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Farmington Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

913^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Farmington Elementary is a PK–5 school in Culpeper, Virginia, serving 453 students and operating as part of Culpeper County Public Schools. The school serves a strikingly high-need population, with 94.3% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the highest rate among nearby elementary schools. Per-student spending is substantial at $11,601, and the student-teacher ratio is a relatively low 14.6, suggesting smaller class sizes. Despite these considerable resources, academic outcomes are consistently below district and state averages, and the school's overall state ranking has declined from the 60th percentile in 2015–2016 to the 18th percentile in 2025–2026.

Academically, Farmington Elementary trails its peers in nearly every subject and grade level. For example, only 45.2% of 3rd graders are proficient in reading compared to 67.6% statewide, and 3rd-grade math proficiency sits at 51.6% versus 74% statewide. This performance gap is particularly notable when compared to Pearl Sample Elementary, which also serves a high-need population (82.4% FRPL) but ranks in the 58th percentile. Similarly, schools like A.G. Richardson Elementary and Emerald Hill Elementary spend less per student yet achieve considerably better outcomes, suggesting that the additional funding and lower class sizes at Farmington are not currently translating into academic gains.

There are a few notable bright spots. African American students at Farmington rank in the 61st percentile statewide among their peers, earning 3 stars, which is well above the school's overall performance. Chronic absenteeism has also improved significantly, dropping from 27.8% in 2021–2022 to 16.2% in 2024–2025, now below the district average. However, early literacy is a critical pressure point, as 3rd-grade reading proficiency dropped sharply from 61.3% to 45.2%, signaling potential challenges for future cohorts. Farmington appears to be a school where money and staffing alone have not solved classroom needs, and it will likely require targeted, evidence-based instructional reforms and a continued focus on early-grade support to reverse its long-term decline.

453

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,601

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Sunset Ln
Culpeper, VA 22701

(540) 825-0713

District: Culpeper County Public Schools

Students who attend Farmington Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.6%

White:

22.1%

African American:

20.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (59% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg70%

Virginia avg72%

913^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 43 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	23.4	913 of 1111	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	836 of 1110	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	957 of 1114	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	963 of 1114	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	912 of 1109	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	756 of 1103	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	722 of 1105	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	766 of 1097	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.2	761 of 1099	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.0	433 of 1096	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.1	531 of 1100	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.0	477 of 1110	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	458 of 1120	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.6	431 of 1117	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.4	344 of 1117	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.1	794 of 1113	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.3	698 of 1082	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.9	515 of 1081	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.2	500 of 1083	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.3	269 of 1071	74.9%	★★★★☆
2005	66.9	316 of 1062	70.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	230 of 591	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	231 of 579	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	369 of 588	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	341 of 579	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	211 of 315	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	185 of 326	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	233 of 306	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	239 of 300	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	944 of 1100	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	908 of 1096	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	999 of 1098	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	967 of 1100	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	534 of 619	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	437 of 606	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	485 of 580	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	470 of 564	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	767 of 1040	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.6	586 of 1046	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	733 of 1036	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	876 of 1099	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	751 of 1093	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	895 of 1101	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	964 of 1093	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	642 of 974	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.1	669 of 973	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.5	880 of 979	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	830 of 984	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)61st percentile+43 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies67%-4 vs state

Mathematics61%-12 vs state

English Reading56%-15 vs state

Science52%-16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, September 26, 2016

9/26/2016 Most of the staff at farmington are absolutely wonderful. I do wish that some of the teachers and staff would pay a bit more attention to the children coming through and saying hello and just being excited in general to be at school. Instead i see teachers rush kids out . yelling at them to stay in line or just being rude in general. In the drop off line the music teacher seems to think that he'd rather be somewhere else. My kids used to be excited to see him , but since he has started ignoring our vehicle and just ignoring the kids (not just mine) the kids would rather get out of the car before he even remotely comes close. This happened last year as well. Parents and teachers want kids to enjoy being at school and learning but when they have to come into the school with being treated rudely , they don't want to . Lets make an effort to be kind and sweet and funny with the kids. Instead of acting like you'd rather be elsewhere. Again , My kids' teachers have all been wonderful . The office staff are fantastic . Just some of the others that need work! 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	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
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
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
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
Locust Grove Elementary	Public	3-5	31208 Constitution Highway	Locust Grove	22508	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 661-4440	519	31	16.7	69.6%	283 (54.5%)	61 (11.8%)	102 (19.7%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (12.5%)	29.9	843^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	24.1%		42	698^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.1%	145	63.6	68.5	55.3	60.5	59.3	71.7	63.8	58.2	$7,384	$472	$6,912

Frequently Asked Questions about Farmington Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Farmington Elementary?

Students at Farmington Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 22% White, 20% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Farmington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Farmington Elementary.

What district is Farmington Elementary in?

Culpeper County Public Schools

Is Farmington Elementary a good school?

Farmington Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Virginia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Farmington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Farmington Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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