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Ferry Farm Elementary

Q: Is Ferry Farm Elementary a good school?

Ferry Farm Elementary ranks 538 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

538^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Ferry Farm Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Fredericksburg, VA, serving 555 students as part of Stafford County Public Schools. The school currently ranks at the 52nd percentile statewide with a 3-star rating for 2025-2026, a steady improvement from the 43rd percentile in 2021-2022. The school serves a moderately economically diverse population, with 44.5% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and benefits from a low student-teacher ratio of 13.2 and per-student spending of $13,170.

Academically, Ferry Farm outpaces its district in most subject areas, with particularly strong 5th grade results. In 2025-2026, 5th grade math proficiency reached 78.41% compared to 72.01% district-wide, 5th grade reading hit 77.27% versus 71.25% in the district, and 5th grade science reached 71.59% against a district rate of 64.71%. One of the school's most striking achievements is its support for military-connected students, ranking 2nd out of 192 schools statewide for this group. The school has also shown significant progress with African American students, climbing from the 45th to the 74th percentile over the past year. Attendance is another bright spot: chronic absenteeism is 13.0%, below both the district rate of 17.5% and the state rate of 14.8%.

When compared to nearby schools, Ferry Farm stands out. Grafton Village Elementary is the closest competitor at the 55th percentile, but Ferry Farm matches or exceeds it in several key subjects despite serving a student body with a higher poverty rate. Other nearby schools lag further behind: Conway Elementary ranks in the 25th percentile, Falmouth Elementary in the 24th, and both Hugh Mercer Elementary and Lafayette Elementary rank in the single digits. While the school faces some challenges, including a gender gap in test performance and year-to-year score variability, the overall picture is a stable, improving school that achieves strong results for specific student populations while navigating economic diversity.

555

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,170

Per pupil spending ?

44.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Pendleton Rd
Fredericksburg, VA 22405

(540) 373-7366

District: Stafford County Public Schools

Students who attend Ferry Farm Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle
High:	Stafford Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.6%

Hispanic:

22.5%

African American:

11.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 43rd percentile in 2022 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 52nd (2026) from a 43rd-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Virginia median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg69%

Virginia avg72%

538^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

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

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Stafford County Public Schools

74^th of 131Stafford 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	56.0	538 of 1111	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.8	542 of 1110	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	560 of 1114	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	603 of 1114	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	628 of 1109	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.8	457 of 1103	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	338 of 1105	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	487 of 1097	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.4	423 of 1099	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.5	436 of 1096	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.9	349 of 1100	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.8	587 of 1110	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.0	396 of 1120	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.4	694 of 1117	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.6	588 of 1117	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.6	613 of 1113	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.1	881 of 1082	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.9	693 of 1081	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.5	667 of 1083	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.4	641 of 1071	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.4	545 of 1062	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	152 of 591	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	49.3	320 of 579	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	263 of 588	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	493 of 1100	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.5	453 of 1096	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	567 of 1098	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	564 of 1100	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	272 of 619	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.7	287 of 606	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	170 of 580	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	190 of 564	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	560 of 1040	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.4	551 of 1046	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	584 of 1036	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	580 of 1099	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	613 of 1093	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	542 of 1101	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	627 of 1093	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	2 of 192	99.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	31.8	183 of 247	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	169 of 245	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	675 of 974	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	624 of 973	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	687 of 979	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	691 of 984	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)99th percentile+48 vs school

African American (2026)74th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)26th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies76%+5 vs state

Mathematics75%~ state avg

English Reading73%~ state avg

Science72%+3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, January 18, 2019

I haven't met a single teacher who didn't deeply care about the children in their classes. This is our final year at Ferry Farm Elementary and honestly, we as parents are going to miss it as much as our child. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Great family friendly school. No violence or bullying allowed. Parents are very involved. Love this school. 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
Ferry Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Pendleton Rd	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 373-7366	555	42	13.2	44.5%	303 (54.6%)	66 (11.9%)	125 (22.5%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.9%)	56	538^th of 1111 public elementary schools	51.6%		54.8	542^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	51.2%	4	75.6	70.6	78.4	71.6	65.9	74.5	77.3	75.8	$13,170	$927	$12,242
Grafton Village Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Deacon Rd	Falmouth	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 373-5454	737	49	15.0	36.6%	429 (58.2%)	98 (13.3%)	132 (17.9%)	16 (2.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	58.4	502^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	54.8%		51.1	588^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.0%	86	76.8	71.7	80.8	75.2	68.8	71.1	78.9	74.6	$10,274	$364	$9,911
Hugh Mercer Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Cowan Blvd	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 372-1115	859	54	15.8	90.3%	180 (21.0%)	260 (30.3%)	223 (26.0%)	129 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	63 (7.3%)	11.6	1016^th of 1111 public elementary schools	8.6%		5.5	1070^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.6%	54	44.6	52.5	58.8	55.0	39.1	52.5	55.7	53.9	$12,445	$2,223	$10,222
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
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
Conway Elementary	Public	K-5	105 Primmer House Road	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 361-1455	904	61	14.8	47.2%	355 (39.3%)	203 (22.5%)	185 (20.5%)	83 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	74 (8.2%)	31.4	828^th of 1111 public elementary schools	25.5%		42.3	695^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.4%	133	63.1	69.0	66.2	58.5	52.5	70.1	67.6	57.6	$9,524	$640	$8,884
Falmouth Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Forbes St	Falmouth	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 373-7458	724	51	14.1	78.7%	240 (33.1%)	181 (25.0%)	166 (22.9%)	53 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (11.5%)	30.3	839^th of 1111 public elementary schools	24.5%		26.1	871^st of 1110 public elementary schools	21.5%	32	61.5	65.7	61.1	63.2	50.9	64.9	66.1	69.4	$10,496	$647	$9,849
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
Lee Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 Lee Hill School Dr	Fredericksburg	22408	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 898-1433	680	41	16.5	66.0%	219 (32.2%)	148 (21.8%)	201 (29.6%)	33 (4.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (11.3%)	41.4	722^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	35.0%		39	728^th of 1110 public elementary schools	34.4%	6	63.4	73.0	82.8	61.6	53.2	72.8	66.7	68.5	$7,838	$237	$7,601
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ferry Farm Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ferry Farm Elementary?

Students at Ferry Farm Elementary are 55% White, 23% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Ferry Farm Elementary a good school?

Ferry Farm Elementary ranks 538^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ferry Farm Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ferry Farm Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle
High : Stafford Senior High

What district is Ferry Farm Elementary in?

Stafford County Public Schools

How many students attend Ferry Farm Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Ferry Farm Elementary.

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