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Cassell Elementary

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Cassell Elementary ranks 661 st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

661^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Cassell Elementary is a public elementary school located in Waynesboro, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 639 students. The school is part of the Augusta County Public Schools district, which is ranked 73 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cassell Elementary has consistently performed below the state and district averages in most subject areas and grade levels, with a few exceptions. For example, in 2024-2025, Cassell's 4th-grade math proficiency (79.05%) was higher than the Augusta County Public Schools (67.56%) and state (72.98%) averages. The school has also had a higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to the state average, ranging from 15.7% to 19.3% in recent years. Additionally, Cassell Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 65.41% to 73.98% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Cassell Elementary's performance is generally lower than Edward G. Clymore Elementary and Stuarts Draft Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and rankings. However, Cassell Elementary performs better than some of the nearby schools in the Waynesboro City Public Schools district, such as Westwood Hills Elementary and Berkeley Glenn Elementary, which have lower proficiency rates and rankings.

634

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,219

Per pupil spending ?

71.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 Rockfish Rd
Waynesboro, VA 22980

(540) 946-7635

District: Augusta County Public Schools

Students who attend Cassell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilson Middle
High:	Wilson Memorial High

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.9%

Two or more races:

7.3%

Hispanic:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Augusta County Public Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg66%

Virginia avg71%

661^st of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Augusta County Public Schools

73^rd of 129Augusta County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	661 of 1110	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	610 of 1114	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	565 of 1114	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	549 of 1109	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	565 of 1103	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	551 of 1105	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	534 of 1097	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.7	569 of 1099	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	64.8	393 of 1096	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.0	500 of 1100	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.2	722 of 1110	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.7	740 of 1120	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.1	536 of 1117	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.1	657 of 1117	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.8	433 of 1113	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.9	135 of 1082	87.5%	★★★★☆
2008	66.8	327 of 1081	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.6	557 of 1083	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.1	848 of 1071	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.3	897 of 1062	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	603 of 1096	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	577 of 1098	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	560 of 1100	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	685 of 1046	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	601 of 1036	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	699 of 1093	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	651 of 1101	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	563 of 1093	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	218 of 271	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	850 of 973	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	810 of 979	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	780 of 984	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)45th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics73%~ state avg

Science71%~ state avg

English Reading66%-5 vs state

VA Studies62%-6 vs state

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Schools Near Cassell Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cassell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Rockfish Rd	Waynesboro	22980	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 946-7635	634	41	15.4	71.1%	538 (84.9%)	17 (2.7%)	33 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.3%)	45.6	661^st of 1110 public elementary schools	40.5%		50.5	610^th of 1114 public elementary schools	45.2%	51	71.4	79.1	68.6	70.6	60.2	68.9	67.7	62.3		$8,219	$761	$7,458
William Perry Elementary	Public	K-5	840 King Avenue	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 946-4650	447	32	13.9	94.6%	195 (43.6%)	74 (16.6%)	99 (22.1%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (14.8%)	15.8	971^st of 1110 public elementary schools	12.5%		12	1005^th of 1114 public elementary schools	9.8%	34	70.6	38.3	50.0	47.6	63.3	46.7	60.0	31.2		$11,012	$862	$10,150
Wenonah Elementary	Public	K-5	125 N Bayard Ave	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 946-4660	246	16	15.3	93.5%	85 (34.6%)	45 (18.3%)	95 (38.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.1%)	34	783^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	29.5%		30.9	828^th of 1114 public elementary schools	25.7%	45	44.7	77.3	92.1	79.0	28.3	57.1	60.5	51.2		$15,558	$4,003	$11,555
Westwood Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	548 Rosser Ave	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 946-4670	382	33	11.5	94.5%	198 (51.8%)	59 (15.4%)	76 (19.9%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.0%)	44.2	673^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	39.4%		51	601^st of 1114 public elementary schools	46.1%	72	70.6	73.3	62.7	65.3	62.7	78.0	64.0	71.2		$11,273	$349	$10,924
Berkeley Glenn Elementary	Public	K-5	1020 Jefferson Ave	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 946-4680	256	19	13.4	94.9%	137 (53.5%)	47 (18.4%)	41 (16.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.9%)	31	816^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.5%		21.8	928^th of 1114 public elementary schools	16.7%	112	79.6	57.6	44.1	47.1	75.5	60.6	55.9	39.4		$13,381	$313	$13,068
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	127 Woodrow Wilson Ave	Fishersville	22939	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 245-5040	655	44	14.8	82.0%	431 (65.8%)	67 (10.2%)	72 (11.0%)	19 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (9.3%)	44.6	669^th of 1110 public elementary schools	39.7%		37.3	759^th of 1114 public elementary schools	31.9%	90	63.2	65.1	77.5	79.8	52.8	66.0	70.5	71.7		$7,959	$305	$7,654
Stuarts Draft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	63 School Blvd	Stuarts Draft	24477	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 337-2951	646	40	16.1	69.3%	479 (74.1%)	31 (4.8%)	64 (9.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (10.4%)	54.4	546^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.8%		49.1	629^th of 1114 public elementary schools	43.5%	83	83.1	70.5	69.1	77.8	72.3	71.6	72.8	62.0		$8,313	$662	$7,651
Edward G. Clymore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	184 Fort Defiance Rd	Fort Defiance	24437	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 245-5043	803	50	16.0	68.1%	615 (76.6%)	24 (3.0%)	120 (14.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.9%)	38.1	738^th of 1110 public elementary schools	33.5%		34.7	783^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	29.7%	45	81.9	60.6	68.9	68.1	64.8	59.6	67.0	50.4		$7,565	$460	$7,105
Crozet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1407 Crozet Avenue	Crozet	22932	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 823-4800	571	37	15.2	15.1%	454 (79.5%)	15 (2.6%)	46 (8.1%)	20 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	68.8	368^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.8%		70.3	349^th of 1114 public elementary schools	68.7%	19	77.5	83.5	81.9	71.4	76.4	88.5	80.0		67.6	$12,869	$619	$12,251
Thomas C. McSwain Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 N Coalter St	Staunton	24401	Staunton city	Staunton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 332-3936	449	31	14.4	84.9%	316 (70.4%)	50 (11.1%)	34 (7.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.0%)	84.1	143^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	87.1%		85.2	118^th of 1114 public elementary schools	89.4%	25	85.2	91.6	94.7	85.5	79.0	85.4	88.2			$9,745	$850	$8,895

Frequently Asked Questions about Cassell Elementary

How many students attend Cassell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended Cassell Elementary.

Is Cassell Elementary a good school?

Cassell Elementary ranks 661^st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Cassell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cassell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson Middle
High : Wilson Memorial High

What district is Cassell Elementary in?

Augusta County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Cassell Elementary?

Students at Cassell Elementary are 85% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American.

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