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Courthouse Road Elementary

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Courthouse Road Elementary ranks 667 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

667^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Courthouse Road Elementary is a PK–5 school in Spotsylvania, VA, serving 762 students as part of Spotsylvania County Public Schools. The school has seen its statewide rank rebound from the 34th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 40th percentile (667th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools) in 2025-2026, though it remains below its strong early-2020s performance when it ranked in the 75th percentile.

One of the school's most distinctive patterns is a striking grade-level split. Third grade math (59.83% proficient) and reading (55.56%) trail both district and state averages, but by 4th and 5th grade, students pull ahead—4th grade math (76.52%), reading (74.24%), and VA Studies (76.56%) all exceed district and state averages, as does 5th grade math (75.59%). This suggests the school adds significant value in upper elementary. English Language Learner students are a bright spot, ranking in the 67th percentile statewide, and chronic absenteeism has fallen from 30.6% to 17.9%—below the district average. All of this is especially notable given that the free/reduced lunch rate jumped from 48.7% to 73.2% in just two years.

Courthouse Road outranks nearby schools like Spotswood, Harrison Road, Parkside, Spotsylvania, and Salem, despite some of those schools spending more per student. However, Battlefield Elementary—just 1.9 miles away with a nearly identical poverty rate and lower spending—ranks much higher (519th vs. 667th), suggesting peer-school practices may offer useful lessons. The biggest area of concern is students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom fifth statewide (20th percentile), alongside the persistent 3rd grade gap. Strengthening early-grade foundations and improving outcomes for disabled students are the clearest priorities for sustaining the school's upper-grade success.

762

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,850

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9911 Courthouse Rd
Spotsylvania, VA 22553

(540) 891-0400

District: Spotsylvania County Public Schools

Students who attend Courthouse Road Elementary usually attend:

High:

Courtland High

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.5%

Hispanic:

25.9%

African American:

21.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg65%

Virginia avg72%

667^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 48% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	45.7	667 of 1111	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.6	731 of 1110	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	607 of 1114	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.2	338 of 1114	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	282 of 1109	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	305 of 1103	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	483 of 1105	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	461 of 1097	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.9	403 of 1099	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.5	524 of 1096	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.2	513 of 1100	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.9	622 of 1110	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.4	569 of 1120	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.7	542 of 1117	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.6	706 of 1117	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	627 of 1113	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.9	645 of 1082	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.9	885 of 1081	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.4	751 of 1083	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	49.3	618 of 1071	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.0	738 of 1062	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	396 of 591	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	405 of 579	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	381 of 588	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.7	134 of 579	76.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	335 of 420	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	328 of 355	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	232 of 324	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	103 of 315	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.8	153 of 326	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	166 of 306	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	82.4	40 of 300	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	645 of 1100	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.4	693 of 1096	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	599 of 1098	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.5	314 of 1100	71.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	333 of 619	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.9	438 of 606	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	399 of 580	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.2	118 of 564	79.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	646 of 1040	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	643 of 1046	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	569 of 1036	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	689 of 1099	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	782 of 1093	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.1	625 of 1101	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.6	368 of 1093	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	156 of 306	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.7	210 of 271	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	200 of 247	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	170 of 245	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	610 of 974	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	687 of 973	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.5	445 of 979	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	302 of 984	69.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)67th percentile+27 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)49th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile~ school

White (2026)37th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)33rd percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2026)20th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies77%+6 vs state

Mathematics71%~ state avg

English Reading67%-4 vs state

Science65%-4 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Courthouse Road Elementary

How many students attend Courthouse Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 762 students attended Courthouse Road Elementary.

Is Courthouse Road Elementary a good school?

Courthouse Road Elementary ranks 667^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Courthouse Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Courthouse Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Courtland High

What district is Courthouse Road Elementary in?

Spotsylvania County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Courthouse Road Elementary?

Students at Courthouse Road Elementary are 38% White, 26% Hispanic, 22% African American, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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