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Sealston Elementary

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Sealston Elementary ranks 761 st of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

761^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Sealston Elementary is a K–5 school in King George, Virginia, serving 753 students as part of King George County Public Schools, a district ranked in the middle tier of Virginia districts. The school itself has seen its state ranking slip over the past few years, falling from a 3-star rating and the 56th percentile in 2021–22 to a 2-star rating and the 32nd percentile in 2025–26. While Sealston broadly outperforms the high-poverty schools in Fredericksburg City, it trails several nearby Stafford County schools like Ferry Farm Elementary and Grafton Village Elementary, which rank in the 52nd and 55th percentiles respectively.

One of the most striking findings is that Sealston has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (29.35%) of any nearby school, yet its academic results don't reflect that economic advantage. The school spends about $8,239 per student—well below most neighbors—and has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 16.3. Sealston scored below the Virginia state average on all eight SOL tests in 2025–26, with the largest gap in 4th-grade reading (63.39% vs. 73.70% statewide). Chronic absenteeism stands at 17.0%, which is better than the district average of 21.1% and down from a peak of 21.5%, but still above the state rate of 14.8% and higher than several nearby schools with more economically disadvantaged populations.

There are some bright spots. Third-grade reading and math are competitive with state averages, and 5th-grade science is a genuine strength—in 2023–24 it actually exceeded the state proficiency rate. However, the school's subgroup results raise concerns: disabled students and military-connected students rank in the single digits statewide, and the military-connected subgroup fell from the 39th to the 9th percentile in just one year. Given the school's proximity to Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, this is worth attention. In short, Sealston is a school with solid early-grade foundations and real strengths in science, but it faces real challenges in translating its economic advantages into consistent academic growth through 4th and 5th grade.

753

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,239

Per pupil spending ?

29.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11048 Fletchers Chapel Rd.
King George, VA 22485

(540) 775-3400

District: King George County Public Schools

Students who attend Sealston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	King George Middle
High:	King George High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

African American:

15.5%

Hispanic:

13.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg68%

Virginia avg72%

761^st of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the King George County Public Schools

78^th of 131King George 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	37.6	761 of 1111	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.5	744 of 1110	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	734 of 1114	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	548 of 1114	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	491 of 1109	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	504 of 1103	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	569 of 1105	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	708 of 1097	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.7	636 of 1099	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.1	496 of 1096	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.5	480 of 1100	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.4	597 of 1110	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.1	855 of 1120	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.3	909 of 1117	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	54.7	544 of 1117	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	25.4	987 of 1113	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.9	964 of 1082	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.9	841 of 1081	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.6	971 of 1083	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.8	891 of 1071	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.5	854 of 1062	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	502 of 591	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	496 of 579	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	437 of 588	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	71.9	131 of 579	77.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	4.1	398 of 420	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	770 of 1100	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.4	837 of 1096	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	730 of 1098	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	592 of 1100	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	424 of 619	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	427 of 606	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.2	292 of 580	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	257 of 564	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	848 of 1040	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	887 of 1046	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	814 of 1036	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	749 of 1099	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	633 of 1093	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	750 of 1101	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	496 of 1093	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	187 of 206	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	44.6	118 of 192	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	168 of 195	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.0	104 of 182	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	263 of 306	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	265 of 271	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	242 of 247	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	205 of 245	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	772 of 974	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.7	708 of 973	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	831 of 979	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	605 of 984	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)30th percentile~ school

White (2026)21st percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)14th percentile-17 vs school

Military Connected (2026)9th percentile-22 vs school

Disabled (2026)5th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics67%-6 vs state

Science66%~ state avg

VA Studies66%-5 vs state

English Reading65%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Wednesday, November 28, 2018

STEM focus, clean rooms, administrators and teachers focus on student needs Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, March 10, 2016

I had a horrible experience with this school. It began with the rude secretary and ended with the administration unwilling to resolve a bullying problem. My 5 year-old daughter was lost at their school and was bullied both on their school bus and on their playground. The bus driver, teacher, and principal were made aware of it. The first step was for me to miss work so that I could drive my daughter to school. The bully on the bus who had been shoving my 5 year-old under the seats was permitted back on the bus after a short time. She was allowed to kick my child out of her seat and choose the seat she wanted, leaving my child to sit with a stranger.
We ultimately resolved the bullying situation at Sealston by removing my daughter from the school and sending her to a local, private school at great expense to our family. The school met with us one morning to tell us that her being bullied was normal behavior of children and that changing schools would be expensive. They were unwilling to hold the children accountable or help my daughter. 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 (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
Sealston Elementary	Public	K-5	11048 Fletchers Chapel Rd.	King George	22485	King George County	King George County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 775-3400	753	46	16.3	29.3%	425 (56.4%)	117 (15.5%)	103 (13.7%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (13.0%)	37.6	761^st of 1111 public elementary schools	31.5%		37.5	744^th of 1110 public elementary schools	33.0%	17	71.9	63.1	66.9	66.4	66.3	63.4	66.4	65.8	$8,239	$313	$7,926
Ferry Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Pendleton Rd	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 373-7366	555	42	13.2	44.5%	303 (54.6%)	66 (11.9%)	125 (22.5%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.9%)	56	538^th of 1111 public elementary schools	51.6%		54.8	542^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	51.2%	4	75.6	70.6	78.4	71.6	65.9	74.5	77.3	75.8	$13,170	$927	$12,242
Grafton Village Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Deacon Rd	Falmouth	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 373-5454	737	49	15.0	36.6%	429 (58.2%)	98 (13.3%)	132 (17.9%)	16 (2.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	58.4	502^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	54.8%		51.1	588^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.0%	86	76.8	71.7	80.8	75.2	68.8	71.1	78.9	74.6	$10,274	$364	$9,911
Lee Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Lee Hill School Dr	Fredericksburg	22408	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 898-1433	680	41	16.5	66.0%	219 (32.2%)	148 (21.8%)	201 (29.6%)	33 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (11.3%)	41.4	722^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	35.0%		39	728^th of 1110 public elementary schools	34.4%	6	63.4	73.0	82.8	61.6	53.2	72.8	66.7	68.5	$7,838	$237	$7,601
Cedar Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3412 Massaponax Church Road	Fredericksburg	22408	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 834-4569	789	48	16.4	65.1%	219 (27.8%)	205 (26.0%)	245 (31.1%)	34 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	84 (10.6%)	24.9	894^th of 1111 public elementary schools	19.5%		32.7	803^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	27.7%	91	65.0	64.0	72.7	54.0	49.2	56.5	61.2	57.3	$8,915	$1,203	$7,711
Conway Elementary	Public	K-5	105 Primmer House Road	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 361-1455	904	61	14.8	47.2%	355 (39.3%)	203 (22.5%)	185 (20.5%)	83 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	74 (8.2%)	31.4	828^th of 1111 public elementary schools	25.5%		42.3	695^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.4%	133	63.1	69.0	66.2	58.5	52.5	70.1	67.6	57.6	$9,524	$640	$8,884
Gladys West Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Learning Lane	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(540) 372-1140	0																		(n/a)	52.0	55.4	72.2	56.7	53.2	64.4	71.1	59.1
Spotswood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Lorraine Avenue	Fredericksburg	22408	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 898-1514	526	35	15.0	65.4%	140 (26.6%)	120 (22.8%)	164 (31.2%)	40 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (11.8%)	26.8	878^th of 1111 public elementary schools	21.0%		41.8	700^th of 1110 public elementary schools	36.9%	178	61.5	59.3	69.4	62.2	44.2	55.0	62.9	73.5	$9,002	$743	$8,259
Falmouth Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Forbes St	Falmouth	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 373-7458	724	51	14.1	78.7%	240 (33.1%)	181 (25.0%)	166 (22.9%)	53 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (11.5%)	30.3	839^th of 1111 public elementary schools	24.5%		26.1	871^st of 1110 public elementary schools	21.5%	32	61.5	65.7	61.1	63.2	50.9	64.9	66.1	69.4	$10,496	$647	$9,849
Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-5	3 Learning Lane	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 372-1135	812	54	15.0	90.8%	206 (25.4%)	232 (28.6%)	193 (23.8%)	102 (12.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	76 (9.4%)	6.5	1056^th of 1111 public elementary schools	5.0%		15.2	980^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.7%	76	42.7	32.9	47.6	46.3	37.8	56.1	51.9	50.9	$13,267	$2,236	$11,031

Frequently Asked Questions about Sealston Elementary

Is Sealston Elementary a good school?

Sealston Elementary ranks 761^st of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sealston Elementary in?

King George County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Sealston Elementary?

Students at Sealston Elementary are 56% White, 16% African American, 14% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sealston Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sealston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : King George Middle
High : King George High

How many students attend Sealston Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 753 students attended Sealston Elementary.

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