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Pearl Sample Elementary

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Pearl Sample Elementary ranks 469 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

469^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Pearl Sample Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Culpeper, Virginia, serving 680 students as part of Culpeper County Public Schools. The school holds a 3-star rating and ranks in the 58th percentile of Virginia elementary schools — a notable position given that its district overall sits in the 30th percentile. Among nearby Culpeper County elementary schools, it ranks third behind A.G. Richardson Elementary and Emerald Hill Elementary, but ahead of Yowell Elementary, Farmington Elementary, and Sycamore Park Elementary.

The most distinctive feature of Pearl Sample is its trajectory. A decade ago, the school ranked in the bottom 8% of Virginia elementary schools; today it has earned a 3-star rating for four straight years. Its 5th-grade math and science scores are particularly strong: 92.37% of 5th graders passed math, well above the district rate of 75.38% and the state rate of 72.39%, while science proficiency reached 77.97%. These results are especially notable because 82.35% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — one of the highest rates in the area. The school also earns strong marks for its work with English learners, low-income students, and students with disabilities, all of whom score well above their peers statewide.

The clearest challenge is chronic absenteeism. At 18.6%, Pearl Sample has the highest rate among nearby schools, compared to roughly 11–13% at Emerald Hill, Yowell, and A.G. Richardson. Early-grade reading is another softer spot, with 3rd-grade proficiency below the state average. The comparison with A.G. Richardson Elementary, located just 0.1 miles away, is telling: A.G. Richardson has a significantly lower poverty rate (55.42% vs. 82.35%) and ranks higher overall, yet Pearl Sample matches it in 3rd-grade reading and exceeds it in 5th-grade math. For families, this is a school that is clearly moving in the right direction and delivering strong results for students who often face additional barriers.

680

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,229

Per pupil spending ?

82.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18480 Simms Dr
Culpeper, VA 22701

(540) 825-5448

District: Culpeper County Public Schools

Students who attend Pearl Sample Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.8%

Hispanic:

28.4%

Two or more races:

14.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Virginia median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg70%

Virginia avg72%

469^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	60.5	469 of 1111	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.4	537 of 1110	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.8	468 of 1114	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	487 of 1114	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	627 of 1109	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	816 of 1103	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	961 of 1105	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1005 of 1097	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	948 of 1099	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.1	750 of 1096	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.7	682 of 1100	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.4	910 of 1110	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.0	845 of 1120	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.3	1052 of 1117	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	29.6	944 of 1117	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.0	939 of 1113	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.8	982 of 1082	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	31.6	875 of 1081	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.9	783 of 1083	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.3	920 of 1071	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.9	700 of 1062	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	125 of 591	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	38.3	403 of 579	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.8	118 of 588	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	119 of 579	79.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	100 of 420	76.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	92 of 315	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	63.4	111 of 326	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.4	65 of 306	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	68 of 300	77.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.3	502 of 1100	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	569 of 1096	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.7	415 of 1098	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	532 of 1100	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	224 of 619	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	251 of 606	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	145 of 580	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	194 of 564	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	288 of 1040	72.3%	★★★★☆
2025	62.8	364 of 1046	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	263 of 1036	74.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	443 of 1099	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.2	483 of 1093	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	513 of 1101	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	446 of 1093	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	215 of 306	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	184 of 271	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.3	231 of 247	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	519 of 974	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.1	499 of 973	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	553 of 979	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	603 of 984	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)79th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2026)76th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)71st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile~ school

Female (2026)54th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)30th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics83%+10 vs state

Science78%+9 vs state

English Reading70%~ state avg

VA Studies69%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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 Pearl Sample Elementary

What schools do graduates of Pearl Sample Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pearl Sample Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Pearl Sample Elementary in?

Culpeper County Public Schools

Is Pearl Sample Elementary a good school?

Pearl Sample Elementary ranks 469^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pearl Sample Elementary?

Students at Pearl Sample Elementary are 44% White, 28% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 10% African American, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Pearl Sample Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Pearl Sample Elementary.

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