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Yowell Elementary

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Yowell Elementary ranks 725 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

725^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Yowell Elementary is a public elementary school located in Culpeper, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 675 students. The school is part of the Culpeper County Public Schools district, which is ranked 85 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Yowell Elementary's academic performance, as measured by SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores, is generally below the Culpeper County Public Schools district average and the state average across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Yowell Elementary's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 77.39%, compared to the district average of 75% and the state average of 72.89%. However, in 4th and 5th grade math, as well as in reading across all grades, Yowell's proficiency rates were lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance in science and Virginia Studies was similarly below the district and state averages.

Yowell Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.6% to 24.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the desired target of less than 10%. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 46.07% to 50.38% in recent years. Compared to nearby schools, such as Emerald Hill Elementary and A.G. Richardson Elementary, Yowell Elementary's performance is generally lower. However, the school outperforms some more distant schools, such as Farmington Elementary and Sycamore Park Elementary, which have lower academic proficiency rates and higher rates of free and reduced-price lunch eligibility.

687

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,621

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Yowell Drive
Culpeper, VA 22701

(540) 825-9484

District: Culpeper County Public Schools

Students who attend Yowell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Culpeper Middle
High:	Culpeper County High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.5%

White:

33.3%

African American:

14.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 23rd percentile in 2023 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2025) from a 23rd-percentile low (2023)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg68%

Virginia avg71%

725^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Culpeper County Public Schools

85^th of 129Culpeper 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	39.6	725 of 1110	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	843 of 1114	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	854 of 1114	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	785 of 1109	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.6	662 of 1103	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	567 of 1105	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.6	497 of 1097	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.6	353 of 1099	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.6	185 of 1096	83.1%	★★★★☆
2015	70.1	298 of 1100	72.9%	★★★★☆
2014	57.0	494 of 1110	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.9	508 of 1120	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.9	632 of 1117	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.0	801 of 1117	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.6	802 of 1113	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	361 of 579	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	424 of 588	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.3	333 of 579	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	36.9	283 of 355	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	130 of 326	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	206 of 306	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	224 of 300	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	779 of 1096	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	856 of 1098	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	914 of 1100	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	383 of 606	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	391 of 580	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	367 of 564	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	557 of 1046	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	730 of 1036	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	636 of 1093	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	800 of 1101	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	774 of 1093	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	183 of 271	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	218 of 247	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	676 of 973	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	826 of 979	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	884 of 984	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)32nd percentile~ school

White (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2024)20th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics72%~ state avg

English Reading63%-8 vs state

Science62%-7 vs state

VA Studies60%-8 vs state

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Yowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Yowell Drive	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 825-9484	687	40	17.1	63.9%	229 (33.3%)	97 (14.1%)	278 (40.5%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (10.5%)	39.6	725^th of 1110 public elementary schools	34.7%		30.1	843^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	24.3%	118	77.4	69.9	70.0	62.3	67.5	60.2	60.3	60.0	$9,621	$224	$9,397
Sycamore Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	451 Radio Ln	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 825-8847	689	45	15.3	87.2%	147 (21.3%)	108 (15.7%)	347 (50.4%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (11.2%)	14.8	984^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.4%		18.8	949^th of 1114 public elementary schools	14.8%	35	63.1	53.9	63.1	53.9	45.1	40.0	48.0	45.6	$9,768	$687	$9,081
Farmington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Sunset Ln	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 825-0713	453	31	14.6	94.3%	100 (22.1%)	91 (20.1%)	211 (46.6%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.6%)	29.3	836^th of 1110 public elementary schools	24.7%		17.8	957^th of 1114 public elementary schools	14.1%	121	62.5	69.6	63.2	53.3	61.3	57.1	56.0	72.0	$11,601	$1,349	$10,251
A.G. Richardson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18370 Simms Dr	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 825-0616	563	37	15.2	55.4%	320 (56.8%)	62 (11.0%)	111 (19.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.7%)	67.6	381^st of 1110 public elementary schools	65.7%		66	411^th of 1114 public elementary schools	63.1%	30	81.1	76.3	90.7	83.5	74.2	68.4	82.5	70.8	$11,080	$383	$10,698
Pearl Sample Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18480 Simms Dr	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 825-5448	680	43	15.8	82.4%	298 (43.8%)	68 (10.0%)	193 (28.4%)	21 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (14.0%)	55.4	537^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.6%		61.8	468^th of 1114 public elementary schools	58.0%	69	76.1	72.2	86.7	79.1	61.1	70.3	71.4	68.3	$10,229	$566	$9,663
Emerald Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11245 Rixeyville Rd	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 937-7361	702	43	16.3	55.1%	484 (68.9%)	39 (5.6%)	101 (14.4%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.0%)	61.5	461^st of 1110 public elementary schools	58.5%		49.7	622^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	44.2%	161	87.2	78.7	80.1	75.9	74.4	67.4	70.2	63.9	$9,317	$237	$9,080
Margaret M. Pierce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12074 James Madison St	Remington	22734	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 422-7630	543	33	16.4	44.6%	311 (57.3%)	47 (8.7%)	141 (26.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.6%)	27.8	851^st of 1110 public elementary schools	23.3%		31	824^th of 1114 public elementary schools	26.0%	27	58.2	71.4	61.0	44.2	51.7	68.2	67.5		$11,613	$946	$10,667
Waverly Yowell Elementary	Public	3-5	1809 North Main Street	Madison	22727	Madison County	Madison County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 948-4511	334	25	13.6	70.4%	257 (76.9%)	16 (4.8%)	28 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	30	827^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.5%		19.5	941^st of 1114 public elementary schools	15.5%	114	62.5	67.0	65.7	64.4	51.7	67.2	59.1	56.9	$10,813	$908	$9,906
Grace Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6248 Catlett Rd	Bealeton	22712	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 422-7590	528	33	16.0	46.8%	209 (39.6%)	70 (13.3%)	184 (34.8%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (9.8%)	21.9	903^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	18.6%		40	727^th of 1114 public elementary schools	34.7%	176	61.9	58.4	60.2	50.0	51.2	57.9	65.6		$11,790	$723	$11,067
Unionville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	10285 Zachary Taylor Hwy	Unionville	22567	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 661-4540	256	16	16.5	69.5%	178 (69.5%)	17 (6.6%)	31 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.2%)								(n/a)									$8,851	$1,310	$7,541

Frequently Asked Questions about Yowell Elementary

What district is Yowell Elementary in?

Culpeper County Public Schools

How many students attend Yowell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 687 students attended Yowell Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Yowell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Yowell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Culpeper Middle
High : Culpeper County High

What is the racial makeup of Yowell Elementary?

Students at Yowell Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 33% White, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races.

Is Yowell Elementary a good school?

Yowell Elementary ranks 725^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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