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Cassell Elementary

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Cassell Elementary ranks 703 rd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

703^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Cassell Elementary is a PK–5 school in Waynesboro, VA, serving 634 students as part of Augusta County Public Schools, in a community where 71.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school currently ranks in the 37th percentile among Virginia elementary schools (2 stars), a notable decline from the 64th percentile a decade ago. Despite this downward trend, Cassell Elementary delivers respectable results relative to its spending level, outperforming several nearby schools that spend significantly more per student.

Academically, Cassell is a mixed performer. It consistently exceeds its district average in 5th grade math — reaching 70.6% proficiency in 2025–26 versus 62.2% for Augusta County — and posts solid 4th grade reading scores. Notably, Cassell outperforms most Waynesboro City elementary schools despite spending far less per student: 79.8% of Cassell 3rd graders passed math, compared with 52–62% at William Perry Elementary, Wenonah Elementary, Westwood Hills Elementary, and Berkeley Glenn Elementary, which spend $11,000–$15,000 per student. However, the school trails the state average in 3rd grade reading and 4th grade Virginia Studies year after year. The most instructive comparison is Thomas C. McSwain Elementary in Staunton, a school with similar or higher poverty (84.9%) that ranks in the 80th percentile and posts far higher scores, such as 88.4% in 5th grade math.

Chronic absenteeism at Cassell is 14.9%, essentially the state average and improving from 19.8% in 2022–23. The school spends $8,219 per student — less than nearly all nearby schools — with a student-teacher ratio of 15.4. Within Augusta County, Cassell ranks just behind Stuarts Draft Elementary among nearby elementaries and ahead of Edward G. Clymore Elementary and Wilson Elementary. Overall, this is a school with genuine strengths — especially in math — that has been slowly slipping for a decade. The challenge going forward is to turn its efficiency and localized successes into broader, sustained improvement across all grades and subjects.

634

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,292

Per pupil spending ?

71.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1301 Rockfish Rd
Waynesboro, VA 22980

(540) 946-7635

District: Augusta County Public Schools

Students who attend Cassell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilson Middle
High:	Wilson Memorial High

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.9%

Two or more races:

7.3%

Hispanic:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg66%

Virginia avg72%

703^rd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Augusta County Public Schools

75^th of 131Augusta 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
2026	42.7	703 of 1111	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	661 of 1110	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	610 of 1114	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.9	565 of 1114	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	549 of 1109	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	565 of 1103	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	551 of 1105	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	534 of 1097	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.7	569 of 1099	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	64.8	393 of 1096	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.0	500 of 1100	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	42.2	722 of 1110	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.7	740 of 1120	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.1	536 of 1117	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.1	657 of 1117	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.8	433 of 1113	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.9	135 of 1082	87.5%	★★★★☆
2008	66.8	327 of 1081	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.6	557 of 1083	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.1	848 of 1071	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.3	897 of 1062	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	707 of 1100	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.3	603 of 1096	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	577 of 1098	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	560 of 1100	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	672 of 1040	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	685 of 1046	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	601 of 1036	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	695 of 1099	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	699 of 1093	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	651 of 1101	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	563 of 1093	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	218 of 271	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	880 of 974	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	850 of 973	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	810 of 979	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	780 of 984	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)37th percentile~ school

Female (2026)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-21 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics73%~ state avg

English Reading67%-4 vs state

Science63%-6 vs state

VA Studies62%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cassell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Rockfish Rd	Waynesboro	22980	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 946-7635	634	41	15.4	71.1%	538 (84.9%)	17 (2.7%)	33 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.3%)	42.7	703^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	36.7%		45.6	661^st of 1110 public elementary schools	40.5%	42	79.8	66.7	70.6	62.8	67.0	70.2	64.4	62.4		$8,292	$756	$7,536
William Perry Elementary	Public	K-5	840 King Avenue	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 946-4650	447	32	13.9	94.6%	195 (43.6%)	74 (16.6%)	99 (22.1%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (14.8%)	13.3	1002^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	9.8%		15.8	971^st of 1110 public elementary schools	12.5%	31	52.4	60.7	41.8	30.9	51.8	66.7	47.3	56.1		$11,887	$1,426	$10,462
Wenonah Elementary	Public	K-5	125 N Bayard Ave	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 946-4660	246	16	15.3	93.5%	85 (34.6%)	45 (18.3%)	95 (38.6%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.1%)	41.3	723^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	34.9%		34	783^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	29.5%	60	52.5	75.0	83.3	76.2	38.5	58.3	67.4	79.3		$14,384	$2,948	$11,436
Westwood Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	548 Rosser Ave	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 946-4670	382	33	11.5	94.5%	198 (51.8%)	59 (15.4%)	76 (19.9%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.0%)	40.8	725^th of 1111 public elementary schools	34.7%		44.2	673^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	39.4%	52	57.3	73.2	60.9	73.4	53.4	78.6	62.3	77.9		$11,965	$84	$11,881
Berkeley Glenn Elementary	Public	K-5	1020 Jefferson Ave	Waynesboro	22980	Waynesboro city	Waynesboro City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 946-4680	256	19	13.4	94.9%	137 (53.5%)	47 (18.4%)	41 (16.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.9%)	28.2	862^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	22.4%		31	816^th of 1110 public elementary schools	26.5%	46	61.8	45.8	60.0	54.3	64.7	76.6	71.4	48.9		$14,812	$100	$14,712
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	127 Woodrow Wilson Ave	Fishersville	22939	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 245-5040	655	44	14.8	82.0%	431 (65.8%)	67 (10.2%)	72 (11.0%)	19 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	61 (9.3%)	27.6	871^st of 1111 public elementary schools	21.6%		44.6	669^th of 1110 public elementary schools	39.7%	202	64.7	62.0	56.1	68.2	54.1	61.1	54.6	70.7		$8,569	$482	$8,088
Stuarts Draft Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	63 School Blvd	Stuarts Draft	24477	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 337-2951	646	40	16.1	69.3%	479 (74.1%)	31 (4.8%)	64 (9.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (10.4%)	44.5	684^th of 1111 public elementary schools	38.4%		54.4	546^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.8%	138	81.6	74.5	60.4	61.5	61.6	71.3	69.8	69.9		$9,053	$507	$8,546
Edward G. Clymore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	184 Fort Defiance Rd	Fort Defiance	24437	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 245-5043	803	50	16.0	68.1%	615 (76.6%)	24 (3.0%)	120 (14.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.9%)	35.1	787^th of 1111 public elementary schools	29.2%		38.1	738^th of 1110 public elementary schools	33.5%	49	79.8	61.7	57.8	59.2	70.0	64.8	66.0	57.4		$8,299	$559	$7,740
Crozet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1407 Crozet Avenue	Crozet	22932	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 823-4800	571	37	15.2	15.1%	454 (79.5%)	15 (2.6%)	46 (8.1%)	20 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.3%)	78.2	228^th of 1111 public elementary schools	79.5%		68.8	368^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.8%	140	84.7	81.9	82.8	85.0	74.5	85.1	88.2		89.1	$12,375	$218	$12,158
Thomas C. McSwain Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 N Coalter St	Staunton	24401	Staunton city	Staunton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 332-3936	449	31	14.4	84.9%	316 (70.4%)	50 (11.1%)	34 (7.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.0%)	78.4	222^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	80.0%		84.1	143^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	87.1%	79	81.5	87.0	88.4	84.7	73.9	83.7	84.9			$9,449	$514	$8,935

Frequently Asked Questions about Cassell Elementary

Is Cassell Elementary a good school?

Cassell Elementary ranks 703^rd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Cassell Elementary?

Students at Cassell Elementary are 85% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American.

How many students attend Cassell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended Cassell Elementary.

What district is Cassell Elementary in?

Augusta County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Cassell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cassell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilson Middle
High : Wilson Memorial High

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2023–24 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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2025–26 SOL test scoresAug 25, 2026

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