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Yowell Elementary

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Yowell Elementary ranks 754 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

754^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Yowell Elementary serves about 687 students in grades PK through 5 in the town of Culpeper, VA, as part of Culpeper County Public Schools. The school currently ranks in the 32nd percentile of Virginia elementary schools (754th of 1,111) — essentially at the district average but below the state median. Yowell has fallen significantly from its 2015-2016 position in the 83rd percentile, though it has stabilized in the last two years. Among same-district peers, it sits behind A.G. Richardson Elementary, Emerald Hill Elementary, and Pearl Sample Elementary, but ahead of Farmington Elementary and Sycamore Park Elementary.

The most striking pattern at Yowell is the grade-level split. Fourth graders beat state averages in math (84% vs. 73%), reading (77% vs. 74%), and Virginia Studies — with 4th-grade math ranking second-highest among Culpeper's six elementary schools. Fifth graders, by contrast, posted the lowest math and science scores among district peers: 59% in math (vs. 72% statewide) and 47% in science (vs. 69% statewide). Some of this reflects a particularly strong cohort in 4th grade and a struggling one in 5th grade, but the pattern raises questions about how well the school supports students as they move into upper elementary.

There are clear positives to highlight. Chronic absenteeism has fallen dramatically from 26% in 2021-2022 to just 11.6% — better than both the district (18.9%) and state (14.8%) averages. However, Yowell has the highest student-teacher ratio (17.1, meaning larger average class sizes) among nearby schools and spends less per student ($9,621) than most same-district peers like A.G. Richardson and Farmington. The school is comparatively more effective for English Learners, but less effective for students from low-income families and students with disabilities — the school's effectiveness rating for low-income students dropped sharply from the 47th to the 22nd percentile in one year. Bottom line: Yowell has a solid attendance foundation and competitive 4th-grade performance, but 5th-grade math and science, support for the school's highest-need students, and resource levels are the key areas to watch.

687

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,621

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Yowell Drive
Culpeper, VA 22701

(540) 825-9484

District: Culpeper County Public Schools

Students who attend Yowell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Culpeper Middle
High:	Culpeper County High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.5%

White:

33.3%

African American:

14.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 23rd percentile in 2023 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2026) from a 23rd-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (66% vs 72% meeting standards)

!Science scores 22 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg70%

Virginia avg72%

754^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 51 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	38.1	754 of 1111	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.6	725 of 1110	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	843 of 1114	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	854 of 1114	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	785 of 1109	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.6	662 of 1103	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.8	567 of 1105	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.6	497 of 1097	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.6	353 of 1099	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.6	185 of 1096	83.1%	★★★★☆
2015	70.1	298 of 1100	72.9%	★★★★☆
2014	57.0	494 of 1110	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.9	508 of 1120	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.9	632 of 1117	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.0	801 of 1117	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.6	802 of 1113	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	407 of 591	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.4	361 of 579	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	424 of 588	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.3	333 of 579	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	339 of 420	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	283 of 355	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	193 of 315	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.6	130 of 326	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	206 of 306	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	224 of 300	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	701 of 1100	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.9	779 of 1096	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	856 of 1098	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	914 of 1100	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	427 of 619	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.9	383 of 606	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	391 of 580	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	367 of 564	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	806 of 1040	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.3	557 of 1046	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	730 of 1036	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	780 of 1099	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.6	636 of 1093	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	800 of 1101	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	774 of 1093	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	183 of 271	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	218 of 247	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	528 of 974	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.8	676 of 973	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	826 of 979	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	884 of 984	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)46th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)32nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)29th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2026)19th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies75%+4 vs state

Mathematics71%~ state avg

English Reading64%-8 vs state

Science47%-22 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	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
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
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
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
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
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%)	31.2	829^th of 1111 public elementary schools	25.4%		21.9	903^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	18.6%	74	63.8	68.0	67.5	46.8	50.7	76.3	64.9		$11,790	$723	$11,067
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Yowell Elementary

How many students attend Yowell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 687 students attended Yowell Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Yowell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Yowell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Culpeper Middle
High : Culpeper County High

What district is Yowell Elementary in?

Culpeper County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Yowell Elementary?

Students at Yowell Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 33% White, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races.

Is Yowell Elementary a good school?

Yowell Elementary ranks 754^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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