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Trailblazer Elementary

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Trailblazer Elementary ranks 610 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

610^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Trailblazer Elementary is a PK–4 school serving 320 students in Charlottesville, VA, part of Charlottesville City Public Schools, and it ranks in the 45th percentile of Virginia elementary schools for the 2025–2026 school year. After several years of decline, the school’s overall rank has rebounded this year, and it outperforms many nearby schools despite spending less per student.

Trailblazer’s biggest academic strength is 3rd grade reading, where 75% of students are proficient—well above both the district and state averages. Math scores are close to district averages but slightly below the state in 3rd grade. However, 4th grade Virginia Studies is a weak spot at 68% proficiency, lagging behind schools like Sunrise Elementary and Greenbrier Elementary, which both score above 88%. Trailblazer’s chronic absenteeism rate of 14.2% is much better than the 21.4% district average and is similar to the state rate. Compared to lower-performing city peers like Summit, Jackson-Via, and Tall Oaks, Trailblazer comes out ahead in most subjects. It also beats several Albemarle County schools, such as Woodbrook and Agnor.

The most concerning finding is a large achievement gap between students from low-income families and their peers. In 2025–2026, Trailblazer’s low-income students ranked in the 1st percentile statewide, while other students ranked very high. This means the school’s middle-of-the-road overall ranking hides an extreme equity challenge. Since chronic absenteeism is not a major issue here, school leaders can focus on targeted academic support and family engagement to help low-income students succeed. With recent score improvements across all grades, Trailblazer appears to be on an upward trend, but closing this internal gap remains the key to becoming a truly strong school for every child.

320

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,026

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

406 14th Street NW
Charlottesville, VA 22903-2305

(434) 245-2418

District: Charlottesville City Public Schools

Students who attend Trailblazer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Charlottesville Middle
	Walker Upper Elementary
High:	Charlottesville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.0%

African American:

30.0%

Two or more races:

13.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg71%

Virginia avg72%

610^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Charlottesville City Public Schools

82^nd of 131Charlottesville 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
2026	49.8	610 of 1111	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.0	757 of 1110	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	711 of 1114	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	549 of 1114	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	593 of 1109	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.3	400 of 1103	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	298 of 1105	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	370 of 1097	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.3	541 of 1099	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.3	490 of 1096	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	82.6	114 of 1100	89.6%	★★★★☆
2014	77.0	190 of 1110	82.9%	★★★★☆
2013	75.2	222 of 1120	80.2%	★★★★☆
2012	84.9	54 of 1117	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	78.4	151 of 1117	86.5%	★★★★☆
2010	44.9	742 of 1113	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.3	409 of 1082	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.4	748 of 1081	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.3	496 of 1083	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.7	542 of 1071	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.1	870 of 1062	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	619 of 1100	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.9	905 of 1096	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	740 of 1098	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.9	489 of 1100	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	1028 of 1040	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.7	1034 of 1046	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.2	589 of 1099	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.6	546 of 1093	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	676 of 1101	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	620 of 1093	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	30 of 974	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	71.7	256 of 973	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	249 of 979	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	48 of 984	95.1%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)97th percentile+52 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile~ school

Female (2026)44th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Reading74%+3 vs state

Mathematics71%-3 vs state

VA Studies68%-3 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 (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 (2025)	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
Trailblazer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	406 14th Street NW	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 245-2418	320	27	11.8	65.6%	128 (40.0%)	96 (30.0%)	16 (5.0%)	36 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.8%)	49.8	610^th of 1111 public elementary schools	45.1%		36	757^th of 1110 public elementary schools	31.8%	147	69.8	72.2			75.5	71.7		68.0		$14,026	$1,554	$12,472
Tall Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1645 Cherry Avenue	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2417	327	28	11.6	78.9%	105 (32.1%)	88 (26.9%)	47 (14.4%)	28 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (18.0%)	28.4	859^th of 1111 public elementary schools	22.7%		17	962^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	13.3%	103	53.7	64.0			48.2	67.4		84.9
Summit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1000 Belmont Avenue	Charlottesville	22902	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2414	285	25	11.4	102.1%	70 (24.6%)	87 (30.5%)	50 (17.5%)	38 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.0%)	37.7	758^th of 1111 public elementary schools	31.8%		31.7	808^th of 1110 public elementary schools	27.2%	50	59.6	75.5			57.5	71.7		66.0		$14,576	$9,342	$5,234
Jackson-Via Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	508 Harris Road	Charlottesville	22903	Charlottesville city	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2416	370	30	12.3	101.1%	120 (32.4%)	108 (29.2%)	54 (14.6%)	37 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.8%)	25.6	888^th of 1111 public elementary schools	20.1%		29.9	829^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.3%	59	64.3	57.9			57.1	60.7		67.4		$15,413	$7,982	$7,432
Sunrise Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1300 Long Street	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2413	299	25	11.9	74.6%	167 (55.9%)	40 (13.4%)	45 (15.1%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.4%)	82.6	164^th of 1111 public elementary schools	85.2%		81.3	190^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.9%	26	86.0	89.5			82.0	84.2		89.1
Greenbrier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2228 Greenbrier Drive	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Charlottesville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 245-2415	267	20	13.3	72.3%	120 (44.9%)	47 (17.6%)	38 (14.2%)	21 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.4%)	67.7	378^th of 1111 public elementary schools	66.0%		58.5	500^th of 1110 public elementary schools	55.0%	122	75.0	72.7			80.9	81.1		88.9		$15,649	$5,521	$10,129
Mary Carr Greer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Lambs Lane	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 973-8371	520	44	11.8	85.4%	120 (23.1%)	121 (23.3%)	208 (40.0%)	33 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	20	943^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	15.1%		13	1000^th of 1110 public elementary schools	9.9%	57	59.2	50.0	68.5	61.6	43.4	48.8	54.2		72.6	$17,181	$1,427	$15,754
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1757 Avon Street Extended	Charlottesville	22902	Charlottesville city	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 293-7455	769	57	13.4	64.6%	348 (45.3%)	114 (14.8%)	208 (27.0%)	38 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.7%)	37.7	760^th of 1111 public elementary schools	31.6%		30	828^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.4%	68	66.2	65.9	67.0	63.1	65.9	67.5	69.9		67.1	$19,014	$817	$18,197
Agnor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3201 Berkmar Drive	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 973-5211	523	39	13.5	70.9%	165 (31.5%)	108 (20.7%)	153 (29.3%)	54 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.0%)	17.4	971^st of 1111 public elementary schools	12.6%		34.8	775^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.2%	196	43.7	60.8	49.4	45.5	48.6	73.4	49.3		64.3	$14,903	$1,637	$13,266
Woodbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Woodbrook Drive	Charlottesville	22901	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 973-6600	522	42	12.2	90.0%	99 (19.0%)	173 (33.1%)	157 (30.1%)	61 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	5.3	1065^th of 1111 public elementary schools	4.1%		3.5	1083^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	2.4%	18	54.2	46.4	45.8	30.5	43.4	53.6	44.1		41.1	$16,680	$1,311	$15,369

Frequently Asked Questions about Trailblazer Elementary

How many students attend Trailblazer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Trailblazer Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Trailblazer Elementary attend?

Students who attend Trailblazer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charlottesville Middle
Middle : Walker Upper Elementary
High : Charlottesville High

Is Trailblazer Elementary a good school?

Trailblazer Elementary ranks 610^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Trailblazer Elementary?

Students at Trailblazer Elementary are 40% White, 30% African American, 14% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Trailblazer Elementary in?

Charlottesville City Public Schools

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