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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 22508

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1,019

Students

Top rankedLocust Grove Elementary843^rd of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

Summary:

Zip code 22508 in Locust Grove, Virginia, is home to two public elementary schools in Orange County Public Schools — Locust Grove Elementary (grades 3–5, enrollment 519) and Locust Grove Primary (grades PK–2, enrollment 500) — serving a high-poverty community of roughly 1,019 students in which about 7 in 10 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Because Locust Grove Primary serves only grades PK–2, it has no SOL testing data or state ranking, so academic comparisons rest on Locust Grove Elementary. The two schools are otherwise very similar demographically, with nearly identical enrollment, poverty rates (~69.4%–69.6%), and student–teacher ratios (~16.6–16.7). The Primary school spends slightly more per pupil ($7,715 vs. $7,384), likely reflecting the added staffing needs of Pre-K and early-childhood classrooms. Locust Grove Elementary currently ranks 843rd out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (24th percentile) with a 1-star rating, a notable drop from the prior year when it ranked 698th (37th percentile, 2 stars).

Despite the high poverty rate, both schools post better attendance than the district: chronic absenteeism is 11.1% at Locust Grove Elementary and 13.1% at Locust Grove Primary, compared with the district's 18.3% and the state's 14.8%. Academically, however, Locust Grove Elementary trails Virginia averages, and its overall SOL proficiency slipped from 66.3% to 62.6% while the state rose to 71.6%. The weakest areas in 2025–26 are 5th grade math (55.3%), 4th grade VA Studies (58.2%), and 3rd grade reading (59.3%), with the largest gaps versus the state in 5th grade math (–17.1 points), VA Studies (–12.4), and 3rd grade math (–10.5). There were some gains in 5th grade math (+5.6 points), 5th grade reading (+1.7), and 5th grade science (+1.2), but sharp declines in 3rd grade reading (–12.9), VA Studies (–10.8), and 3rd grade math (–10.1) suggest inconsistent outcomes across cohorts. The district as a whole ranks 86th among 131 Virginia districts (34th percentile, 2 stars), and without targeted interventions in tested grades, Locust Grove Elementary appears at risk of continued decline.

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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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Locust Grove Elementary	Public	3-5	31208 Constitution Highway	Locust Grove	22508	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 661-4440	519	31	16.7	69.6%	283 (54.5%)	61 (11.8%)	102 (19.7%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (12.5%)	29.9	843^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	24.1%		42	698^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.1%	145	63.6	68.5	55.3	60.5	59.3	71.7	63.8	58.2	$7,384	$472	$6,912
Locust Grove Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	31230 Constitution Highway	Locust Grove	22508	Orange County	Orange County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 661-4420	500	30	16.6	69.4%	276 (55.2%)	42 (8.4%)	109 (21.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.4%)								(n/a)									$7,715	$536	$7,179

Cities Near Zip Code 22508

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Locust Grove	1.51 mi	3	222^nd
Spotsylvania	5.64 mi	18	258^th
Fredericksburg	10.17 mi	36	278^th
Unionville	11.56 mi	2	118^th
Bealeton	12.15 mi	4	319^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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