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Spotswood Elementary

Public Grades K-5

947^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Spotswood Elementary is a K–5 school in Harrisonburg, VA serving 468 students as part of Harrisonburg City Public Schools. The school has shown real forward momentum in recent years, climbing from the bottom 2–3% of Virginia elementary schools to the 15th percentile statewide in 2025–2026 (947th out of 1,111 schools). While still below the state median, this represents substantial improvement. Spotswood serves a high-poverty population — 83.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — and per-student spending of $11,412 is the highest among nearby comparison schools, reflecting the additional resources needed to support these students.

Academically, Spotswood's greatest strengths are in the early grades. In 2025–2026, the school beat the district average in six of eight tested grade/subject combinations, including 3rd grade reading (58.6% proficient vs. 46.9% district) and 4th grade math (63.8% vs. 54.4%). One standout improvement came in 4th grade Virginia Studies, which jumped from 18.5% proficiency the prior year to 49.3%, slightly above the district average. The clear weak spot is 5th grade: all three 5th grade tests came in below district averages, with science showing the largest gap at 52.2% vs. 59.0%.

Attendance is a notable bright spot. Chronic absenteeism sits at just 9.4%, well below the district average of 14.1% and down dramatically from 21% a few years ago. Within Harrisonburg City, Spotswood is a solid mid-tier school. Keister Elementary ranks higher overall, but Spotswood actually beats Keister in 3rd and 4th grade reading and 4th grade math. Stone Spring Elementary and Waterman Elementary trail Spotswood in most subjects. Nearby Peak View Elementary in Rockingham County posts higher scores but serves a much lower-poverty population. With continued focus on 5th grade instruction, Spotswood is well-positioned to keep climbing.

468

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,498

Per pupil spending ?

83.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

400 Mountain View Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22801

(540) 434-3429

District: Harrisonburg City Public Schools

Students who attend Spotswood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Skyline Middle
High:	Harrisonburg High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.5%

White:

25.9%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (57% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!VA Studies scores 21 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg54%

Virginia avg72%

947^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Harrisonburg City Public Schools

122^nd of 131Harrisonburg City 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	19.7	947 of 1111	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	978 of 1110	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1067 of 1114	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	1021 of 1114	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	985 of 1109	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	1082 of 1103	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	1087 of 1105	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.6	1079 of 1097	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	1042 of 1099	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.8	1066 of 1096	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.1	1041 of 1100	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.2	1056 of 1110	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.7	1095 of 1120	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.3	1104 of 1117	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.6	1022 of 1117	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	42.9	780 of 1113	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.5	671 of 1082	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.3	963 of 1081	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.5	1002 of 1083	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.4	1048 of 1071	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.1	1055 of 1062	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	220 of 315	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.1	284 of 326	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	292 of 306	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	294 of 300	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	968 of 1100	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	960 of 1096	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1073 of 1098	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	953 of 1100	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	511 of 619	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	536 of 606	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	547 of 580	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	541 of 564	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	907 of 1040	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	820 of 1046	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	924 of 1036	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	895 of 1099	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	965 of 1093	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1035 of 1101	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	1052 of 1093	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	635 of 974	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.3	550 of 973	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.6	922 of 979	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	753 of 984	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics60%-13 vs state

English Reading57%-14 vs state

Science52%-17 vs state

VA Studies49%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Warm and welcoming school with great communication and caring teachers and staff. Close Quote

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Excellent communication, hardworking staff. 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 (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Spotswood Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Mountain View Drive	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 434-3429	468	33	14.1	83.8%	121 (25.9%)	34 (7.3%)	269 (57.5%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	19.7	947^th of 1111 public elementary schools	14.8%		15.3	978^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.9%	31	62.0	63.8	55.1	52.2	58.6	66.2	47.8	49.3	$12,498	$1,191	$11,308
Waterman Elementary	Public	K-5	451 Chicago Ave	Harrisonburg	22802	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 434-8352	557	38	14.6	87.1%	105 (18.9%)	48 (8.6%)	366 (65.7%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	5.4	1064^th of 1111 public elementary schools	4.2%		7.4	1049^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.5%	15	46.5	50.6	29.3	39.0	43.5	51.3	43.8	51.3	$10,700	$782	$9,918
Keister Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Maryland Avenue	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 434-6585	475	32	14.8	85.1%	170 (35.8%)	47 (9.9%)	231 (48.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	32.5	816^th of 1111 public elementary schools	26.6%		33.4	794^th of 1110 public elementary schools	28.5%	22	67.1	63.6	72.8	70.4	48.2	60.0	62.5	63.6	$10,821	$497	$10,323
Smithland Elementary	Public	K-5	474 Linda Lane	Harrisonburg	22802	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 434-6075	514	39	13.1	—	112 (21.8%)	46 (8.9%)	321 (62.5%)	18 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	16.9	973^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	12.4%		11.5	1013^th of 1110 public elementary schools	8.7%	40	51.8	58.2	64.7	63.6	40.0	54.6	57.7	37.8	$11,809	$475	$11,334
Stone Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1575 Peach Grove Ave	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 574-1199	554	38	14.7	84.8%	141 (25.5%)	89 (16.1%)	280 (50.5%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	10.4	1026^th of 1111 public elementary schools	7.7%		7.6	1047^th of 1110 public elementary schools	5.7%	21	54.0	36.4	65.1	58.7	46.7	33.3	45.2	39.2	$10,815	$416	$10,400
Bluestone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Garbers Church Road	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Harrisonburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 432-3232	566	39	14.5	85.0%	186 (32.9%)	69 (12.2%)	263 (46.5%)	17 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.5%)	21	932^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	16.1%		17.9	951^st of 1110 public elementary schools	14.3%	19	75.0	56.0	55.3	67.0	47.1	53.3	58.4	45.5	$10,557	$545	$10,012
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Rawley Pike	Harrisonburg	22801	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 438-1965	411	30	13.7	63.7%	246 (59.9%)	18 (4.4%)	112 (27.3%)	19 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	32.1	821^st of 1111 public elementary schools	26.1%		20.3	925^th of 1110 public elementary schools	16.7%	104	48.7	75.9	63.4	60.6	42.7	79.0	60.6	76.6	$11,372	$531	$10,841
Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Pleasant Valley Rd	Harrisonburg	22801	Harrisonburg city	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 434-4557	282	20	14.1	74.8%	150 (53.2%)	21 (7.4%)	90 (31.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.7%)	32.1	820^th of 1111 public elementary schools	26.2%		21.7	907^th of 1110 public elementary schools	18.3%	87	50.0	60.3	61.7	66.0	57.5	69.0	59.6	85.4	$11,311	$1,305	$10,005
Linville-Edom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3653 Linville-Edom Rd	Linville	22834	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 833-6916	209	15	14.1	63.2%	164 (78.5%)	1 (0.5%)	38 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	33.1	811^th of 1111 public elementary schools	27.0%		32.5	806^th of 1110 public elementary schools	27.4%	5	69.7	64.5	46.9	59.4	60.6	59.4	75.0	71.0	$10,075	$516	$9,559
Peak View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	641 Lawyer Rd.	Penn Laird	22846	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 289-7510	538	37	14.5	44.8%	313 (58.2%)	17 (3.2%)	166 (30.9%)	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	69.5	355^th of 1111 public elementary schools	68.0%		65.9	405^th of 1110 public elementary schools	63.5%	50	87.2	80.2	78.9	74.4	74.2	75.8	77.9	93.4	$9,641	$220	$9,421

Frequently Asked Questions about Spotswood Elementary

What district is Spotswood Elementary in?

Harrisonburg City Public Schools

How many students attend Spotswood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Spotswood Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Spotswood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Spotswood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Skyline Middle
High : Harrisonburg High

What is the racial makeup of Spotswood Elementary?

Students at Spotswood Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 26% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Spotswood Elementary a good school?

Spotswood Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Virginia elementary schools.

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