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Rocky Run Elementary

Public Grades K-5

844^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Rocky Run Elementary is a K-5 public school in Fredericksburg, Virginia, serving 911 students as part of Stafford County Public Schools, where more than 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school currently ranks in the 24th percentile of Virginia elementary schools (844th out of 1,111), a decline from the 40th percentile in 2022–2023 and the 50th percentile in 2017–2018. With a one-star rating on SchoolDigger, the school faces significant academic challenges that are closely tied to its high-poverty population.

On 2025–2026 SOL assessments, Rocky Run's proficiency rates trailed district and state averages in most subjects. The largest gaps were in 4th grade reading (55.7% proficient vs. 73.7% statewide) and 4th grade Virginia Studies (52.1% vs. 70.5% statewide). However, 5th grade mathematics is a consistent bright spot: 78.2% of students scored proficient, exceeding both the district (72.0%) and state (72.4%) averages—a pattern that has held for three consecutive years. Among nearby schools, Falmouth Elementary is Rocky Run's closest demographic peer, with a similar poverty rate (78.7%) and nearly identical state ranking (839th). By contrast, Hartwood Elementary and Chancellor Elementary, both serving fewer than 30% low-income students, rank in the 75th–76th percentile with proficiency rates above 80% in most subjects.

Chronic absenteeism is a pressing concern, rising to 19.1% in 2024–2025—well above the state rate of 14.8% and more than double Conway Elementary's 8.7%, despite Conway serving a similar student population. Per-student spending at Rocky Run ($10,047) is on par with neighboring Stafford schools, suggesting that additional funding alone is not the answer. The school's success in 5th grade math demonstrates that strong achievement is possible even under economic stress. The path forward likely requires intensifying early-grade literacy instruction, reducing chronic absenteeism, and addressing the non-academic barriers that disproportionately affect high-poverty schools.

911

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,168

Per pupil spending ?

75.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

95 Reservoir Rd
Fredericksburg, VA 22406

(540) 286-1956

District: Stafford County Public Schools

Students who attend Rocky Run Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	T. Benton Gayle Middle
High:	Stafford Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

30.7%

African American:

26.9%

Hispanic:

19.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (62% vs 72% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg69%

Virginia avg72%

844^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	29.8	844 of 1111	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	848 of 1110	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	832 of 1114	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	670 of 1114	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	660 of 1109	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.1	593 of 1103	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	655 of 1105	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	546 of 1097	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.9	689 of 1099	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.2	653 of 1096	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.9	551 of 1100	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.3	487 of 1110	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.7	478 of 1120	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.3	782 of 1117	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.6	959 of 1117	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.2	880 of 1113	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.0	930 of 1082	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.5	961 of 1081	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.3	1054 of 1083	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.5	1010 of 1071	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	21.6	949 of 1062	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	395 of 591	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.4	432 of 579	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	483 of 588	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	404 of 579	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	222 of 246	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	244 of 249	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	230 of 238	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	217 of 230	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	387 of 420	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	325 of 355	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	256 of 324	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	263 of 315	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	234 of 326	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	803 of 1100	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	862 of 1096	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	812 of 1098	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	654 of 1100	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	442 of 619	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.4	351 of 606	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	395 of 580	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.5	186 of 564	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	816 of 1040	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	892 of 1046	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	890 of 1036	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	883 of 1099	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	832 of 1093	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	844 of 1101	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	681 of 1093	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	173 of 206	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.3	141 of 192	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	164 of 195	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	134 of 182	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	275 of 306	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	252 of 271	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	216 of 247	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	201 of 245	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	816 of 974	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	795 of 973	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	744 of 979	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.4	660 of 984	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2026)16th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)10th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)10th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2026)8th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics67%-7 vs state

Science65%-4 vs state

English Reading60%-11 vs state

VA Studies52%-18 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, August 10, 2015

We've had four students attend Rocky Run. We've been very pleased with our experience. Teachers and administrative staff have always been cordial and responsive. My students were well prepared for the rigors of middle 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 (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Rocky Run Elementary	Public	K-5	95 Reservoir Rd	Fredericksburg	22406	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 286-1956	911	62	14.6	75.2%	280 (30.7%)	245 (26.9%)	180 (19.8%)	102 (11.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (11.0%)	29.8	844^th of 1111 public elementary schools	24.0%		28.3	848^th of 1110 public elementary schools	23.6%	4	62.2	59.1	78.2	65.2	60.7	55.7	64.2	52.1	$11,168	$625	$10,543
Hartwood Elementary	Public	K-5	14 Shackleford Well Rd	Fredericksburg	22406	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 752-4441	627	42	14.9	30.0%	356 (56.8%)	96 (15.3%)	109 (17.4%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	75.6	273^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	75.4%		70.8	345^th of 1110 public elementary schools	68.9%	72	82.5	86.0	85.7	81.8	74.2	79.8	85.7	80.6	$11,724	$330	$11,394
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	$12,314	$717	$11,596
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	$12,565	$1,160	$11,405
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	$9,215	$589	$8,626
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	$8,939	$57	$8,883
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	$11,413	$502	$10,911
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	$10,097	$1,183	$8,915
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	$13,018	$1,250	$11,768
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Run Elementary

How many students attend Rocky Run Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 911 students attended Rocky Run Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Rocky Run Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rocky Run Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : T. Benton Gayle Middle
High : Stafford Senior High

Is Rocky Run Elementary a good school?

Rocky Run Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Virginia elementary schools.

What district is Rocky Run Elementary in?

Stafford County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Rocky Run Elementary?

Students at Rocky Run Elementary are 31% White, 27% African American, 20% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 11% Two or more races.

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