Spotsylvania County Public Schools

Summary:

The Spotsylvania County Public Schools district in Virginia consists of 29 schools, including 17 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, and 5 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 92 out of 129 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Within the district, there are several standout schools, including Chancellor Elementary, which is ranked 289 out of 1,110 elementary schools in Virginia and has a 4-star rating. Other high-performing schools are Brock Road Elementary, Ni River Middle, and Freedom Middle. These schools demonstrate strong academic performance, particularly in mathematics and reading.

However, the district as a whole faces some challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools and a wide range in academic performance. Schools with higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch tend to have lower academic achievement, and there is a correlation between higher spending per student, lower student-teacher ratios, and stronger academic results. Overall, the Spotsylvania County Public Schools district has room for improvement to better serve its students and community.

District Detail

8020 River Stone Drive
Fredericksburg, VA 22407

(540) 834-2500

SchoolDigger Rank:
92^nd of 129 Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 24,036

Primary Schools: 18
Middle Schools: 6
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)			SOL Geometry (2025)			SOL Algebra I (2025)						SOL Algebra II (2025)	SOL Mathematics (2025)						SOL Chemistry (2025)	SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Science (2025)		SOL Earth Science (2025)		SOL English Reading (2025)									SOL Geography (2025)			SOL VA and US History (2025)	SOL World History II (2025)	SOL Civics and Economics (2025)	SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 10th Grade	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 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 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL Geography 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th 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
Smith Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7320 Smith Station Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-5443	715	43	16.6	72.6%	241 (33.7%)	186 (26.0%)	183 (25.6%)	37 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (9.4%)	42.5	691^st of 1110 public elementary schools	37.7%		48.9	631^st of 1114 public elementary schools	43.4%	60														67.3	65.8	70.4									67.8				58.4	71.2	64.0													77.1	$9,191	$294	$8,898
Brock Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10207 Brock Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 972-3870	651	43	15.1	33.0%	384 (59.0%)	65 (10.0%)	116 (17.8%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (11.4%)	68.8	370^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.7%		69.5	367^th of 1114 public elementary schools	67.1%	3														76.2	87.4	85.5									71.7				74.3	82.5	72.5													83.5	$8,887	$388	$8,499
Courthouse Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9911 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 891-0400	762	52	14.6	73.2%	293 (38.5%)	165 (21.7%)	197 (25.9%)	24 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.8%)	38.6	731^st of 1110 public elementary schools	34.1%		50.7	607^th of 1114 public elementary schools	45.5%	124														75.4	69.4	63.9									64.7				61.6	68.0	67.2													50.8	$8,850	$427	$8,423
Thornburg Middle	Public	6-8	6929 N Roxbury Mill Rd	Spotsylvania	22551	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-7600	755	56	13.4	64.8%	269 (35.6%)	199 (26.4%)	181 (24.0%)	25 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (10.5%)	24.3	353^rd of 419 public middle schools	15.8%		21.5	352^nd of 417 public middle schools	15.6%	1				95.0			97.0	97.3									37.9	33.0	36.1							52.3						63.1	65.4	63.4									62.2		$9,086	$275	$8,810
Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 N Roxbury Mill Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 582-7617	691	45	15.3	66.1%	347 (50.2%)	130 (18.8%)	146 (21.1%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.4%)	54.1	555^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.0%		64.8	427^th of 1114 public elementary schools	61.7%	128														71.4	69.4	78.8									77.9				58.8	77.5	80.2													60.4	$9,560	$857	$8,702
Quest Alternative Education Program	Public		7565 Courthouse Road	Spotsylvania	22551	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-7583	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Battlefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11108 Leavells Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 786-4532	665	40	16.6	73.4%	218 (32.8%)	106 (15.9%)	255 (38.3%)	31 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.0%)	40.1	721^st of 1110 public elementary schools	35.0%		42.8	697^th of 1114 public elementary schools	37.4%	24														69.7	72.0	65.3									65.3				51.8	76.3	65.3													65.3	$8,445	$628	$7,817
Battlefield Middle	Public	6-8	7320 Smith Station Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-4400	780	56	14.0	71.0%	257 (32.9%)	149 (19.1%)	279 (35.8%)	37 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (7.2%)	35.2	303^rd of 419 public middle schools	27.7%		30.1	319^th of 417 public middle schools	23.5%	16				97.1			100.0	100.0									49.0	39.2	47.7							57.6						69.5	69.3	66.3									62.6		$9,159	$445	$8,715
Berkeley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5979 Partlow Road	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 582-5141	275	22	12.5	77.5%	198 (72.0%)	17 (6.2%)	38 (13.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	41.6	705^th of 1110 public elementary schools	36.5%		50.2	617^th of 1114 public elementary schools	44.6%	88														77.4	79.1	67.6									56.8				61.3	74.4	56.8													58.5	$13,181	$629	$12,551
Chancellor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5995 Plank Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-6123	440	25	17.6	22.5%	265 (60.2%)	47 (10.7%)	77 (17.5%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	34 (7.7%)	75	289^th of 1110 public elementary schools	74.0%		73.8	297^th of 1114 public elementary schools	73.3%	8														81.7	92.8	82.0									76.4				74.4	82.6	80.7													85.5	$9,446	$243	$9,203
Post Oak Middle	Public	6-8	6959 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-7517	679	48	14.1	63.6%	472 (69.5%)	43 (6.3%)	87 (12.8%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.7%)	29.5	327^th of 419 public middle schools	22.0%		40.6	273^rd of 417 public middle schools	34.5%	54				100.0			100.0	100.0									41.5	45.4	47.0							66.5						60.7	51.5	69.4									52.4		$9,188	$564	$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	680	41	16.5	66.0%	219 (32.2%)	148 (21.8%)	201 (29.6%)	33 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (11.3%)	39	728^th of 1110 public elementary schools	34.4%		44.2	675^th of 1114 public elementary schools	39.4%	53														63.2	52.5	77.7									68.6				62.4	66.0	69.4													60.5	$7,838	$237	$7,601
Livingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6057 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22551	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 895-5101	479	29	16.5	65.1%	326 (68.1%)	40 (8.4%)	67 (14.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.4%)	25.5	875^th of 1110 public elementary schools	21.2%		40.1	726^th of 1114 public elementary schools	34.8%	149														72.5	56.7	66.2									47.2				62.5	56.1	58.3													42.6	$10,146	$805	$9,341
Spotsylvania Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7415 Brock Road	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-5445	623	34	18.3	65.0%	307 (49.3%)	124 (19.9%)	108 (17.3%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (11.2%)	23.7	888^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.0%		30.1	844^th of 1114 public elementary schools	24.2%	44														49.1	53.5	64.2									63.2				54.5	66.4	62.8													52.2	$7,509	$242	$7,268
Spotswood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Lorraine Avenue	Fredericksburg	22408	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 898-1514	526	35	15.0	65.4%	140 (26.6%)	120 (22.8%)	164 (31.2%)	40 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (11.8%)	41.8	700^th of 1110 public elementary schools	36.9%		53.9	573^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	48.6%	127														57.7	73.3	72.1									69.8				51.2	65.1	73.2													71.3	$9,002	$743	$8,259
Spotsylvania High	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6975 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22551	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-3882	1,394	107	13.0	63.5%	836 (60.0%)	190 (13.6%)	221 (15.9%)	28 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	116 (8.3%)								(n/a)	73.4	81.2	90.5		85.7				86.2	67.7	81.0	90.0	100.0								90.9	70.5	60.0	90.9			41.0	95.0							94.4	83.6	84.0	68.8	70.0			8.8			$8,136	$180	$7,956
Wilderness Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11600 Catharpin Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-9817	647	45	14.3	72.3%	281 (43.4%)	106 (16.4%)	170 (26.3%)	11 (1.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (11.3%)	33.1	801^st of 1110 public elementary schools	27.8%		41.6	710^th of 1114 public elementary schools	36.3%	91														67.7	63.7	66.7									56.3				62.2	63.7	67.8													58.6	$9,151	$471	$8,679
Courtland High	Public	9-12	400 Lorraine Avenue	Fredericksburg	22408	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 898-4445	1,497	87	17.3	33.7%	573 (38.3%)	371 (24.8%)	350 (23.4%)	83 (5.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	116 (7.7%)	53.2	179^th of 328 public high schools	45.4%		53.3	182^nd of 329 public high schools	44.7%	3	71.2	81.4	68.8		79.5	3.2			82.5	77.3		87.2	94.7									76.6	73.7	85.0			41.0	58.3							92.3	84.7	81.0	69.8	92.3		48.8	10.6			$7,823	$411	$7,412
Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4501 Jackson Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 786-8218	573	42	13.6	64.9%	139 (24.3%)	146 (25.5%)	216 (37.7%)	20 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.6%)	28.6	842^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	24.1%		39.7	732^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	34.3%	110														29.7	70.5	66.7									51.4				27.7	73.9	63.6													70.7	$9,880	$1,114	$8,765
Spotsylvania Career And Technical Center	Public		6713 Smith Station Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 898-2655	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Massaponax High	Public	9-12	8201 Patriot Hwy	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 710-0419	1,692	117	14.4	62.8%	574 (33.9%)	470 (27.8%)	437 (25.8%)	69 (4.1%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	134 (7.9%)	42.3	243^rd of 328 public high schools	25.9%		49.7	200^th of 329 public high schools	39.2%	43	70.7	78.0	80.0		75.5				68.4	86.9	83.3	94.4	73.1								84.5	71.7	73.9	80.0											63.2	80.8	66.0	65.6	68.4			11.5			$8,508	$220	$8,289
Ni River Middle	Public	6-8	11632 Catharpin Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 785-3990	692	51	13.6	23.0%	411 (59.4%)	88 (12.7%)	107 (15.5%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	67 (9.7%)	65.6	140^th of 419 public middle schools	66.6%		59.4	182^nd of 417 public middle schools	56.4%	42				100.0			100.0	100.0									62.1	60.1	65.6							72.2						79.6	74.1	79.0									81.3		$8,945	$650	$8,295
Spotsylvania Middle	Public	6-8	8801 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-6341	1,009	62	16.2	65.2%	395 (39.1%)	271 (26.9%)	189 (18.7%)	61 (6.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	87 (8.6%)	43.1	261^st of 419 public middle schools	37.7%		48.7	232^nd of 417 public middle schools	44.4%	29				100.0			100.0	100.0									48.1	49.7	39.6							66.3						70.2	68.4	73.0									69.5		$7,735	$181	$7,555
Courtland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Smith Station Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 898-5422	548	37	14.8	40.7%	245 (44.7%)	67 (12.2%)	159 (29.0%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.6%)	46.7	645^th of 1110 public elementary schools	41.9%		60.8	480^th of 1114 public elementary schools	56.9%	165														75.8	78.2	69.6									58.2				59.2	69.2	69.6													74.0	$9,674	$573	$9,101
Chancellor High	Public	9-12	6300 Harrison Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-2606	1,321	84	15.6	70.9%	395 (29.9%)	302 (22.9%)	496 (37.5%)	38 (2.9%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	84 (6.4%)	36.8	257^th of 328 public high schools	21.6%		29.9	288^th of 329 public high schools	12.5%	31	74.7	79.7	100.0		82.5	23.7			62.7	65.5	64.7	76.2	100.0							30.0	50.0	69.3	93.3	69.6			22.8	77.8								83.7	63.9	54.2		80.0	29.6	19.1			$7,509	$398	$7,111
Chancellor Middle	Public	6-8	6320 Harrison Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-8099	799	61	13.0	72.1%	256 (32.0%)	129 (16.1%)	318 (39.8%)	30 (3.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (7.8%)	28.6	331^st of 419 public middle schools	21.0%		32.1	310^th of 417 public middle schools	25.7%	21				100.0			96.9	100.0									50.0	38.3	49.1							53.0						59.9	65.1	61.5									65.7		$9,958	$257	$9,701
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	53	13.8	72.8%	217 (29.6%)	120 (16.4%)	315 (43.0%)	23 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.5%)	17.5	955^th of 1110 public elementary schools	14.0%		15.1	978^th of 1114 public elementary schools	12.2%	23														67.5	50.0	71.1									40.2				53.3	46.9	49.6													26.6	$9,593	$1,277	$8,316
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	946	54	17.5	65.0%	276 (29.2%)	273 (28.9%)	214 (22.6%)	95 (10.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	82 (8.7%)	36.1	756^th of 1110 public elementary schools	31.9%		34.3	786^th of 1114 public elementary schools	29.4%	30														68.3	65.6	63.8									63.8				60.2	66.2	66.5													62.8	$7,530	$398	$7,132
Freedom Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	7315 Smith Station Rd.	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 548-1030	763	61	12.5	65.1%	332 (43.5%)	145 (19.0%)	184 (24.1%)	26 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (9.4%)								(n/a)				100.0			100.0	97.6									65.1	55.0	64.3							69.9						70.9	72.3	74.4									74.3		$9,605	$421	$9,184
Riverbend High	Public	9-12	12301 Spotswood Furnace Rd.	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 548-4051	1,913	111	17.1	26.4%	1,031 (53.9%)	255 (13.3%)	418 (21.9%)	54 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	146 (7.6%)	61.6	132^nd of 328 public high schools	59.8%		66.4	105^th of 329 public high schools	68.1%	27	80.0	83.1	93.1		81.7				80.2	69.1	70.8	86.7	92.2								50.0	90.0	45.2	77.8												85.7	74.1	76.9	68.2			20.5			$7,079	$171	$6,907
Courthouse Academy Program	Public		7565 Courthouse Road	Spotsylvania	22551	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-7583																			(n/a)
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	789	48	16.4	65.1%	219 (27.8%)	205 (26.0%)	245 (31.1%)	34 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	84 (10.6%)	32.7	803^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	27.7%		49.7	623^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	44.1%	180														65.8	49.3	80.4									69.6				56.3	55.3	65.2													60.3	$8,915	$1,203	$7,711
John J. Wright Educational And Cultural Center	Public		7565 Courthouse Road	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-7583	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Gateway Academy	Public		7565 Courthouse Road	Spotsylvania	22551	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-7583	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fredericksburg City Public Schools	5.19 mi	6	126^th
Stafford County Public Schools	7.99 mi	37	68^th
Academy of Technology and Innovation at UMW	8.65 mi	1
Commonwealth Governor's School	8.73 mi	1
Regional Alternative Educational/Stafford County	8.73 mi	1

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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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