27 public K-12 schools in Fredericksburg from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
National city placement
According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Fredericksburg has more public-school enrollment than 94% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Fredericksburg sits in the broad middle of the national city distribution rather than at a single obvious extreme. Its scale, average Resource Investment Index, and staffing position need to be read together: a middle placement on one measure does not cancel a stronger or weaker result on another. The percentile panel makes those dimensions explicit, and the school table shows where the city aggregate breaks into materially different campus profiles.
14 of Fredericksburg's 27 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.
The 29-point gap between Ferry Farm Elementary and Walker-Grant Early Childhood Center shows the range hidden by Fredericksburg's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.
Fredericksburg school enrollment ranges from 149 students (lowest) to 2,198 students (highest), a spread of 2,049 students. That spread reflects typical urban portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Fredericksburg is typically wider than the Fredericksburg-aggregate figure suggests.
| # | School | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ferry Farm Elementary | 57 |
| 2. | Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle | 56 |
| 3. | Spotswood Elementary | 55 |
| 4. | Rising Star Early Childhood Education Center at Melchers | 55 |
| 5. | Rocky Run Elementary | 52 |
| 6. | James Monroe High | 51 |
| 7. | T. Benton Gayle Middle | 51 |
| 8. | Conway Elementary | 50 |
| 9. | Stafford Senior High | 49 |
| 10. | Freedom Middle | 49 |
| 11. | Battlefield Middle | 48 |
| 12. | Harrison Road Elementary | 48 |
| 13. | Battlefield Elementary | 48 |
| 14. | Chancellor Middle | 46 |
| 15. | Cedar Forest Elementary | 46 |
| 16. | Chancellor Elementary | 45 |
| 17. | Walker-Grant Middle | 41 |
| 18. | Chancellor High | 40 |
| 19. | Parkside Elementary | 40 |
| 20. | Smith Station Elementary | 40 |
| 21. | Salem Elementary | 40 |
| 22. | Massaponax High | 39 |
| 23. | Lee Hill Elementary | 39 |
| 24. | Riverbend High | 38 |
| 25. | Lafayette Elementary | 34 |
| 26. | Hugh Mercer Elementary | 31 |
| 27. | Walker-Grant Early Childhood Center | 28 |
Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.
Ferry Farm Elementary has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Fredericksburg schools in this federal-data comparison at 57/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.
Fredericksburg has 27 public schools with a total enrollment of 23,637 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 15:1.
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.
