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Garland R. Quarles Elementary

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Garland R. Quarles Elementary ranks 791 st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

791^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Garland R. Quarles Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Winchester, Virginia, with 388 students. The school is part of the Winchester City Public Schools district, which is ranked 108 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garland R. Quarles Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. The school's academic performance, as measured by SOL test scores, is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas, particularly in English Reading. Garland R. Quarles Elementary also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12% to 21.7%, which is significantly higher than the typical rate for Virginia elementary schools. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 77.2% to 92.62%.

Interestingly, Garland R. Quarles Elementary performs significantly worse than the other elementary schools in the Winchester City Public Schools district, such as Frederick Douglass Elementary and John Kerr Elementary, which have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and serve student populations with lower percentages of low-socioeconomic status students. This suggests that the challenges faced by Garland R. Quarles Elementary may be unique to the school and not necessarily reflective of the broader district.

410

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,340

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1310 S Loudoun St
Winchester, VA 22601

(540) 662-3575

District: Winchester City Public Schools

Students who attend Garland R. Quarles Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Daniel Morgan Intermediate
	Daniel Morgan Middle
High:	John Handley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.6%

White:

33.2%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (63% vs 71% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg60%

Virginia avg71%

791^st of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Winchester City Public Schools

108^th of 129Winchester City 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	33.6	791 of 1110	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	919 of 1114	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	962 of 1114	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	920 of 1109	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	739 of 1103	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	917 of 1105	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	947 of 1097	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.3	861 of 1099	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.1	739 of 1096	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.5	791 of 1100	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.2	977 of 1110	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.2	909 of 1120	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	1018 of 1117	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.1	975 of 1117	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	1022 of 1113	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	47.0	663 of 1082	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.7	948 of 1081	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.2	932 of 1083	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.4	1035 of 1071	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.0	1023 of 1062	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	23.0	256 of 306	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	807 of 1096	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	977 of 1098	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1021 of 1100	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	430 of 606	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	486 of 580	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	462 of 564	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	422 of 1046	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.1	850 of 1036	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	759 of 1093	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	793 of 1101	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	903 of 1093	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	671 of 973	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.4	893 of 979	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	953 of 984	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics68%-5 vs state

English Reading61%-9 vs state

VA Studies59%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Garland R. Quarles 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
Apple Pie Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	349 Apple Pie Ridge Rd	Winchester	22603	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 662-4781	393	34	11.5	65.4%	240 (61.1%)	10 (2.5%)	117 (29.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	20.5	923^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	16.8%		19.6	939^th of 1114 public elementary schools	15.7%	16	53.7	54.4	58.0	58.0	45.5	66.7	62.3		$12,868	$611	$12,257
Redbud Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 First Woods Dr	Winchester	22603	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 678-1868	614	44	13.9	72.8%	280 (45.6%)	44 (7.2%)	214 (34.9%)	13 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (9.9%)	17.4	957^th of 1110 public elementary schools	13.8%		18.4	951^st of 1114 public elementary schools	14.6%	6	67.5	49.4	48.3	43.1	61.9	53.5	50.9		$11,763	$771	$10,993
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Garland R. Quarles Elementary

Is Garland R. Quarles Elementary a good school?

Garland R. Quarles Elementary ranks 791^st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Garland R. Quarles Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Garland R. Quarles Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Garland R. Quarles Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garland R. Quarles Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Daniel Morgan Intermediate
Middle : Daniel Morgan Middle
High : John Handley High

What is the racial makeup of Garland R. Quarles Elementary?

Students at Garland R. Quarles Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 33% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American, 4% Asian.

What district is Garland R. Quarles Elementary in?

Winchester City Public Schools

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