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Berkeley Elementary

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Berkeley Elementary ranks 705 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

705^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Berkeley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Spotsylvania, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 282. The school is part of the Spotsylvania County Public Schools district, which is ranked 92 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Berkeley Elementary has shown a mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 261 and 705 out of over 1,100 Virginia elementary schools. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading are generally higher than the Spotsylvania County and Virginia averages, particularly in 3rd and 4th grades. However, its performance in science and Virginia studies for 4th and 5th grades is lower than the district and state averages. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 7.5% to 25.6%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools within the Spotsylvania County Public Schools district, Cedar Forest Elementary, Smith Station Elementary, and Courthouse Road Elementary have similar academic performance, while Riverview Elementary has consistently outperformed Berkeley Elementary. Schools outside the Spotsylvania County district, such as Madison Elementary and Lewis and Clark Elementary in the Caroline County Public Schools district, have shown mixed performance compared to Berkeley Elementary.

275

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,181

Per pupil spending ?

77.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5979 Partlow Road
Spotsylvania, VA 22553

(540) 582-5141

District: Spotsylvania County Public Schools

Students who attend Berkeley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Post Oak Middle
Alternative:	Spotsylvania High

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.0%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

!Science scores 12 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg65%

Virginia avg71%

705^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Spotsylvania County Public Schools

92^nd of 129Spotsylvania 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	41.6	705 of 1110	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	617 of 1114	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.0	496 of 1114	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	420 of 1109	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.4	261 of 1103	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	532 of 1105	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	323 of 1097	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	61.5	433 of 1099	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.6	521 of 1096	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.1	599 of 1100	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.3	744 of 1110	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	59.5	456 of 1120	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.4	569 of 1117	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	67.1	327 of 1117	70.7%	★★★★☆
2010	50.3	639 of 1113	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.2	828 of 1082	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.2	941 of 1081	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.6	1041 of 1083	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.9	1046 of 1071	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.3	1020 of 1062	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	539 of 1096	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	611 of 1098	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.9	402 of 1100	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	524 of 1046	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	561 of 1036	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	573 of 1093	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	626 of 1101	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	524 of 1093	52.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	845 of 973	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	822 of 979	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	784 of 984	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)51st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics75%~ state avg

English Reading65%-6 vs state

VA Studies59%-10 vs state

Science57%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Berkeley Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)		SOL Mathematics (2025)						SOL Science (2025)		SOL English Reading (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 Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th 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 Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Lewis and Clark Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18101 Clark & York Blvd	Ruther Glen	22546	Caroline County	Caroline County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(804) 448-0175	1,009	57	17.7	80.0%	521 (51.6%)	229 (22.7%)	135 (13.4%)	9 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	109 (10.8%)	57.3	513^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.8%		60.2	488^th of 1114 public elementary schools	56.2%	25				67.7	76.3	85.5				75.6		56.1	85.8	73.9					74.8	$8,006	$612	$7,394
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Berkeley Elementary

What schools do graduates of Berkeley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Berkeley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Post Oak Middle
Alternative : Spotsylvania High

Is Berkeley Elementary a good school?

Berkeley Elementary ranks 705^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Berkeley Elementary?

Students at Berkeley Elementary are 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What district is Berkeley Elementary in?

Spotsylvania County Public Schools

How many students attend Berkeley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Berkeley Elementary.

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