Best Public Schools in Spotsylvania, VA

Summary:

The Spotsylvania, Virginia school district consists of 15 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 92 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out in performance. Ni River Middle School ranks 140 out of 419 Virginia middle schools and is rated 3 out of 5 stars, making it the highest ranked and rated school in the district. Brock Road Elementary and Riverview Elementary are also relatively high performing, ranking 370 and 555 out of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools respectively and both rated 3 out of 5 stars. The two high schools, Courtland High and Spotsylvania High, are the highest performing in the district, ranking 179 and 176 out of 328 Virginia high schools respectively and both rated 2 out of 5 stars.

The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance across the schools, with some high-performing standouts and others struggling to meet state averages on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests. There also appears to be a correlation between schools with higher free/reduced lunch rates and lower academic performance. Additionally, the wide range in spending per student and student-teacher ratios may indicate issues with equitable resource allocation across the district. Overall, the Spotsylvania County Public Schools district faces systemic challenges that require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve educational outcomes for all students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)			SOL Geometry (2025)		SOL Algebra I (2025)						SOL Algebra II (2025)	SOL Mathematics (2025)						SOL Biology (2025)				SOL Science (2025)		SOL Earth Science (2025)		SOL English Reading (2025)									SOL Geography (2025)		SOL World History II (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 Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th 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 Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th Grade	SOL Earth Science 12th 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 English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL World History II 10th 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
Brock Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10207 Brock Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 972-3870	651	43	15.1	33.0%	384 (59.0%)	65 (10.0%)	116 (17.8%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (11.4%)	68.8	370^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.7%		69.5	367^th of 1114 public elementary schools	67.1%	3													76.2	87.4	85.5								71.7				74.3	82.5	72.5											83.5	$8,887	$388	$8,499
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
Thornburg Middle	Public	6-8	6929 N Roxbury Mill Rd	Spotsylvania	22551	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-7600	755	56	13.4	64.8%	269 (35.6%)	199 (26.4%)	181 (24.0%)	25 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (10.5%)	24.3	353^rd of 419 public middle schools	15.8%		21.5	352^nd of 417 public middle schools	15.6%	1				95.0		97.0	97.3									37.9	33.0	36.1						52.3						63.1	65.4	63.4							62.2		$9,086	$275	$8,810
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
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
Post Oak Middle	Public	6-8	6959 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-7517	679	48	14.1	63.6%	472 (69.5%)	43 (6.3%)	87 (12.8%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.7%)	29.5	327^th of 419 public middle schools	22.0%		40.6	273^rd of 417 public middle schools	34.5%	54				100.0		100.0	100.0									41.5	45.4	47.0						66.5						60.7	51.5	69.4							52.4		$9,188	$564	$8,623
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
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
Spotsylvania High	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6975 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22551	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-3882	1,394	107	13.0	63.5%	836 (60.0%)	190 (13.6%)	221 (15.9%)	28 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	116 (8.3%)								(n/a)	73.4	81.2	90.5		85.7			86.2	67.7	81.0	90.0	100.0							90.9	70.5	60.0	90.9			41.0	95.0							94.4	83.6	84.0	68.8	70.0	8.8			$8,136	$180	$7,956
Wilderness Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11600 Catharpin Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-9817	647	45	14.3	72.3%	281 (43.4%)	106 (16.4%)	170 (26.3%)	11 (1.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (11.3%)	33.1	801^st of 1110 public elementary schools	27.8%		41.6	710^th of 1114 public elementary schools	36.3%	91													67.7	63.7	66.7								56.3				62.2	63.7	67.8											58.6	$9,151	$471	$8,679
Ni River Middle	Public	6-8	11632 Catharpin Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 785-3990	692	51	13.6	23.0%	411 (59.4%)	88 (12.7%)	107 (15.5%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	67 (9.7%)	65.6	140^th of 419 public middle schools	66.6%		59.4	182^nd of 417 public middle schools	56.4%	42				100.0		100.0	100.0									62.1	60.1	65.6						72.2						79.6	74.1	79.0							81.3		$8,945	$650	$8,295
Spotsylvania Middle	Public	6-8	8801 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-6341	1,009	62	16.2	65.2%	395 (39.1%)	271 (26.9%)	189 (18.7%)	61 (6.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	87 (8.6%)	43.1	261^st of 419 public middle schools	37.7%		48.7	232^nd of 417 public middle schools	44.4%	29				100.0		100.0	100.0									48.1	49.7	39.6						66.3						70.2	68.4	73.0							69.5		$7,735	$181	$7,555
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

Cities Near Spotsylvania

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fredericksburg	3.21 mi	36	278^th
Falmouth	12.25 mi	3	288^th
Locust Grove	12.71 mi	3	222^nd
Ruther Glen	13.22 mi	2	210^th
King George	14.98 mi	4	230^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.