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Ferry Farm Elementary

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Ferry Farm Elementary ranks 542 nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

542^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Ferry Farm Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, serving around 550 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Stafford County Public Schools district, which is ranked 68 out of 129 school districts in Virginia.

Academically, Ferry Farm Elementary's performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests is generally on par with or slightly below the Stafford County and Virginia state averages across various subjects and grade levels. While the school excels in 4th grade math and reading, it lags behind in 3rd grade reading and 5th grade science compared to district and state averages. The school's military-connected students have shown exceptional performance, ranking 2 out of 192 Virginia elementary schools, but students from low socioeconomic backgrounds have room for improvement, ranking 551 out of 1,046 Virginia elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Ferry Farm Elementary generally performs on par or slightly better in academic measures than other Stafford County schools, but falls behind some of the higher-performing schools in the region, such as Spotswood Elementary and Grafton Village Elementary. The school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.8% to 20.8%, are an area of concern that the school should address to improve student learning and academic outcomes.

555

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,170

Per pupil spending ?

44.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Pendleton Rd
Fredericksburg, VA 22405

(540) 373-7366

District: Stafford County Public Schools

Students who attend Ferry Farm Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle
High:	Stafford Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.6%

Hispanic:

22.5%

African American:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 43rd percentile in 2022 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 51st (2025) from a 43rd-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Virginia median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg68%

Virginia avg71%

542^nd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Stafford County Public Schools

68^th of 129Stafford 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	54.8	542 of 1110	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	560 of 1114	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	603 of 1114	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	628 of 1109	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.8	457 of 1103	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	338 of 1105	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	487 of 1097	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.4	423 of 1099	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.5	436 of 1096	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.9	349 of 1100	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.8	587 of 1110	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.0	396 of 1120	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.4	694 of 1117	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.6	588 of 1117	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.6	613 of 1113	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.1	881 of 1082	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.9	693 of 1081	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.5	667 of 1083	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.4	641 of 1071	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.4	545 of 1062	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	320 of 579	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	263 of 588	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	453 of 1096	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	567 of 1098	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	564 of 1100	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	287 of 606	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	170 of 580	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	190 of 564	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	551 of 1046	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	584 of 1036	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	613 of 1093	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	542 of 1101	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	627 of 1093	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	2 of 192	99.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	31.8	183 of 247	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	169 of 245	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	624 of 973	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	687 of 979	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	691 of 984	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)99th percentile+48 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)26th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies83%+14 vs state

Mathematics73%~ state avg

English Reading71%~ state avg

Science68%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, January 18, 2019

I haven't met a single teacher who didn't deeply care about the children in their classes. This is our final year at Ferry Farm Elementary and honestly, we as parents are going to miss it as much as our child. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Great family friendly school. No violence or bullying allowed. Parents are very involved. Love this school. 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
Ferry Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Pendleton Rd	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 373-7366	555	42	13.2	44.5%	303 (54.6%)	66 (11.9%)	125 (22.5%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.9%)	54.8	542^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	51.2%		54.7	560^th of 1114 public elementary schools	49.7%	18	69.0	84.7	68.3	68.3	61.2	81.9	71.0	82.7	$13,170	$927	$12,242
Grafton Village Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Deacon Rd	Falmouth	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 373-5454	737	49	15.0	36.6%	429 (58.2%)	98 (13.3%)	132 (17.9%)	16 (2.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	51.1	588^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.0%		59.7	492^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	55.8%	96	75.0	66.9	76.3	66.7	58.5	72.5	76.3	74.2	$10,274	$364	$9,911
Hugh Mercer Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Cowan Blvd	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 372-1115	859	54	15.8	90.3%	180 (21.0%)	260 (30.3%)	223 (26.0%)	129 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	63 (7.3%)	5.5	1070^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.6%		7.2	1059^th of 1114 public elementary schools	4.9%	11	41.0	41.5	46.5	34.0	43.1	50.4	47.1	47.7	$12,445	$2,223	$10,222
Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-5	3 Learning Lane	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 372-1135	812	54	15.0	90.8%	206 (25.4%)	232 (28.6%)	193 (23.8%)	102 (12.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	76 (9.4%)	15.2	980^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.7%		23.2	917^th of 1114 public elementary schools	17.7%	63	56.3	50.8	53.7	49.6	51.8	61.0	57.1	47.4	$13,267	$2,236	$11,031
Conway Elementary	Public	K-5	105 Primmer House Road	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 361-1455	904	61	14.8	47.2%	355 (39.3%)	203 (22.5%)	185 (20.5%)	83 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	74 (8.2%)	42.3	695^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.4%		33.4	800^th of 1114 public elementary schools	28.2%	105	66.1	65.7	71.8	68.2	61.5	73.1	72.3	59.0	$9,524	$640	$8,884
Falmouth Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Forbes St	Falmouth	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 373-7458	724	51	14.1	78.7%	240 (33.1%)	181 (25.0%)	166 (22.9%)	53 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (11.5%)	26.1	871^st of 1110 public elementary schools	21.5%		25	901^st of 1114 public elementary schools	19.1%	30	66.4	51.6	62.5	55.8	59.5	62.2	61.5	57.3	$10,496	$647	$9,849
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
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
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
Sealston Elementary	Public	K-5	11048 Fletchers Chapel Rd.	King George	22485	King George County	King George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 775-3400	753	46	16.3	29.3%	425 (56.4%)	117 (15.5%)	103 (13.7%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (13.0%)	37.5	744^th of 1110 public elementary schools	33.0%		39.3	734^th of 1114 public elementary schools	34.1%	10	75.0	63.6	67.9	61.9	56.9	72.7	62.7	60.2	$8,239	$313	$7,926

Frequently Asked Questions about Ferry Farm Elementary

Is Ferry Farm Elementary a good school?

Ferry Farm Elementary ranks 542^nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ferry Farm Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ferry Farm Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle
High : Stafford Senior High

How many students attend Ferry Farm Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Ferry Farm Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Ferry Farm Elementary?

Students at Ferry Farm Elementary are 55% White, 23% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Ferry Farm Elementary in?

Stafford County Public Schools

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