Wilderness Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Spotsylvania, Virginia

Wilderness Elementary in Spotsylvania, Virginia enrolled 647 students in 2024-25 with 45.0 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 69% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

656 students in 2022-23, 650 students in 2023-24, 647 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.0 to 45.0.

Students enrolled at Wilderness Elementary by school year2022-23: 656, 2023-24: 650, 2024-25: 64702004006008002022-236562023-246502024-25647
Students enrolled at Wilderness Elementary by school year2022-23: 656, 2023-24: 650, 2024-25: 64702004006008002022-236562023-246502024-25647
Students enrolled at Wilderness Elementary by school year2022-23: 656, 2023-24: 650, 2024-25: 64702004006008002022-236562023-246502024-25647
Students enrolled at Wilderness Elementary by school year2022-23: 656, 2023-24: 650, 2024-25: 64702004006008002022-236562023-246502024-25647
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2365642.015.6
2023-2465042.015.5
2024-2564745.014.4

14.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools

Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Wilderness Elementary 14.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWilderness Elementary 14.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Wilderness Elementary 14.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWilderness Elementary 14.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Wilderness Elementary 14.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWilderness Elementary 14.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Virginia elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 7.6 to 27.3; Wilderness Elementary 14.4; state median 13.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherWilderness Elementary 14.4state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 582 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Wilderness Elementary enrolled 582 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 582 of the 582 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions17
  • Chronically absent21.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.4% of students were White, 26.3% Hispanic, 16.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White43.4%
  2. Hispanic26.3%
  3. Black16.4%
  4. Two or more races11.3%
  5. Asian1.7%
  6. American Indian0.8%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Wilderness Elementary scored proficient or above: 69% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math69%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Spotsylvania

8 public elementary schools in Spotsylvania report 2024-25 enrollment; Wilderness Elementary is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Courthouse Road Elementary76214.773.2%
Riverview Elementary69115.466.1%
Brock Road Elementary65115.130.6%
Wilderness Elementary64714.472.3%
Spotsylvania Elementary62318.365.0%
Courtland Elementary54814.838.1%
Livingston Elementary47916.565.1%
Berkeley Elementary27512.577.5%

All public schools in Spotsylvania →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Wilderness Elementary

  1. Brock Road ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 3.1 miles away: 651 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  2. Courthouse Road ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.0 miles away: 762 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.0 mi
  3. Compare Wilderness Elementary with Brock Road ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Spotsylvania County Public Schools spends per student$13,858 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,858
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaWilderness Elementary is the number 268 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#268 of 1,137
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.14.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Wilderness Elementary

  1. How many students attend Wilderness Elementary?
    647 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 656 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Spotsylvania, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilderness Elementary?
    14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Wilderness Elementary a Title I school?
    Wilderness Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Wilderness Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Wilderness Elementary scored proficient or above: 69% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Wilderness Elementary in?
    Spotsylvania County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5103640. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510364001870 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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