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Luray Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

853^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Luray Elementary is a public elementary school located in Luray, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 482 students. The school is part of the Page County Public Schools district, which is ranked 49 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Luray Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.2% to 31.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of the nearby Shenandoah Elementary, Stanley Elementary, and Springfield Elementary schools. Additionally, the school's test scores in Mathematics, Science, and English Reading are generally lower than the state and district averages, with only 43.75% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 62.5% for the district and 71.56% for the state.

Luray Elementary has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 90.66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools in the same district. Despite this, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12 to 14.1 over the past few years, which is lower than the nearby schools. Luray Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Virginia elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating that the school is facing significant challenges in improving student outcomes.

474

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,680

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

555 First St
Luray, VA 22835

(540) 743-4078

District: Page County Public Schools

Students who attend Luray Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Luray Middle
High:	Luray High

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.5%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (60% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg67%

Virginia avg71%

853^rd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

49^th of 129Page 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	27.7	853 of 1110	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	834 of 1114	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	783 of 1114	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1003 of 1109	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	876 of 1103	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	882 of 1105	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	932 of 1097	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.8	979 of 1099	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	997 of 1096	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.7	1077 of 1100	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	23.2	976 of 1110	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.4	892 of 1120	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.7	905 of 1117	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.2	1004 of 1117	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.2	1040 of 1113	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	37.1	831 of 1082	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	52.5	574 of 1081	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	68.9	299 of 1083	72.4%	★★★★☆
2006	70.8	258 of 1071	75.9%	★★★★☆
2005	67.3	310 of 1062	70.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	838 of 1096	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	844 of 1098	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	799 of 1100	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	648 of 1046	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	727 of 1036	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	853 of 1093	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	791 of 1101	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	750 of 1093	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	943 of 973	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	908 of 979	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	904 of 984	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading63%-8 vs state

VA Studies62%-6 vs state

Mathematics58%-14 vs state

Science52%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Luray Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Science 5th 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 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
Luray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 First St	Luray	22835	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 743-4078	474	35	13.5	93.5%	396 (83.5%)	14 (3.0%)	31 (6.5%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.1%)	27.7	853^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	23.2%		30.7	834^th of 1114 public elementary schools	25.1%	19	63.5	66.1	43.8			51.6	61.9	58.1	68.8				62.3	$8,680	$91	$8,589
Springfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Big Spring Lane	Rileyville	22650	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 743-3750	208	16	13.0	75.5%	192 (92.3%)	5 (2.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	72	326^th of 1110 public elementary schools	70.6%		69.6	366^th of 1114 public elementary schools	67.1%	40	87.5	93.6	76.7			80.0	62.5	83.9	70.0				96.8	$9,364	$198	$9,166
Stanley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	306 Aylor Grubbs Ave	Stanley	22851	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 778-2612	337	27	12.4	90.5%	306 (90.8%)	5 (1.5%)	20 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	36	758^th of 1110 public elementary schools	31.7%		52.4	583^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	47.7%	175	50.0	65.3	72.1			70.5	41.7	56.3	72.1				69.4	$8,979	$127	$8,852
Ashby-Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Stonewall Lane	Quicksburg	22847	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 477-2927	692	49	14.1	85.3%	465 (67.2%)	7 (1.0%)	179 (25.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)	22.4	896^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.3%		31.1	822^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	26.2%	74	59.8	65.2	57.5			50.4	58.6	57.3	57.1				60.3	$8,814	$1,368	$7,446
W.W. Robinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1231 Susan Avenue	Woodstock	22664	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 459-5155	1,035	65	15.8	84.3%	713 (68.9%)	54 (5.2%)	205 (19.8%)	10 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.8%)	29.5	833^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	25.0%		34.9	780^th of 1114 public elementary schools	30.0%	53	63.0	54.6	69.1			65.1	55.6	55.5	68.7				59.6	$8,672	$1,510	$7,162
Shenandoah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	529 4th Street	Shenandoah	22849	Page County	Page County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 652-8621	351	27	13.0	94.0%	315 (89.7%)	6 (1.7%)	21 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	56.6	524^th of 1110 public elementary schools	52.8%		64.7	429^th of 1114 public elementary schools	61.5%	95	83.7	66.7	67.3			80.8	74.4	69.8	71.2				77.8	$9,399	$134	$9,265
Rappahannock County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	34 Schoolhouse Road	Washington	22747	Rappahannock County	Rappahannock County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 227-0200	457	37	12.5	65.0%	376 (82.3%)	6 (1.3%)	48 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	46	653^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	41.2%		56.7	527^th of 1114 public elementary schools	52.7%	126	69.8	69.1	83.6	64.4	80.6	75.0	51.2	64.7	80.4	67.8	78.4	80.4	58.2	$11,769	$595	$11,173
Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	225 American Legion Dr	Timberville	22853	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 896-8956	460	31	14.8	73.0%	346 (75.2%)	3 (0.7%)	79 (17.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	28.2	849^th of 1110 public elementary schools	23.5%		36.2	770^th of 1114 public elementary schools	30.9%	79	52.9	68.8	57.8			65.6	47.1	66.7	56.3				69.4	$9,958	$733	$9,225
Lacey Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8621 North Valley Pike	Harrisonburg	22802	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 433-7819	350	23	15.0	73.1%	203 (58.0%)	10 (2.9%)	114 (32.6%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	19.1	938^th of 1110 public elementary schools	15.5%		25.3	894^th of 1114 public elementary schools	19.7%	44	50.8	53.7	50.9			70.4	49.2	62.3	52.7				51.9	$12,234	$499	$11,735
John C. Myers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 Raider Rd	Broadway	22815	Rockingham County	Rockingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 896-2297	473	34	13.9	66.4%	323 (68.3%)	9 (1.9%)	96 (20.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.2%)	56.3	529^th of 1110 public elementary schools	52.3%		50.6	609^th of 1114 public elementary schools	45.3%	80	77.8	73.2	79.3			79.3	70.4	67.6	76.5				55.7	$10,664	$939	$9,725

Frequently Asked Questions about Luray Elementary

What schools do graduates of Luray Elementary attend?

Students who attend Luray Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Luray Middle
High : Luray High

What district is Luray Elementary in?

Page County Public Schools

How many students attend Luray Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Luray Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Luray Elementary?

Students at Luray Elementary are 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Luray Elementary a good school?

Luray Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.2% of Virginia elementary schools.

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