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Anthony Burns Elementary

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Anthony Burns Elementary ranks 732 nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

732^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Anthony Burns Elementary is a public elementary school in Stafford, Virginia, serving 745 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.

Anthony Burns Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools, with below-average performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests compared to the district and state. The school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 20.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 75.7% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools in the Stafford County district, such as Widewater Elementary, Garrisonville Elementary, and Winding Creek Elementary, Anthony Burns Elementary generally underperforms on academic measures and has higher rates of chronic absenteeism and economic disadvantage. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with notable achievement gaps.

730

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,515

Per pupil spending ?

66.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 Gallery Road
Stafford, VA 22554

(540) 658-6000

District: Stafford County Public Schools

Students who attend Anthony Burns Elementary usually attend:

High:

Colonial Forge High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

33.6%

White:

27.3%

Hispanic:

22.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (65% vs 71% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg68%

Virginia avg71%

732^nd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	38.5	732 of 1110	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	838 of 1114	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	794 of 1114	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.5	600 of 1109	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	630 of 1103	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	757 of 1105	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	695 of 1097	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.8	887 of 1099	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.7	911 of 1096	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.2	660 of 1100	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.3	599 of 1110	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.7	563 of 1120	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.5	665 of 1117	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.6	770 of 1117	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.8	858 of 1113	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.3	989 of 1082	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.7	1012 of 1081	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	1000 of 1083	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	377 of 579	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	442 of 588	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	370 of 579	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	228 of 249	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	215 of 238	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	208 of 230	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	0.4	353 of 355	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.5	316 of 324	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	262 of 326	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	711 of 1096	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	800 of 1098	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	771 of 1100	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	342 of 606	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	422 of 580	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	351 of 564	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	698 of 1046	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	834 of 1036	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	763 of 1093	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	857 of 1101	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	815 of 1093	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	146 of 192	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	181 of 195	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	124 of 182	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	118 of 271	56.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	681 of 973	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	768 of 979	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	698 of 984	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

African American (2025)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)24th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)8th percentile-26 vs school

Disabled (2024)1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%-5 vs state

Science66%-3 vs state

English Reading66%-5 vs state

VA Studies54%-14 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Widewater Elementary	Public	K-5	101 Den Rich Rd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 658-6380	698	50	13.9	73.5%	143 (20.5%)	187 (26.8%)	267 (38.3%)	42 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (8.2%)	25.4	876^th of 1110 public elementary schools	21.1%		29	855^th of 1114 public elementary schools	23.2%	21	59.1	63.3	61.7	61.7	46.5	64.8	63.0	55.9	$10,396	$620	$9,776
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Anthony Burns Elementary

How many students attend Anthony Burns Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 730 students attended Anthony Burns Elementary.

Is Anthony Burns Elementary a good school?

Anthony Burns Elementary ranks 732^nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Anthony Burns Elementary?

Students at Anthony Burns Elementary are 34% African American, 27% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Anthony Burns Elementary in?

Stafford County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Anthony Burns Elementary attend?

Students who attend Anthony Burns Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Colonial Forge High

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