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Locust Grove Elementary

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Locust Grove Elementary ranks 698 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

698^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Locust Grove Elementary is a public elementary school serving 518 students in grades 3-5 in Locust Grove, Virginia. The school is part of the Orange County Public Schools district, which is ranked 60 out of 129 school districts in the state.

Academically, Locust Grove Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools over the past several years, with performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests generally below the district and state averages. The school struggles the most with 5th grade math and science, but performs relatively better in 3rd and 4th grade math and 4th grade reading. Compared to nearby schools, Lightfoot Elementary and Chancellor Elementary are both higher-performing.

Locust Grove Elementary has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 69.31% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.0% to 26.7% over the past few years. While the school's African American students perform relatively better compared to other Virginia elementary schools, its Hispanic and white student populations perform significantly worse. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive approach, including targeted interventions, increased resources, and a focus on improving attendance and engagement.

519

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,384

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31208 Constitution Highway
Locust Grove, VA 22508

(540) 661-4440

District: Orange County Public Schools

Students who attend Locust Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Locust Grove Middle
High:	Orange County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.5%

Hispanic:

19.7%

Two or more races:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg71%

Virginia avg71%

698^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

60^th of 129Orange 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	42.0	698 of 1110	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	762 of 1114	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	713 of 1114	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	623 of 1109	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	631 of 1103	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.6	445 of 1105	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	433 of 1097	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.9	327 of 1099	70.2%	★★★★☆
2016	62.5	421 of 1096	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.6	411 of 1100	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.2	393 of 1110	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.5	479 of 1120	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.1	472 of 1117	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.7	202 of 1117	81.9%	★★★★☆
2010	74.6	193 of 1113	82.7%	★★★★☆
2009	63.6	374 of 1082	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.3	686 of 1081	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.3	669 of 1083	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.0	780 of 1071	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.2	950 of 1062	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	107 of 579	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	41.4	389 of 588	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	229 of 579	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	0.7	352 of 355	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.8	315 of 324	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	780 of 1096	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	781 of 1098	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	777 of 1100	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	305 of 606	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	430 of 580	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.2	336 of 564	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	692 of 1046	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	787 of 1036	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	563 of 1093	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	753 of 1101	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	682 of 1093	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	187 of 192	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	263 of 271	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	243 of 247	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	241 of 245	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	778 of 973	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	816 of 979	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	818 of 984	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)82nd percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-34 vs school

Military Connected (2025)3rd percentile-35 vs school

Disabled (2024)1st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading70%~ state avg

VA Studies69%~ state avg

Mathematics64%-8 vs state

Science59%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)		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 Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th 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 English Reading 8th 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
Locust Grove Elementary	Public	3-5	31208 Constitution Highway	Locust Grove	22508	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 661-4440	519	31	16.7	69.6%	283 (54.5%)	61 (11.8%)	102 (19.7%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (12.5%)	42	698^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.1%		37	762^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	31.6%	64				73.7	68.9	49.6				59.3		72.2	75.5	62.1					69.0	$7,384	$472	$6,912
Locust Grove Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	31230 Constitution Highway	Locust Grove	22508	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 661-4420	500	30	16.6	69.4%	276 (55.2%)	42 (8.4%)	109 (21.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.4%)								(n/a)																				$7,715	$536	$7,179
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
Lightfoot Elementary	Public	3-5	11360 Zachary Taylor Hwy	Unionville	22567	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 661-4520	224	14	16.5	70.1%	148 (66.1%)	19 (8.5%)	38 (17.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	16 (7.1%)	67.3	389^th of 1110 public elementary schools	65.0%		38.1	746^th of 1114 public elementary schools	33.0%	357				76.1	84.4	82.1				83.1		65.7	77.9	73.1					81.9	$8,604	$1,841	$6,763
Brock Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10207 Brock Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 972-3870	651	43	15.1	33.0%	384 (59.0%)	65 (10.0%)	116 (17.8%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	74 (11.4%)	68.8	370^th of 1110 public elementary schools	66.7%		69.5	367^th of 1114 public elementary schools	67.1%	3				76.2	87.4	85.5				71.7		74.3	82.5	72.5					83.5	$8,887	$388	$8,499
Wilderness Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11600 Catharpin Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-9817	647	45	14.3	72.3%	281 (43.4%)	106 (16.4%)	170 (26.3%)	11 (1.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (11.3%)	33.1	801^st of 1110 public elementary schools	27.8%		41.6	710^th of 1114 public elementary schools	36.3%	91				67.7	63.7	66.7				56.3		62.2	63.7	67.8					58.6	$9,151	$471	$8,679
Livingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6057 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22551	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 895-5101	479	29	16.5	65.1%	326 (68.1%)	40 (8.4%)	67 (14.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.4%)	25.5	875^th of 1110 public elementary schools	21.2%		40.1	726^th of 1114 public elementary schools	34.8%	149				72.5	56.7	66.2				47.2		62.5	56.1	58.3					42.6	$10,146	$805	$9,341
Chancellor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5995 Plank Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-6123	440	25	17.6	22.5%	265 (60.2%)	47 (10.7%)	77 (17.5%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	34 (7.7%)	75	289^th of 1110 public elementary schools	74.0%		73.8	297^th of 1114 public elementary schools	73.3%	8				81.7	92.8	82.0				76.4		74.4	82.6	80.7					85.5	$9,446	$243	$9,203
Smith Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7320 Smith Station Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 786-5443	715	43	16.6	72.6%	241 (33.7%)	186 (26.0%)	183 (25.6%)	37 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (9.4%)	42.5	691^st of 1110 public elementary schools	37.7%		48.9	631^st of 1114 public elementary schools	43.4%	60				67.3	65.8	70.4				67.8		58.4	71.2	64.0					77.1	$9,191	$294	$8,898
Freedom Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	7315 Smith Station Rd.	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 548-1030	763	61	12.5	65.1%	332 (43.5%)	145 (19.0%)	184 (24.1%)	26 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (9.4%)								(n/a)	100.0	100.0	97.6				65.1	55.0	64.3		69.9				70.9	72.3	74.4	74.3		$9,605	$421	$9,184

Frequently Asked Questions about Locust Grove Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Locust Grove Elementary?

Students at Locust Grove Elementary are 55% White, 20% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 12% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Locust Grove Elementary a good school?

Locust Grove Elementary ranks 698^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Locust Grove Elementary in?

Orange County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Locust Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Locust Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Locust Grove Middle
High : Orange County High

How many students attend Locust Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended Locust Grove Elementary.

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