Summary:
Staunton CUSD 6 has one elementary school, Staunton Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5 with 541 students. The school’s 2025–2026 results were above state figures in every reported achievement measure: by 15 percentage points in ELA, 17 points in math, and 11 points in grade 5 science. The clearest overall finding is that this school outperformed the state in all three measures.
There is no top or bottom school to compare within the area because Staunton Elementary School is the only one listed. Within the school, ELA results were similar across grades 3–5, from 70% in grade 5 to 72% in grade 4. Math varied more: results ranged from 69% in grade 3 to 47% in grade 5, though they remained above state results at every grade; the school’s advantage narrowed from 20 points in grade 3 to 11 points in grade 5. Chronic absenteeism was also lower than the state rate in 2025–2026: 9% compared with 24%.
Results and SchoolDigger rankings have moved upward in recent years. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, the school’s all-grades ELA score rose from 67% to 71%, math from 49% to 57%, and grade 5 science from 48% to 58%; in each comparison, the school’s gain exceeded the statewide gain. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking rose from 72nd in 2023–2024 to 75th in 2025–2026, and its listed annual rankings give the school 4 stars. As context, the student-teacher ratio was 15.2 in 2024–2025, and 49% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch that year. These figures describe one school and do not allow comparisons among schools in the area.
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