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Smith Station Elementary

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Smith Station Elementary ranks 621 st of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

621^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Smith Station Elementary is a public PK–5 school in Fredericksburg, VA, serving 715 students as part of Spotsylvania County Public Schools. Despite serving a high-poverty population—72.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch—Smith Station Elementary beat the district average in every tested grade and subject in 2025–2026. Notably, 4th-grade VA Studies proficiency was 81.3%, which is nearly 16 points above the district and more than 10 points above the state. Third-grade reading also stood out at 66.3% versus a district average of 56.4%, and 4th-grade reading (75.2%) and 5th-grade math (74.5%) both topped state averages.

Among 11 nearby elementary schools, Smith Station ranks 4th—behind Chancellor Elementary, Battlefield Elementary, and Courtland Elementary—but ahead of peers like Parkside Elementary, Spotswood Elementary, and Wilderness Elementary. One of its biggest strengths is consistency: all grade-level proficiency scores cluster in the mid-60s to low-80s, with no severe weak spots. In contrast, several nearby schools post scores below 50% in core subjects. Chronic absenteeism is also a bright spot—15.7% in 2024–2025 versus 19.6% for the district—despite the school's high poverty rate. Per-student spending is moderate at $9,191, and the student-teacher ratio of 16.6 is similar to other area schools.

Smith Station has recovered from a post-pandemic dip, climbing from the 37th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 44th percentile in 2025–2026. However, the overall rank hides uneven outcomes across student groups: English Learners and White students perform relatively well, while students with disabilities, military-connected students, and low-socioeconomic-status students rank much lower. The low-income subgroup's rank has declined notably in recent years, which is worth monitoring given the school's high poverty rate. Even so, Smith Station's steady, above-district performance in nearly every subject—combined with strong attendance and a standout VA Studies program—makes it a dependable choice for families seeking a school that consistently outperforms its district, especially compared with other high-poverty schools in the area.

715

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,191

Per pupil spending ?

72.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7320 Smith Station Road
Fredericksburg, VA 22407

(540) 786-5443

District: Spotsylvania County Public Schools

Students who attend Smith Station Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Freedom Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.7%

African American:

26.0%

Hispanic:

25.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 48th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg65%

Virginia avg72%

621^st of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Spotsylvania County Public Schools

95^th of 131Spotsylvania 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	48.9	621 of 1111	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.5	691 of 1110	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	631 of 1114	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	698 of 1114	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.1	512 of 1109	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.2	326 of 1103	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	392 of 1105	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.2	340 of 1097	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.3	344 of 1099	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.3	568 of 1096	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.1	809 of 1100	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.8	828 of 1110	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.9	747 of 1120	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.5	566 of 1117	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.7	736 of 1117	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.4	730 of 1113	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.7	571 of 1082	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.0	619 of 1081	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.5	702 of 1083	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.7	674 of 1071	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.3	667 of 1062	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	423 of 591	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	437 of 579	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	413 of 588	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	414 of 579	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	19.2	356 of 420	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.3	242 of 355	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	119 of 326	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	132 of 306	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.6	60 of 300	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	636 of 1100	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	606 of 1096	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	689 of 1098	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	752 of 1100	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	211 of 619	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.9	273 of 606	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	264 of 580	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	289 of 564	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	729 of 1040	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.8	652 of 1046	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	540 of 1036	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	614 of 1099	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.4	758 of 1093	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	559 of 1101	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	659 of 1093	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	11.0	187 of 195	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	251 of 306	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	244 of 271	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	162 of 247	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.1	226 of 245	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	369 of 974	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	515 of 973	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.6	427 of 979	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	504 of 984	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+26 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile~ school

Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)18th percentile-26 vs school

Disabled (2026)15th percentile-29 vs school

Military Connected (2024)4th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies81%+11 vs state

Mathematics71%~ state avg

English Reading70%~ state avg

Science65%-4 vs state

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

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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
Smith Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7320 Smith Station Road	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%)	48.9	621^st of 1111 public elementary schools	44.1%		42.5	691^st of 1110 public elementary schools	37.7%	70	68.1	70.8	74.5	65.1	66.3	75.2	66.4	81.3	$9,191	$294	$8,898
Courthouse Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9911 Courthouse Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 891-0400	762	52	14.6	73.2%	293 (38.5%)	165 (21.7%)	197 (25.9%)	24 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.8%)	45.7	667^th of 1111 public elementary schools	40.0%		38.6	731^st of 1110 public elementary schools	34.1%	64	59.8	76.5	75.6	64.6	55.6	74.2	70.1	76.6	$8,850	$427	$8,423
Courtland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Smith Station Rd	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 898-5422	548	37	14.8	40.7%	245 (44.7%)	67 (12.2%)	159 (29.0%)	18 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.6%)	53.3	576^th of 1111 public elementary schools	48.2%		46.7	645^th of 1110 public elementary schools	41.9%	69	78.9	74.0	79.8	66.7	72.6	71.6	68.2	67.8	$9,674	$573	$9,101
Harrison Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6230 Harrison Road	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 548-4864	732	53	13.8	72.8%	217 (29.6%)	120 (16.4%)	315 (43.0%)	23 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.5%)	14.3	994^th of 1111 public elementary schools	10.5%		17.5	955^th of 1110 public elementary schools	14.0%	39	58.0	68.1	44.4	46.3	45.5	61.6	49.1	49.4	$9,593	$1,277	$8,316
Battlefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11108 Leavells Road	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 786-4532	665	40	16.6	73.4%	218 (32.8%)	106 (15.9%)	255 (38.3%)	31 (4.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.0%)	57.2	519^th of 1111 public elementary schools	53.3%		40.1	721^st of 1110 public elementary schools	35.0%	202	79.0	86.0	84.2	73.7	60.7	66.7	75.8	71.6	$8,445	$628	$7,817
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%)	76.5	264^th of 1111 public elementary schools	76.2%		75	289^th of 1110 public elementary schools	74.0%	25	87.3	86.4	83.6	74.6	79.8	83.8	82.1	81.8	$9,446	$243	$9,203
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%)	25.7	886^th of 1111 public elementary schools	20.3%		33.1	801^st of 1110 public elementary schools	27.8%	85	75.2	50.5	60.2	50.9	55.2	61.9	61.6	65.3	$9,151	$471	$8,679
Spotsylvania Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7415 Brock Road	Spotsylvania	22553	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 582-5445	623	34	18.3	65.0%	307 (49.3%)	124 (19.9%)	108 (17.3%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (11.2%)	16.5	975^th of 1111 public elementary schools	12.2%		23.7	888^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.0%	87	56.3	58.3	61.2	45.7	45.8	64.0	53.5	56.6	$7,509	$242	$7,268
Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4501 Jackson Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 786-8218	573	42	13.6	64.9%	139 (24.3%)	146 (25.5%)	216 (37.7%)	20 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.6%)	27.4	873^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	21.4%		28.6	842^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	24.1%	31	57.1	58.6	79.8	66.3	44.1	58.6	70.8	46.3	$9,880	$1,114	$8,765
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5620 Smith Station Rd.	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 710-5190	946	54	17.5	65.0%	276 (29.2%)	273 (28.9%)	214 (22.6%)	95 (10.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	82 (8.7%)	32.6	813^th of 1111 public elementary schools	26.8%		36.1	756^th of 1110 public elementary schools	31.9%	57	63.8	67.6	69.0	57.4	48.9	69.8	64.9	66.5	$7,530	$398	$7,132

Frequently Asked Questions about Smith Station Elementary

Is Smith Station Elementary a good school?

Smith Station Elementary ranks 621^st of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Smith Station Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 715 students attended Smith Station Elementary.

What district is Smith Station Elementary in?

Spotsylvania County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Smith Station Elementary attend?

Students who attend Smith Station Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Freedom Middle

What is the racial makeup of Smith Station Elementary?

Students at Smith Station Elementary are 34% White, 26% African American, 26% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

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