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Harrison Road Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

994^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Harrison Road Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Fredericksburg, VA, serving 732 students in the Spotsylvania County Public Schools district. The school currently ranks in the 11th percentile of Virginia elementary schools—a notable drop from the 29th percentile just a few years ago—and sits near the bottom of the rankings among all nearby schools in the district.

In 2025–2026, Harrison Road scored below the state average in every tested subject and grade, and below its own district average in nearly all areas as well. The most striking weakness is 5th grade math, where only 44.44% of students were proficient, compared to 70.32% across the district and roughly 72% statewide. Nearby schools show dramatically higher results: Battlefield Elementary (84.21%), Chancellor Elementary (83.58%), and Courtland Elementary (79.76%). Reading scores follow a similar pattern, with 5th grade reading at 49.07% proficiency versus 64.02% for the district. The school's performance also swings sharply from year to year, suggesting that individual classroom cohorts can have a big impact on results.

One of the most telling comparisons is with Battlefield Elementary, located less than a mile away. Both schools serve nearly identical student populations—about 73% of students at each school receive free or reduced-price lunch—yet Battlefield ranks in the 53rd percentile statewide while Harrison Road sits in the 11th. That gap suggests poverty alone does not explain the results. On a more positive note, chronic absenteeism has improved from 32% in 2020–2021 to 17% in 2024–2025, which is now below the district average of 19.6%. The school also has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.8 and per-student spending of $9,593, so resources are not clearly lacking. English Language Learners have also shown meaningful progress, improving from the 5th to the 25th percentile in recent years.

732

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,593

Per pupil spending ?

72.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6230 Harrison Road
Fredericksburg, VA 22407

(540) 548-4864

District: Spotsylvania County Public Schools

Students who attend Harrison Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chancellor Middle
High:	Riverbend High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.0%

White:

29.6%

African American:

16.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (53% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg65%

Virginia avg72%

994^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	14.3	994 of 1111	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	955 of 1110	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	978 of 1114	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	792 of 1114	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	894 of 1109	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	803 of 1103	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1002 of 1105	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	926 of 1097	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.1	849 of 1099	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	50.3	615 of 1096	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.1	688 of 1100	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.1	620 of 1110	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.3	771 of 1120	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	67.6	314 of 1117	71.9%	★★★★☆
2011	60.0	448 of 1117	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.8	414 of 1113	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.5	389 of 1082	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.7	547 of 1081	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.1	800 of 1083	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.9	743 of 1071	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.9	740 of 1062	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	553 of 591	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	545 of 579	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	557 of 588	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	45.1	363 of 579	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	391 of 420	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	237 of 315	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.8	225 of 326	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.2	291 of 306	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	203 of 300	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	988 of 1100	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	977 of 1096	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	997 of 1098	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	723 of 1100	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	559 of 619	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	487 of 606	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	498 of 580	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	412 of 564	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	941 of 1040	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	847 of 1046	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	885 of 1036	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	971 of 1099	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	880 of 1093	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	890 of 1101	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	834 of 1093	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	831 of 974	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	886 of 973	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	935 of 979	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	767 of 984	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)25th percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)7th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics57%-16 vs state

English Reading52%-19 vs state

VA Studies49%-21 vs state

Science46%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Teachers go the extra mile for their students. Assistant Principal goes above and beyond to support parents. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, May 22, 2015

Not family friendly. Social worker has chip on her shoulder and Principal could care less. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Gladys West Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Learning Lane	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(540) 372-1140	0																		(n/a)	52.0	55.4	72.2	56.7	53.2	64.4	71.1	59.1
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrison Road Elementary

Is Harrison Road Elementary a good school?

Harrison Road Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Virginia elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Harrison Road Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Chancellor Middle
High : Riverbend High

What district is Harrison Road Elementary in?

Spotsylvania County Public Schools

How many students attend Harrison Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 732 students attended Harrison Road Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Harrison Road Elementary?

Students at Harrison Road Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 30% White, 16% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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