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A.G. Richardson Elementary

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A.G. Richardson Elementary ranks 383 rd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

383^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

A.G. Richardson Elementary is a PK–5 elementary school in Culpeper, VA, enrolling 563 students and serving one of the strongest academic profiles in Culpeper County Public Schools. The school ranks 383rd out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools, placing it in the 66th percentile with a 3-star rating — a significant climb from a decade ago when it sat near the 40th percentile. That improvement is especially notable given that Culpeper County Public Schools as a whole ranks in the bottom third of Virginia districts.

Academically, A.G. Richardson is a standout. Math is the school's signature strength, with 5th grade math proficiency reaching 87.8% in 2025–2026, roughly 15 points above the state average. Science and Virginia Studies are similarly strong, with 4th grade Virginia Studies hitting 88% versus 70.5% statewide. Upper-grade reading is solid too, with 4th and 5th grade both above state averages. The one clear watch item is 3rd grade reading, which came in at 64% proficiency in 2025–2026, below the state's 67.6%. That score has bounced around from year to year and may be cohort-driven, but it is the clearest area for early-literacy attention.

What makes A.G. Richardson especially notable are its results across student groups. African American students ranked in the 83rd percentile statewide in 2025–2026, Hispanic students jumped from the 44th to the 72nd percentile in two years, and students with disabilities ranked in the 79th percentile. The school also posts a lower student–teacher ratio (15.2:1) than nearby Yowell Elementary and spends more per student ($11,080) than most peers. Chronic absenteeism has been cut from 27.4% in 2021–2022 to 13.3% in 2024–2025, now below the state average. Compared to Pearl Sample Elementary, a school just 0.1 miles away in the same district, A.G. Richardson ranks notably higher (383rd vs. 469th) and has better attendance, making it a model of steady, equitable improvement.

563

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,080

Per pupil spending ?

55.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18370 Simms Dr
Culpeper, VA 22701

(540) 825-0616

District: Culpeper County Public Schools

Students who attend A.G. Richardson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Floyd T. Binns Middle
High:	Eastern View High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.8%

Hispanic:

19.7%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 66th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (79% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Culpeper County Public Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg70%

Virginia avg72%

383^rd of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 24 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to top 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Culpeper County Public Schools

92^nd of 131Culpeper 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	67.3	383 of 1111	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.6	381 of 1110	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	411 of 1114	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	448 of 1114	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	472 of 1109	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	567 of 1103	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	593 of 1105	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	593 of 1097	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.0	668 of 1099	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.0	641 of 1096	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.1	746 of 1100	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.2	836 of 1110	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.5	756 of 1120	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.4	732 of 1117	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.1	815 of 1117	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.2	826 of 1113	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.7	863 of 1082	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.9	958 of 1081	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.5	749 of 1083	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.8	572 of 1071	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.9	840 of 1062	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	100 of 591	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	82.2	57 of 579	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	91 of 588	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	208 of 579	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	89 of 420	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	352 of 1100	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.9	333 of 1096	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.2	375 of 1098	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	455 of 1100	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	175 of 619	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	62.9	224 of 606	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	327 of 580	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.3	252 of 564	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	400 of 1040	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.9	561 of 1046	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.3	401 of 1036	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	413 of 1099	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.6	425 of 1093	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	444 of 1101	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	429 of 1093	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	222 of 306	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	217 of 271	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	198 of 247	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	413 of 974	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.6	419 of 973	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	347 of 979	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	431 of 984	56.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)83rd percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2026)79th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile~ school

Male (2026)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)27th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies88%+17 vs state

Mathematics83%+9 vs state

Science80%+11 vs state

English Reading72%~ state avg

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by a parent
Monday, July 22, 2019

The halls and classrooms are quiet with older experienced teachers. The class size to teacher ratio is great! A big enough school to provide "electives" in actual classrooms like art, music, P.E. Close Quote

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
A.G. Richardson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18370 Simms Dr	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 825-0616	563	37	15.2	55.4%	320 (56.8%)	62 (11.0%)	111 (19.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.7%)	67.3	383^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	65.5%		67.6	381^st of 1110 public elementary schools	65.7%	2	81.0	78.9	87.8	79.6	64.0	76.9	76.5	88.0	$11,080	$383	$10,698
Pearl Sample Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18480 Simms Dr	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 825-5448	680	43	15.8	82.4%	298 (43.8%)	68 (10.0%)	193 (28.4%)	21 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (14.0%)	60.5	469^th of 1111 public elementary schools	57.8%		55.4	537^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.6%	68	79.2	78.3	92.4	78.0	64.0	74.0	73.7	69.2	$10,229	$566	$9,663
Farmington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Sunset Ln	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 825-0713	453	31	14.6	94.3%	100 (22.1%)	91 (20.1%)	211 (46.6%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.6%)	23.4	913^th of 1111 public elementary schools	17.8%		29.3	836^th of 1110 public elementary schools	24.7%	77	51.6	64.6	65.6	52.5	45.2	65.8	55.7	66.7	$11,601	$1,349	$10,251
Yowell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Yowell Drive	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 825-9484	687	40	17.1	63.9%	229 (33.3%)	97 (14.1%)	278 (40.5%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (10.5%)	38.1	754^th of 1111 public elementary schools	32.1%		39.6	725^th of 1110 public elementary schools	34.7%	29	68.9	84.3	59.3	47.2	55.3	76.9	58.3	74.5	$9,621	$224	$9,397
Sycamore Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	451 Radio Ln	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 825-8847	689	45	15.3	87.2%	147 (21.3%)	108 (15.7%)	347 (50.4%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (11.2%)	21	933^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	16.0%		14.8	984^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.4%	51	58.8	68.1	69.4	52.1	50.0	56.3	51.2	55.1	$9,768	$687	$9,081
Emerald Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11245 Rixeyville Rd	Culpeper	22701	Culpeper County	Culpeper County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 937-7361	702	43	16.3	55.1%	484 (68.9%)	39 (5.6%)	101 (14.4%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.0%)	66.7	394^th of 1111 public elementary schools	64.5%		61.5	461^st of 1110 public elementary schools	58.5%	67	84.0	89.2	73.6	75.9	70.6	82.3	65.5	79.7	$9,317	$237	$9,080
Margaret M. Pierce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12074 James Madison St	Remington	22734	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 422-7630	543	33	16.4	44.6%	311 (57.3%)	47 (8.7%)	141 (26.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.6%)	29.2	852^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	23.3%		27.8	851^st of 1110 public elementary schools	23.3%	1	70.9	68.9	52.8	46.2	60.5	71.1	61.5		$11,613	$946	$10,667
Unionville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	10285 Zachary Taylor Hwy	Unionville	22567	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 661-4540	256	16	16.5	69.5%	178 (69.5%)	17 (6.6%)	31 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.2%)								(n/a)									$8,851	$1,310	$7,541
Waverly Yowell Elementary	Public	3-5	1809 North Main Street	Madison	22727	Madison County	Madison County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 948-4511	334	25	13.6	70.4%	257 (76.9%)	16 (4.8%)	28 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.3%)	31.2	830^th of 1111 public elementary schools	25.3%		30	827^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.5%	3	66.7	64.3	71.4	72.3	56.9	59.8	59.8	53.6	$10,813	$908	$9,906
Lightfoot Elementary	Public	3-5	11360 Zachary Taylor Hwy	Unionville	22567	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 661-4520	224	14	16.5	70.1%	148 (66.1%)	19 (8.5%)	38 (17.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	16 (7.1%)	54.6	563^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	49.3%		67.3	389^th of 1110 public elementary schools	65.0%	174	71.6	78.7	78.3	73.5	63.5	70.5	73.5	75.9	$8,604	$1,841	$6,763

Frequently Asked Questions about A.G. Richardson Elementary

How many students attend A.G. Richardson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 563 students attended A.G. Richardson Elementary.

What district is A.G. Richardson Elementary in?

Culpeper County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of A.G. Richardson Elementary attend?

Students who attend A.G. Richardson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Floyd T. Binns Middle
High : Eastern View High

Is A.G. Richardson Elementary a good school?

A.G. Richardson Elementary ranks 383^rd of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of A.G. Richardson Elementary?

Students at A.G. Richardson Elementary are 57% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 11% African American.

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