Summary:
Zip code 22939, covering the Fishersville area of Virginia, contains exactly one elementary school: Wilson Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 655 students in the Augusta County Public Schools district. Wilson Elementary is a high-poverty school, with 81.98% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, yet its chronic absenteeism rate of 12.2% is notably better than both the district rate of 14.9% and the state rate of 14.8%. Because only one school exists in this zip code, the most meaningful comparisons are against district and state averages, as well as Wilson's own performance over time.
Wilson Elementary showed real promise in the 2024-2025 school year, improving from the 32nd to the 40th percentile in state rankings and earning 2 stars. That year, 5th-grade students outperformed both district and state averages in math, science, and reading, with particularly strong results in science (79.81% proficiency, nearly 11 points above the state) and math (77.45% proficiency). However, the 2025-2026 school year brought a sharp setback. Fifth-grade math proficiency fell by 21.38 percentage points, reading fell by 15.85 points, and science fell by 11.59 points, dropping the school's ranking to the 22nd percentile and reducing its star rating to 1 star. The same cohort of students, tracked from 4th to 5th grade, saw math proficiency fall from 65.05% to 56.07% and reading from 66.02% to 54.63%, suggesting this particular grade level faced significant challenges.
Reading proficiency remains the school's most persistent challenge, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade reading scores all falling well below state averages in 2025-2026; the 5th-grade reading gap was especially large at 17.79 points below the state. On a positive note, science and Virginia Studies are relative strengths, with 5th-grade science (68.22%) and 4th-grade Virginia Studies (70.71%) both matching or exceeding district and state averages. These subjects may represent instructional strengths the school can build on. For parents, the overall picture is of a school that serves a high-need population with strong attendance, showed genuine improvement in 2024-2025, and now faces a critical challenge in recovering from the 2025-2026 decline while continuing to address reading proficiency.
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