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Moss-Nuckols Elementary

Q: Is Moss-Nuckols Elementary a good school?

Moss-Nuckols Elementary ranks 425 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

425^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Moss-Nuckols Elementary is a public elementary school in Louisa, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 589 students. The school is part of the Louisa County Public Schools district, which is ranked 6th out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Moss-Nuckols Elementary has shown a mixed performance in its SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores compared to the district and state. While the school has outperformed in some areas, such as 3rd and 4th grade mathematics and 4th grade English reading, it has struggled in others, like 5th grade mathematics, science, and English reading. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with some years showing stronger results and others weaker. Additionally, Moss-Nuckols Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 6.9% in the 2021-2022 school year to 19.3% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is notably higher than the district's rate.

The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 66.38% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is higher than the nearby Stony Point Elementary, Stone Robinson Elementary, and other schools in the Louisa County Public Schools district. While the school's African American and Hispanic students have generally outperformed their peers at the state level, the White and multi-racial students have struggled, with lower rankings compared to other Virginia elementary schools.

637

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,410

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2055 Courthouse Road
Louisa, VA 23093

(540) 967-1347

District: Louisa County Public Schools

Students who attend Moss-Nuckols Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Louisa County Middle
High:	Louisa County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.3%

African American:

19.9%

Two or more races:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (77% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Virginia median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Louisa County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg83%

Virginia avg71%

425^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Louisa County Public Schools

6^th of 129Louisa 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	425 of 1110	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	600 of 1114	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.0	560 of 1114	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.7	471 of 1109	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.7	268 of 1103	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	38.9	773 of 1105	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	760 of 1097	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.0	701 of 1099	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.6	754 of 1096	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.2	714 of 1100	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.8	806 of 1110	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.3	781 of 1120	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	139 of 579	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	250 of 588	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	186 of 579	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	381 of 1096	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	679 of 1098	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	568 of 1100	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	181 of 606	70.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	403 of 1046	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	555 of 1036	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	445 of 1093	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	528 of 1101	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	537 of 1093	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	205 of 271	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	198 of 245	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	539 of 973	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	692 of 979	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	667 of 984	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)76th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

White (2025)45th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics80%+8 vs state

English Reading77%+7 vs state

VA Studies71%+3 vs state

Science70%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (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 Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Moss-Nuckols Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2055 Courthouse Road	Louisa	23093	Louisa County	Louisa County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 967-1347	637	43	14.8	67.2%	378 (59.3%)	127 (19.9%)	47 (7.4%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.6%)	64.6	425^th of 1110 public elementary schools	61.7%		51.2	600^th of 1114 public elementary schools	46.1%	175	86.0	81.4	71.6	70.1	75.2	84.4	70.8	70.8		$11,410	$84	$11,326
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1782 Jefferson Hwy	Louisa	23093	Louisa County	Louisa County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 967-0492	672	48	14.0	88.8%	452 (67.3%)	64 (9.5%)	71 (10.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (12.4%)	78.4	244^th of 1110 public elementary schools	78.0%		81.7	178^th of 1114 public elementary schools	84.0%	66	89.4	86.8	93.1	73.6	78.8	81.9	84.9	79.2		$11,970	$11,970	$00
Trevilians Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2035 Spotswood Trail	Louisa	23093	Louisa County	Louisa County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 967-1108	546	40	13.6	79.3%	354 (64.8%)	73 (13.4%)	47 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.0%)	86.1	103^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	90.7%		69	371^st of 1114 public elementary schools	66.7%	268	88.5	85.9	92.4	91.1	84.6	83.5	92.4	90.4		$10,919	$10,919	$00
Carysbrook Elementary	Public	3-4	9172 James Madison Highway	Fork Union	23055	Fluvanna County	Fluvanna County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 842-1241	457	32	14.2	60.8%	304 (66.5%)	57 (12.5%)	42 (9.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.2%)	38.8	729^th of 1110 public elementary schools	34.3%		59	499^th of 1114 public elementary schools	55.2%	230	71.1	71.4			64.7	67.6		51.6		$10,157	$1,021	$9,137
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	3340 Central Plains Road	Palmyra	22963	Fluvanna County	Fluvanna County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 589-8318	751	53	14.1	60.6%	453 (60.3%)	111 (14.8%)	76 (10.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (14.4%)								(n/a)										$11,381	$912	$10,470
Gordon-Barbour Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Baker Street	Gordonsville	22942	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 661-4500	326	24	13.3	70.6%	195 (59.8%)	55 (16.9%)	37 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.4%)	66.8	393^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	64.6%		55.7	541^st of 1114 public elementary schools	51.4%	148	91.5	88.4	73.8	72.1	80.9	72.7	72.1	79.6		$9,451	$1,363	$8,088
Byrd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2704 Hadensville Fife Rd	Goochland	23063	Goochland County	Goochland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(804) 556-5380	281	25	11.3	38.1%	216 (76.9%)	33 (11.7%)	13 (4.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	55	541^st of 1110 public elementary schools	51.3%		54.7	561^st of 1114 public elementary schools	49.6%	20	68.9	75.0	66.7	72.5	57.8	74.2	90.0	83.3		$13,960	$1,269	$12,692
Jouett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Jouett School Rd	Mineral	23117	Louisa County	Louisa County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 872-3931	647	47	13.7	78.1%	510 (78.8%)	51 (7.9%)	29 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (7.9%)	80.8	203^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	81.7%		73.7	299^th of 1114 public elementary schools	73.2%	96	94.2	91.2	83.3	82.2	84.5	85.7	75.0	83.5		$11,585	$11,585	$00
Stone Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	958 North Milton Road	Charlottesville	22911	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 296-3754	476	35	13.6	30.3%	296 (62.2%)	60 (12.6%)	58 (12.2%)	20 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.6%)	71.6	333^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	70.0%		62.1	464^th of 1114 public elementary schools	58.3%	131	68.0	90.8	89.9	82.6	62.2	86.2	85.7		84.9	$13,393	$745	$12,648
Stony Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3893 Stony Point Road	Keswick	22947	Albemarle County	Albemarle County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 973-6405	217	17	12.7	26.7%	141 (65.0%)	22 (10.1%)	16 (7.4%)	11 (5.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.0%)	59.8	477^th of 1110 public elementary schools	57.0%		68.6	374^th of 1114 public elementary schools	66.4%	103	75.0	92.5	73.3	70.0	68.8	92.5	70.0		41.4	$18,090	$1,092	$16,998

Frequently Asked Questions about Moss-Nuckols Elementary

How many students attend Moss-Nuckols Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 637 students attended Moss-Nuckols Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Moss-Nuckols Elementary?

Students at Moss-Nuckols Elementary are 59% White, 20% African American, 12% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Moss-Nuckols Elementary a good school?

Moss-Nuckols Elementary ranks 425^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Moss-Nuckols Elementary in?

Louisa County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Moss-Nuckols Elementary attend?

Students who attend Moss-Nuckols Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Louisa County Middle
High : Louisa County High

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