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Rocky Run Elementary

Public Grades K-5

848^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Rocky Run Elementary is a public elementary school in Fredericksburg, Virginia, serving 905 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.

Rocky Run Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger indicating below-average performance. The school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.7% to 20.8% over the past 5 years, and its test scores in mathematics, reading, science, and Virginia Studies are consistently lower than the district and state averages. Nearby Falmouth Elementary and Conway Elementary schools perform similarly, while Hartwood Elementary, in a different district, significantly outperforms Rocky Run Elementary.

Rocky Run Elementary has a very high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 75.91% to 77.18% over the past 3 years, which likely contributes to the school's lower academic performance. The school's per-student spending has remained relatively consistent, ranging from $7,070 to $7,492 per student, and the student-teacher ratio has been higher than the nearby schools, ranging from 15.0 to 18.8 students per teacher. These factors suggest a need for targeted interventions and resource allocation to address the challenges facing Rocky Run Elementary and improve student outcomes.

911

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,047

Per pupil spending ?

75.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 50th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (61% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg68%

Virginia avg71%

848^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	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
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
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
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
2025	31.4	234 of 326	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2024)8th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)2nd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics64%-9 vs state

VA Studies60%-8 vs state

Science60%-9 vs state

English Reading58%-12 vs state

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What people are saying

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 (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
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%)	28.3	848^th of 1110 public elementary schools	23.6%		30.8	832^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	25.3%	16	54.2	67.5	69.5	59.8	50.9	64.6	59.9	60.0	$10,047	$708	$9,339
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%)	70.8	345^th of 1110 public elementary schools	68.9%		74	296^th of 1114 public elementary schools	73.4%	49	76.9	85.3	78.2	71.4	76.9	85.3	80.5	82.9	$10,068	$422	$9,647
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%)	26.1	871^st of 1110 public elementary schools	21.5%		25	901^st of 1114 public elementary schools	19.1%	30	66.4	51.6	62.5	55.8	59.5	62.2	61.5	57.3	$10,496	$647	$9,849
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%)	5.5	1070^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.6%		7.2	1059^th of 1114 public elementary schools	4.9%	11	41.0	41.5	46.5	34.0	43.1	50.4	47.1	47.7	$12,445	$2,223	$10,222
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%)	28.6	842^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	24.1%		39.7	732^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	34.3%	110	29.7	70.5	66.7	51.4	27.7	73.9	63.6	70.7	$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%)	75	289^th of 1110 public elementary schools	74.0%		73.8	297^th of 1114 public elementary schools	73.3%	8	81.7	92.8	82.0	76.4	74.4	82.6	80.7	85.5	$9,446	$243	$9,203
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%)	42.3	695^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.4%		33.4	800^th of 1114 public elementary schools	28.2%	105	66.1	65.7	71.8	68.2	61.5	73.1	72.3	59.0	$9,524	$640	$8,884
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%)	17.5	955^th of 1110 public elementary schools	14.0%		15.1	978^th of 1114 public elementary schools	12.2%	23	67.5	50.0	71.1	40.2	53.3	46.9	49.6	26.6	$9,593	$1,277	$8,316
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%)	15.2	980^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.7%		23.2	917^th of 1114 public elementary schools	17.7%	63	56.3	50.8	53.7	49.6	51.8	61.0	57.1	47.4	$13,267	$2,236	$11,031
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%)	51.1	588^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.0%		59.7	492^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	55.8%	96	75.0	66.9	76.3	66.7	58.5	72.5	76.3	74.2	$10,274	$364	$9,911

Frequently Asked Questions about Rocky Run Elementary

Is Rocky Run Elementary a good school?

Rocky Run Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.6% of Virginia elementary 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.

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

What district is Rocky Run Elementary in?

Stafford County Public Schools

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