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Garrisonville Elementary

Q: Is Garrisonville Elementary a good school?

Garrisonville Elementary ranks 484 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

484^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Garrisonville Elementary is a public elementary school in Stafford, Virginia, serving 752 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Stafford County Public Schools district, which is ranked 68 out of 129 districts in the state.

Garrisonville Elementary consistently outperforms the Stafford County and Virginia state averages in standardized test scores, with its 3rd-grade math proficiency rate reaching 84.38% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 70.07% for Stafford County and 72.89% for Virginia. The school's performance has been improving over the years, earning it a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Garrisonville also excels in supporting the academic achievement of certain student subgroups, such as African American students and English Language Learners, who rank in the top quartile of Virginia elementary schools. However, the school's performance for multi-racial students and students with disabilities is relatively lower.

Despite its academic strengths, Garrisonville Elementary faces challenges with increasing chronic absenteeism rates, which rose from 11.5% in 2021-2022 to 19.3% in 2022-2023, higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 35.74% to 38.3% over the past few years. Compared to nearby Stafford County elementary schools, Garrisonville generally outperforms in academic achievement, but some schools, such as Winding Creek Elementary and Margaret Brent Elementary, have shown stronger performance in certain subject areas and student subgroups.

735

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,127

Per pupil spending ?

37.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Wood Dr
Stafford, VA 22556

(540) 658-6260

District: Stafford County Public Schools

Students who attend Garrisonville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Andrew G. Wright Middle
High:	Mountain View High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.7%

Hispanic:

29.5%

African American:

16.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Virginia median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg68%

Virginia avg71%

484^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

68^th of 129Stafford 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	59.2	484 of 1110	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	525 of 1114	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	385 of 1114	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	468 of 1109	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	571 of 1103	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	594 of 1105	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	658 of 1097	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.0	795 of 1099	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	48.0	657 of 1096	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.6	410 of 1100	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	82.2	125 of 1110	88.7%	★★★★☆
2013	91.3	20 of 1120	98.2%	★★★★★
2012	86.7	35 of 1117	96.9%	★★★★★
2011	88.0	14 of 1117	98.7%	★★★★★
2010	83.8	42 of 1113	96.2%	★★★★★
2009	74.3	207 of 1082	80.9%	★★★★☆
2008	77.9	139 of 1081	87.1%	★★★★☆
2007	70.6	259 of 1083	76.1%	★★★★☆
2006	79.3	125 of 1071	88.3%	★★★★☆
2005	77.3	169 of 1062	84.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	166 of 579	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	90 of 588	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	198 of 579	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	37.7	282 of 355	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.0	135 of 324	58.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	73 of 326	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	43.0	174 of 306	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.3	83 of 300	72.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	505 of 1096	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	509 of 1098	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	337 of 1100	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	299 of 606	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	266 of 580	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	218 of 564	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	496 of 1046	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	565 of 1036	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	464 of 1093	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	539 of 1101	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	422 of 1093	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	132 of 192	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	112 of 195	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.0	64 of 182	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	201 of 271	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.7	125 of 247	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	155 of 245	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	402 of 973	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	604 of 979	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.5	250 of 984	74.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)78th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2025)31st percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-31 vs school

Disabled (2024)21st percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics81%+8 vs state

English Reading72%~ state avg

Science70%~ state avg

VA Studies69%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, October 31, 2019

Garrisonville Elementary is a GREAT school. It is ranked low because Stafford CTY has had an influx of Spanish speaking children and to no one's surprise in a predominantly English speaking county the district is trying to compensate for the issues surrounding that. All of the scores will be skewed lower. Because of the teachers and cirriculum my child reads at a grade level higher than the state average. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, April 3, 2018

My son attends GES and I cannot wait for his younger siblings to attend the school as well. Every experience at every level that we have had with the teachers, leadership and faculty have been outstanding. A true emphasis is placed on each student and the teachers effectively identify their strengths and weaknesses. I cannot rate this school high enough! Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, April 3, 2018

teachers have gone above and beyond for my children and the administration is some of the best we have ever encountered. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, April 3, 2018

I cannot understand why this school is low-ranked.
The teachers differentiate instruction. (My kid is below grade in math and gets pull-out for that, while she is above grade in reading and gets appropriate challenging material for that subject.)
There is SO much community and school spirit!
Kids are open-minded and welcoming. (My child is an ethnic minority but does not face bullies or discrimination.)
The grade level teachers work together to give kids common experiences across the grade.
There is not too much homework.

I don't know. Maybe the bad things are:
Too much focus on SOLs.
Only 1 recess per day when most research show kids need more than that. Close Quote

by a citizen
Saturday, August 28, 2010

I was a student at Garrisonville about 7 years ago until i had to move because my dad was in the military. This school was really great and I miss it. Even though I'm in high school now I still wish I could reverse time and come back to school there :) Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (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 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
Garrisonville Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Wood Dr	Stafford	22556	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6260	735	47	15.6	37.6%	314 (42.7%)	118 (16.1%)	217 (29.5%)	28 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (7.2%)	59.2	484^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.4%		56.8	525^th of 1114 public elementary schools	52.9%	41	84.4	75.7	82.2	69.6	70.3	77.6	66.7	69.4	$9,127	$411	$8,717
Rockhill Elementary	Public	K-5	50 Wood Dr	Stafford	22556	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6360	639	41	15.5	42.6%	264 (41.3%)	89 (13.9%)	177 (27.7%)	35 (5.5%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	67 (10.5%)	61.9	455^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.0%		55.9	538^th of 1114 public elementary schools	51.7%	83	82.4	77.1	73.4	71.3	72.6	78.0	78.5	69.5	$10,360	$365	$9,995
Margaret Brent Elementary	Public	K-5	2125 Mountain View Rd	Stafford	22556	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6790	796	48	16.5	22.7%	481 (60.4%)	72 (9.0%)	160 (20.1%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	66 (8.3%)	78.1	247^th of 1110 public elementary schools	77.7%		77.9	243^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	78.2%	4	81.5	87.0	86.1	85.4	77.2	86.9	86.1	76.0	$9,477	$278	$9,199
Park Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 Parkway Blvd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6320	908	56	16.2	33.7%	298 (32.8%)	277 (30.5%)	169 (18.6%)	61 (6.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (10.8%)	43.5	682^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	38.6%		38.3	744^th of 1114 public elementary schools	33.2%	62	76.6	63.9	80.1	68.0	65.0	64.9	69.5	51.6	$8,826	$275	$8,551
Kate Waller Barrett Elementary	Public	K-5	150 Duffey Dr.	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 658-6464	838	58	14.4	88.2%	162 (19.3%)	243 (29.0%)	317 (37.8%)	42 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	69 (8.2%)	35.4	767^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.9%		51.8	588^th of 1114 public elementary schools	47.2%	179	61.0	58.9	69.1	65.6	52.9	67.6	71.0	68.1	$10,493	$848	$9,645
Winding Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	475 Winding Creek Rd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6400	840	54	15.5	35.0%	296 (35.2%)	199 (23.7%)	184 (21.9%)	86 (10.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (8.6%)	61.7	459^th of 1110 public elementary schools	58.6%		71.4	328^th of 1114 public elementary schools	70.6%	131	75.0	77.3	74.0	70.1	67.3	82.8	81.6	74.5	$8,665	$249	$8,416
Hampton Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	107 Northampton Blvd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6280	887	57	15.5	33.3%	382 (43.1%)	121 (13.6%)	258 (29.1%)	35 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (10.0%)	37.9	742^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	33.2%		31.4	816^th of 1114 public elementary schools	26.8%	74	72.3	65.0	58.4	64.7	64.4	68.1	68.0	59.5	$8,611	$363	$8,249
Anne E. Moncure Elementary	Public	K-5	75 Moncure Lane	Stafford	22556	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 658-6300	852	58	14.6	94.4%	122 (14.3%)	233 (27.3%)	353 (41.4%)	95 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.8%)	20.9	918^th of 1110 public elementary schools	17.3%		25.8	887^th of 1114 public elementary schools	20.4%	31	59.6	62.7	62.1	53.6	44.5	58.8	56.9	59.2	$11,197	$1,046	$10,151
Anthony Burns Elementary	Public	K-5	60 Gallery Road	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 658-6000	730	52	14.0	66.3%	199 (27.3%)	245 (33.6%)	161 (22.1%)	66 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.8%)	38.5	732^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	34.1%		30.3	838^th of 1114 public elementary schools	24.8%	106	62.1	76.2	66.1	66.1	55.2	71.4	70.6	53.9	$9,515	$662	$8,853
Stafford Elementary	Public	K-5	1349 Courthouse Rd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6340	879	53	16.5	42.8%	271 (30.8%)	215 (24.5%)	253 (28.8%)	53 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	83 (9.4%)	49.4	604^th of 1110 public elementary schools	45.6%		41.9	707^th of 1114 public elementary schools	36.5%	103	76.7	75.3	69.2	62.9	60.3	70.1	76.1	70.9	$8,103	$298	$7,805

Frequently Asked Questions about Garrisonville Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Garrisonville Elementary?

Students at Garrisonville Elementary are 43% White, 30% Hispanic, 16% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Garrisonville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 735 students attended Garrisonville Elementary.

Is Garrisonville Elementary a good school?

Garrisonville Elementary ranks 484^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Garrisonville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Garrisonville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Andrew G. Wright Middle
High : Mountain View High

What district is Garrisonville Elementary in?

Stafford County Public Schools

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