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Hilda J. Barbour Elementary

Q: Is Hilda J. Barbour Elementary a good school?

Hilda J. Barbour Elementary ranks 618 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

618^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Hilda J. Barbour Elementary is a PK-5 school in Front Royal, Virginia, serving 453 students as part of Warren County Public Schools. The school currently ranks in the middle of the pack statewide (44th percentile), placing it ahead of some local peers like E. Wilson Morrison Elementary and Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary, while trailing A.S. Rhodes Elementary, which serves a nearly identical population.

Barbour’s most striking feature is its academic inconsistency. The school posted exceptional 4th grade results in 2025-2026, with 87% proficiency in math and 81% in reading—far above district averages and among the highest in the region. In the same year, however, 3rd grade math proficiency was just 59.7%, well below both district and state averages. This unevenness also appears across time: 5th grade science dropped from 77% to 58% in one year, while 4th grade Virginia Studies jumped from 57% to 86%. These swings point to either strong cohort-specific dynamics or a more capable upper-grade instructional focus.

The school shows genuine strengths worth noting. Outcomes for students with disabilities rank in the 87th percentile statewide, and low-income students perform relatively well, suggesting effective supports for these groups. Attendance is also a positive, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.2% that beats most Warren County peers. However, Barbour’s relative weakness in early-grade math and its overall 44th percentile standing suggest room for improvement. A.S. Rhodes, with similar poverty levels and per-student spending, consistently outperforms Barbour, making it the clearest local benchmark for what might be achieved.

453

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,621

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

290 Westminster Drive
Front Royal, VA 22630

(540) 622-8090

District: Warren County Public Schools

Students who attend Hilda J. Barbour Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Warren County Middle
High:	Warren County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg68%

Virginia avg72%

618^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Warren County Public Schools

83^rd of 131Warren 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	49.1	618 of 1111	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.4	548 of 1110	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	605 of 1114	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	585 of 1114	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	522 of 1109	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	605 of 1103	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.2	428 of 1105	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	657 of 1097	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.9	680 of 1099	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.7	561 of 1096	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.4	674 of 1100	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.3	644 of 1110	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.3	481 of 1120	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.2	625 of 1117	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.6	479 of 1117	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.7	612 of 1113	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.6	499 of 1082	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.6	496 of 1081	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.4	645 of 1083	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	66.3	333 of 1071	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.2	349 of 1062	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	55 of 420	86.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	693 of 1100	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.6	612 of 1096	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	598 of 1098	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.5	450 of 1100	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	330 of 619	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.3	328 of 606	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	319 of 580	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	305 of 564	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	461 of 1040	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.7	368 of 1046	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	559 of 1036	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	533 of 1099	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	458 of 1093	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	604 of 1101	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	679 of 1093	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	728 of 974	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.5	631 of 973	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	666 of 979	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	697 of 984	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2026)87th percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile~ school

Female (2026)37th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies86%+15 vs state

Mathematics73%~ state avg

English Reading70%~ state avg

Science58%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 26, 2011

As far as the County goes this school is the newest elementary school...I had 2 children here, both of which I withdrew to homeschool. Any more children I have will not go to this county's elementary schools. We had issues with the level of education offered (if your child is advanced or behind academically you will have issues), the fact that they push SOL reviews for at least a month before the tests, and issues with the principal. If you are even told that your child got in trouble (I was not informed twice), be sure to investigate...the person who speaks up first tends to not get in as much trouble-even if they were causing the issues. Most of the teachers there are great but even greatness can be over-shadowed by too many kids per class, not enough resources, and a very controlling principal/vice principal. The PTO is great...they are always trying to raise money to purchase new things for the school...they also run some programs just for the family- game night (which is free), craft night, etc. They just need more parents to be involved in this PTO to make it a HUGE success. 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	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hilda J. Barbour Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 Westminster Drive	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 622-8090	453	30	15.1	74.6%	307 (67.8%)	19 (4.2%)	86 (19.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.5%)	49.1	618^th of 1111 public elementary schools	44.4%		54.4	548^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.6%	70	59.7	87.1	72.2	58.2	61.2	81.4	66.7	85.7		$9,621	$678	$8,943
Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1015 Stonewall Dr	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 635-3125	474	35	13.4	74.1%	351 (74.1%)	6 (1.3%)	74 (15.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.4%)	32.3	818^th of 1111 public elementary schools	26.4%		35.6	762^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	31.4%	56	72.5	49.4	63.8	67.1	59.4	67.5	68.6	59.3		$9,501	$794	$8,707
E. Wilson Morrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	40 Crescent St	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 635-4188	458	35	12.9	73.8%	291 (63.5%)	31 (6.8%)	76 (16.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.0%)	34.1	803^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	27.7%		34.9	774^th of 1110 public elementary schools	30.3%	29	67.7	56.3	69.8	73.0	58.8	67.1	73.0	51.3		$10,887	$783	$10,105
Ressie Jeffries Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 East Criser Road	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 636-6824	649	42	15.3	74.1%	469 (72.3%)	37 (5.7%)	69 (10.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.2%)	40.9	724^th of 1111 public elementary schools	34.8%		43.7	680^th of 1110 public elementary schools	38.7%	44	78.0	74.0	55.1	56.2	64.4	73.7	65.2	67.7		$9,843	$1,051	$8,792
A.S. Rhodes Elementary	Public	K-5	224 W Strasburg Rd	Front Royal	22630	Warren County	Warren County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 635-4556	265	17	16.0	74.3%	200 (75.5%)	6 (2.3%)	29 (10.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.8%)	65	414^th of 1111 public elementary schools	62.7%		70.1	352^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	68.3%	62	80.5	80.4	80.0	72.5	65.9	80.4	80.0	78.3		$9,324	$387	$8,937
Middletown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	190 Mustang Ln	Middletown	22645	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 869-4615	648	40	16.2	65.1%	387 (59.7%)	33 (5.1%)	162 (25.0%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (7.6%)	41.6	719^th of 1111 public elementary schools	35.3%		41.1	711^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.9%	8	72.5	74.4	68.8	61.6	58.3	67.8	68.1		73.8	$10,537	$490	$10,047
Sandy Hook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	162 Stickley Loop	Strasburg	22657	Shenandoah County	Shenandoah County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 465-8281	828	57	14.5	83.7%	640 (77.3%)	18 (2.2%)	107 (12.9%)	11 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.8%)	38.2	753^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	32.2%		49.2	610^th of 1110 public elementary schools	45.0%	143	71.5	70.8	70.1	66.0	56.2	69.4	63.9	62.9		$7,885	$855	$7,029
Bass-Hoover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	471 Aylor Road	Stephens City	22655	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 869-4700	615	40	15.3	45.9%	364 (59.2%)	29 (4.7%)	152 (24.7%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.4%)	16.9	972^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	12.5%		18.8	943^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	15.0%	29	58.4	65.5	52.0	43.9	50.0	62.9	58.2		50.6	$10,707	$730	$9,977
Armel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2239 Front Royal Pike	Winchester	22602	Frederick County	Frederick County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 869-1657	589	41	14.3	29.0%	390 (66.2%)	16 (2.7%)	134 (22.8%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (4.4%)	47.9	633^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	43.0%		46.2	651^st of 1110 public elementary schools	41.4%	18	79.3	75.6	67.7	58.1	73.3	72.4	62.4		75.0	$10,423	$414	$10,009
Boyce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	119 W Main St	Boyce	22620	Clarke County	Clarke County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 955-6115	281	20	13.8	34.5%	203 (72.2%)	6 (2.1%)	50 (17.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.8%)	60.9	464^th of 1111 public elementary schools	58.2%		54.3	551^st of 1110 public elementary schools	50.4%	87	77.8	72.9	86.0	82.0	63.0	81.3	78.0	66.7		$10,474	$709	$9,765

Frequently Asked Questions about Hilda J. Barbour Elementary

Is Hilda J. Barbour Elementary a good school?

Hilda J. Barbour Elementary ranks 618^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hilda J. Barbour Elementary?

Students at Hilda J. Barbour Elementary are 68% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hilda J. Barbour Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hilda J. Barbour Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Warren County Middle
High : Warren County High

What district is Hilda J. Barbour Elementary in?

Warren County Public Schools

How many students attend Hilda J. Barbour Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Hilda J. Barbour Elementary.

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