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Emerald Hill Elementary

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Emerald Hill Elementary ranks 461 st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Emerald Hill Elementary is a public elementary school located in Culpeper, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 691 students. The school is part of the Culpeper County Public Schools district, which is ranked 85 out of 129 districts in Virginia and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Emerald Hill Elementary consistently outperforms the Culpeper County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, Emerald Hill Elementary's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 87.2%, compared to 75% for the district and 72.89% for the state. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was 75.89%, higher than the district's 68.04% and the state's 68.94%. Emerald Hill Elementary's reading proficiency rates in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades also consistently exceed the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates, from 24.5% in 2022-2023 to 15.7% in 2023-2024.

Emerald Hill Elementary generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Culpeper County Public Schools district, such as Farmington Elementary and A.G. Richardson Elementary, in academic performance across various subjects and grade levels. However, Emerald Hill Elementary's performance lags behind some schools in the Fauquier County Public Schools district, such as James G. Brumfield Elementary and Rappahannock County Elementary, which are located further away but still within a reasonable distance.

702

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,317

Per pupil spending ?

55.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11245 Rixeyville Rd
Culpeper, VA 22701

(540) 937-7361

District: Culpeper County Public Schools

Students who attend Emerald Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Culpeper Middle
High:	Culpeper County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.9%

Hispanic:

14.4%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Virginia median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg68%

Virginia avg71%

461^st of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Culpeper County Public Schools

85^th of 129Culpeper 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
2025	61.5	461 of 1110	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	622 of 1114	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	550 of 1114	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	508 of 1109	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.2	350 of 1103	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	568 of 1105	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	608 of 1097	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.3	579 of 1099	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.9	415 of 1096	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.4	528 of 1100	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.7	639 of 1110	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	71.7	275 of 1120	75.4%	★★★★☆
2012	46.4	681 of 1117	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.7	605 of 1117	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.0	549 of 1113	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.4	751 of 1082	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.1	719 of 1081	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.8	538 of 1083	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.5	703 of 1071	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.7	556 of 1062	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	413 of 1096	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	629 of 1098	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	645 of 1100	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	239 of 606	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	382 of 580	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.9	237 of 564	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	491 of 1046	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	668 of 1036	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	496 of 1093	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	600 of 1101	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.3	435 of 1093	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	43.8	152 of 245	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	701 of 973	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	751 of 979	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	687 of 984	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)62nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile~ school

Male (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)38th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+10 vs state

Science76%+7 vs state

English Reading71%~ state avg

VA Studies64%-4 vs state

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Schools Near Emerald Hill Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)					SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)					SOL Civics and Economics (2025)	SOL VA Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	61.5	461^st of 1110 public elementary schools	58.5%		49.7	622^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	44.2%	161	87.2	78.7	80.1			75.9	74.4	67.4	70.2				63.9	$9,317	$237	$9,080
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%)	14.8	984^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.4%		18.8	949^th of 1114 public elementary schools	14.8%	35	63.1	53.9	63.1			53.9	45.1	40.0	48.0				45.6	$9,768	$687	$9,081
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%)	39.6	725^th of 1110 public elementary schools	34.7%		30.1	843^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	24.3%	118	77.4	69.9	70.0			62.3	67.5	60.2	60.3				60.0	$9,621	$224	$9,397
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%)	29.3	836^th of 1110 public elementary schools	24.7%		17.8	957^th of 1114 public elementary schools	14.1%	121	62.5	69.6	63.2			53.3	61.3	57.1	56.0				72.0	$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%)	67.6	381^st of 1110 public elementary schools	65.7%		66	411^th of 1114 public elementary schools	63.1%	30	81.1	76.3	90.7			83.5	74.2	68.4	82.5				70.8	$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%)	55.4	537^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.6%		61.8	468^th of 1114 public elementary schools	58.0%	69	76.1	72.2	86.7			79.1	61.1	70.3	71.4				68.3	$10,229	$566	$9,663
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%)	27.8	851^st of 1110 public elementary schools	23.3%		31	824^th of 1114 public elementary schools	26.0%	27	58.2	71.4	61.0			44.2	51.7	68.2	67.5					$11,613	$946	$10,667
Grace Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6248 Catlett Rd	Bealeton	22712	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 422-7590	528	33	16.0	46.8%	209 (39.6%)	70 (13.3%)	184 (34.8%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (9.8%)	21.9	903^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	18.6%		40	727^th of 1114 public elementary schools	34.7%	176	61.9	58.4	60.2			50.0	51.2	57.9	65.6					$11,790	$723	$11,067
James G. Brumfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Alwington Blvd	Warrenton	20186	Fauquier County	Fauquier County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 422-7530	496	35	14.1	34.9%	285 (57.5%)	56 (11.3%)	110 (22.2%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.7%)	35	771^st of 1110 public elementary schools	30.5%		55.4	551^st of 1114 public elementary schools	50.5%	220	61.3	66.7	69.1			60.5	56.8	70.0	66.7					$11,971	$521	$11,450
Rappahannock County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	34 Schoolhouse Road	Washington	22747	Rappahannock County	Rappahannock County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 227-0200	457	37	12.5	65.0%	376 (82.3%)	6 (1.3%)	48 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	46	653^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	41.2%		56.7	527^th of 1114 public elementary schools	52.7%	126	69.8	69.1	83.6	64.4	80.6	75.0	51.2	64.7	80.4	67.8	78.4	80.4	58.2	$11,769	$595	$11,173

Frequently Asked Questions about Emerald Hill Elementary

What schools do graduates of Emerald Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Emerald Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Culpeper Middle
High : Culpeper County High

How many students attend Emerald Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 702 students attended Emerald Hill Elementary.

What district is Emerald Hill Elementary in?

Culpeper County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Emerald Hill Elementary?

Students at Emerald Hill Elementary are 69% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American.

Is Emerald Hill Elementary a good school?

Emerald Hill Elementary ranks 461^st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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