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Armel Elementary

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Armel Elementary ranks 651 st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

651^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Armel Elementary is a public elementary school in Winchester, Virginia, serving 598 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Frederick County Public Schools district, which is ranked 105 out of 129 districts in the state.

Armel Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic performance, with higher proficiency rates in subjects like 3rd-grade math and 5th-grade science. However, the school's Hispanic and White student subgroups, as well as its English Language Learner (ELL) and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students, perform below the state averages. Additionally, Armel Elementary has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.8% in 2023-2024 to 19.3% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Armel Elementary generally outperforms other Frederick County Public Schools but has mixed results when compared to schools in the neighboring Winchester City Public Schools district. The school's relatively low spending per student, ranging from $6,731 to $7,600, may contribute to the challenges faced by certain student subgroups. To address these concerns, Armel Elementary could explore targeted interventions and additional resources to support student learning and improve equity across all student populations.

589

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,423

Per pupil spending ?

29%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2239 Front Royal Pike
Winchester, VA 22602

(540) 869-1657

District: Frederick County Public Schools

Students who attend Armel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle
High:	Sherando High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.2%

Hispanic:

22.8%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg62%

Virginia avg71%

651^st of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 12Elementary Schools in the Frederick County Public Schools

105^th of 129Frederick 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	46.2	651 of 1110	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	655 of 1114	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	547 of 1114	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	475 of 1109	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	452 of 1103	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	751 of 1105	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	584 of 1097	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.7	726 of 1099	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.2	591 of 1096	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.5	459 of 1100	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.0	509 of 1110	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.2	409 of 1120	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.6	503 of 1117	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.5	421 of 1117	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.6	632 of 1113	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.1	494 of 1082	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.1	762 of 1081	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.3	647 of 1083	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.1	536 of 1071	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.6	359 of 1062	66.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	50.9	144 of 306	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	605 of 1096	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	713 of 1098	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.6	479 of 1100	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	490 of 606	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	417 of 580	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	439 of 564	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	764 of 1046	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	806 of 1036	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	676 of 1093	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	597 of 1101	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	596 of 1093	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	712 of 973	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	761 of 979	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	621 of 984	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2024)53rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics73%~ state avg

English Reading67%-4 vs state

Science66%-3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Monday, January 16, 2017

Armel is one of the few county schools where you can see that the teachers and faculty truly care about their students. I only found this true before in Winchester City Public School. Thank you Armel for being top notch and caring about the children and their grades. Close Quote

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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
Armel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2239 Front Royal Pike	Winchester	22602	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 869-1657	589	41	14.3	29.0%	390 (66.2%)	16 (2.7%)	134 (22.8%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.4%)	46.2	651^st of 1110 public elementary schools	41.4%		46.2	655^th of 1114 public elementary schools	41.2%	4	74.6	70.0	72.7	66.4	66.4	68.5	65.4		$10,423	$414	$10,009
Evendale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Rosa Lane	Winchester	22602	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 662-0531	618	41	15.0	78.8%	270 (43.7%)	51 (8.3%)	236 (38.2%)	30 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.4%)	29.3	837^th of 1110 public elementary schools	24.6%		31.1	823^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	26.1%	14	66.7	60.6	67.9	60.4	46.7	59.6	67.0		$10,993	$618	$10,375
Bass-Hoover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	471 Aylor Road	Stephens City	22655	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 869-4700	615	40	15.3	45.9%	364 (59.2%)	29 (4.7%)	152 (24.7%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.4%)	18.8	943^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	15.0%		27.1	877^th of 1114 public elementary schools	21.3%	66	58.1	60.8	49.5	51.5	54.3	60.8	59.8		$10,707	$730	$9,977
Frederick Douglass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	100 Cedarmeade Ave	Winchester	22601	Winchester city	Winchester City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 662-7656	376	30	12.6	83.0%	154 (41.0%)	28 (7.4%)	156 (41.5%)	17 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	59.2	486^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.2%		41.4	712^th of 1114 public elementary schools	36.1%	226	74.1	74.1			75.5	70.2		82.0	$16,932	$786	$16,146
Orchard View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4275 Middle Rd	Winchester	22602	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 869-8642	469	36	13.0	41.6%	322 (68.7%)	16 (3.4%)	87 (18.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.5%)	26.1	870^th of 1110 public elementary schools	21.6%		40.8	720^th of 1114 public elementary schools	35.4%	150	73.3	62.2	57.1	52.4	62.9	58.0	50.0		$12,085	$509	$11,576
Garland R. Quarles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1310 S Loudoun St	Winchester	22601	Winchester city	Winchester City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 662-3575	410	29	14.2	82.9%	136 (33.2%)	33 (8.0%)	187 (45.6%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.3%)	33.6	791^st of 1110 public elementary schools	28.7%		23	919^th of 1114 public elementary schools	17.5%	128	71.2	63.6			55.6	67.3		58.8	$17,340	$1,076	$16,264
Boyce Elementary	Public	K-5	119 W Main St	Boyce	22620	Clarke County	Clarke County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 955-6115	281	20	13.8	34.5%	203 (72.2%)	6 (2.1%)	50 (17.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.8%)	54.3	551^st of 1110 public elementary schools	50.4%		44.5	671^st of 1114 public elementary schools	39.8%	120	73.5	71.4	72.7	78.2	75.5	69.4	76.4	58.0	$10,474	$709	$9,765
Greenwood Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	281 Channing Drive	Winchester	22602	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 667-7863	599	38	15.7	39.2%	372 (62.1%)	36 (6.0%)	152 (25.4%)	20 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.8%)	39.2	726^th of 1110 public elementary schools	34.6%		36.6	767^th of 1114 public elementary schools	31.1%	41	81.9	62.8	54.1	58.8	70.2	63.1	69.4		$9,672	$285	$9,387
Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	550 Virginia Ave	Winchester	22601	Winchester city	Winchester City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 665-6330	415	28	15.0	83.6%	79 (19.0%)	50 (12.0%)	230 (55.4%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.4%)	8.5	1041^st of 1110 public elementary schools	6.2%		25.9	886^th of 1114 public elementary schools	20.5%	155	36.7	65.0			31.6	52.5		42.1	$12,896	$1,222	$11,674
John Kerr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	427 Meadow Branch Ave	Winchester	22601	Winchester city	Winchester City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 662-3945	583	39	14.9	83.4%	225 (38.6%)	64 (11.0%)	214 (36.7%)	23 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.8%)	28.4	845^th of 1110 public elementary schools	23.9%		33.3	802^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	28.0%	43	62.2	70.0			51.6	63.3		60.2	$11,517	$644	$10,873

Frequently Asked Questions about Armel Elementary

What schools do graduates of Armel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Armel Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle
High : Sherando High

Is Armel Elementary a good school?

Armel Elementary ranks 651^st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Armel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 589 students attended Armel Elementary.

What district is Armel Elementary in?

Frederick County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Armel Elementary?

Students at Armel Elementary are 66% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

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