 60.0%
2010 74.14 203rd 1113 81.8%
2011 72.67 232nd 1117 79.2%
2012 69.93 284th 1117 74.6%
2013 66.41 357th 1120 68.1%
2014 62.09 416th 1110 62.5%
2015 65.03 384th 1100 65.1%
2016 68.98 325th 1096 70.3%
2017 66.94 349th 1099 68.2%
2018 69.80 317th 1097 71.1%
2019 67.68 370th 1105 66.5%
2021 60.33 461st 1103 58.2%
2022 46.40 653rd 1109 41.1%
2023 44.53 671st 1114 39.8%
2024 55.92 538th 1114 51.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Rockhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 32.67 186th 245 24.1%
2024 19.93 217th 247 12.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rockhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 66.40 95th 300 68.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rockhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 65.66 328th 1036 68.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Rockhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 42.74 686th 1100 37.6%
2024 54.91 537th 1098 51.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Rockhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 1.28 318th 324 1.9%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Rockhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 56.64 95th 182 47.8%
2024 69.43 52nd 195 73.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Rockhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.88 655th 1093 40.1%
2024 54.38 537th 1101 51.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Rockhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.08 203rd 230 11.7%
2024 81.60 12th 238 95.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Rockhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 45.04 364th 579 37.1%
2024 71.58 147th 588 75.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rockhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 50.34 310th 564 45.0%
2024 46.19 351st 580 39.5%
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Rank History for White students at Rockhill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 35.26 713th 984 27.5%
2024 42.91 637th 979 34.9%
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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.

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Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, June 3, 2010

Open Quote We are a military family and they made our daughter and our family feel so welcome. Besides the fact that their report card is among the top three for the area, this is a great school. They are very organized and polite on the phone. Teachers are easy to speak with and constantly updated us on what our daughter was doing good on and what she needed improvement on. Top notch school if you ask me. I wish we didn't have to move. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Rockhill 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 226 226
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 639 639
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 505 505
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 518 518
1993 474 36 6 6 1 n/a n/a 0 523
1994 577 44 9 7 1 n/a n/a 0 638
1995 680 74 4 4 3 n/a n/a 0 765
1996 680 74 4 4 3 n/a n/a 0 765
1997 724 71 5 6 5 n/a n/a 0 811
1998 722 67 5 12 5 n/a n/a 0 811
1999 731 69 9 14 3 n/a n/a 0 826
2000 670 64 7 13 4 n/a n/a -4 754
2001 679 71 19 18 5 n/a n/a 0 792
2002 748 119 35 35 7 n/a n/a 2 946
2003 748 119 35 35 7 n/a n/a 2 946
2004 761 140 37 59 8 n/a n/a 10 1015
2005 441 130 33 66 2 n/a n/a 18 690
2006 419 125 39 65 4 n/a n/a 21 673
2007 362 117 42 79 5 n/a n/a 25 630
2008 307 124 34 78 5 n/a n/a 33 581
2009 320 116 38 77 4 n/a n/a 29 584
2010 351 116 34 74 3 n/a n/a 27 605
2011 320 105 17 87 3 2 32 0 566
2012 347 119 15 79 2 3 35 0 600
2013 350 130 20 107 3 2 51 0 663
2014 343 116 10 97 3 3 51 0 623
2015 317 123 11 84 1 3 41 0 580
2016 302 117 10 87 1 3 38 0 558
2017 289 106 11 97 1 4 39 0 547
2018 304 98 8 107 0 3 48 0 568
2019 301 99 16 137 0 3 40 0 596
2020 348 87 16 160 0 3 45 0 659
2021 307 99 20 146 0 1 43 0 616
2022 303 101 25 158 0 1 51 0 639
2023 305 109 35 176 1 2 59 0 687
2024 282 97 31 171 2 2 61 0 646

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 Rockhill Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 226 0.0 0.0 n/a
1990 639 37.6 16.9 n/a
1991 505 33.0 15.3 n/a
1992 518 33.6 15.4 n/a
1993 523 33.7 15.5 n/a
1994 638 32.9 n/a 7.5
1995 765 n/a 0.0 11.2
1996 765 n/a 0.0 11.2
1997 811 n/a 0.0 8.4
1998 811 n/a 0.0 8.3
1999 826 51.5 16.0 11.5
2000 754 n/a 0.0 9.2
2001 792 45.5 17.4 8
2002 946 57.0 16.6 8.6
2003 946 57.0 16.6 8.6
2004 1015 55.0 18.5 8.1
2005 690 53.0 13.0 10.3
2006 673 49.0 13.7 12
2007 630 44.3 14.2 14.5
2008 581 29.0 20.0 20.6
2009 584 30.1 19.4 16.9
2010 605 32.0 18.8 22.3
2011 566 28.5 19.8 17.5
2012 600 31.0 19.3 20.2
2013 663 36.5 18.1 21
2014 623 35.0 17.8 18.5
2015 580 33.0 17.5 23.6
2016 558 29.0 19.2 26.9
2017 547 32.0 17.0 24.5
2018 568 33.7 16.8 29.8
2019 596 33.7 17.6 28.9
2020 659 41.0 16.0 25.3
2021 616 38.0 16.2 n/a
2022 639 41.0 15.5 26.1
2023 687 47.0 14.6 36.2
2024 646 43.0 15.0 37.9

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 Rockhill Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 226 0.0 0.0 n/a
1990 639 37.6 16.9 n/a
1991 505 33.0 15.3 n/a
1992 518 33.6 15.4 n/a
1993 523 33.7 15.5 n/a
1994 638 32.9 n/a 7.5
1995 765 n/a 0.0 11.2
1996 765 n/a 0.0 11.2
1997 811 n/a 0.0 8.4
1998 811 n/a 0.0 8.3
1999 826 51.5 16.0 11.5
2000 754 n/a 0.0 9.2
2001 792 45.5 17.4 8
2002 946 57.0 16.6 8.6
2003 946 57.0 16.6 8.6
2004 1015 55.0 18.5 8.1
2005 690 53.0 13.0 10.3
2006 673 49.0 13.7 12
2007 630 44.3 14.2 14.5
2008 581 29.0 20.0 20.6
2009 584 30.1 19.4 16.9
2010 605 32.0 18.8 22.3
2011 566 28.5 19.8 17.5
2012 600 31.0 19.3 20.2
2013 663 36.5 18.1 21
2014 623 35.0 17.8 18.5
2015 580 33.0 17.5 23.6
2016 558 29.0 19.2 26.9
2017 547 32.0 17.0 24.5
2018 568 33.7 16.8 29.8
2019 596 33.7 17.6 28.9
2020 659 41.0 16.0 25.3
2021 616 38.0 16.2 n/a
2022 639 41.0 15.5 26.1
2023 687 47.0 14.6 36.2
2024 646 43.0 15.0 37.9

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Rockhill Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $229 (2.4%) $9,200 (97.6%) $9,429
2020 $209 (2.6%) $7,757 (97.4%) $7,966
2021 $225 (2.6%) $8,592 (97.4%) $8,818

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Rockhill 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 370th of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 671st of 1114 Elementary schools
 26.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Rockhill Elementary)8581.2
 3.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Stafford County Public Schools)8167.3
 13.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (Rockhill Elementary)8063.5
 16.5%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Stafford County Public Schools)7061.9
 8.1%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Rockhill Elementary)8867.2
 20.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Stafford County Public Schools)8569
 16%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (Rockhill Elementary)8374.1
 8.9%
   4th Grade English Reading (Stafford County Public Schools)7672.6
 3.4%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Rockhill Elementary)8966.9
 22.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Stafford County Public Schools)8569.9
 15.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (Rockhill Elementary)8151.6
 29.4%
   5th Grade Science (Stafford County Public Schools)7761.8
 15.2%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (Rockhill Elementary)8575
 10%
   5th Grade English Reading (Stafford County Public Schools)8172.2
 8.8%
   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 Students596687
 15.3%
African American99109
 10.1%
American Indian01
Asian1635
 118.8%
Hispanic137176
 28.5%
Pacific Islander32
 33.3%
White301305
 1.3%
Two or More Races4059
 47.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients28.9%36.2%
 7.4%


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Students at Rockhill Elementary are 44% White, 26% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Rockhill Elementary ranks 538th of 1114 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Rockhill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Andrew G. Wright Middle
High : Mountain View High

In the 2023-24 school year, 646 students attended Rockhill Elementary.


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