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Schools in Park Ridge

Park Ridge’s public schools

Stafford County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Park Ridge. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/10schools above Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 91% of students in Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Math proficiency
50%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 19% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
VA 13.9
Schools in town
2
10,164 students on the public path
In brief

Park Ridge’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Park Ridge’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. North Stafford High places highest (better than 74%); Shirley C. Heim Middle lowest (12%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Park Ridge, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Park Ridge ElementaryStafford County Public SchoolsB−
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
9–12North Stafford HighStafford County Public SchoolsB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Stafford County Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Stafford County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 32 schools · 31,812 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$13,950VA $17,169 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math50%
State average 54.4% · 14167 students tested

Park Ridge vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Park Ridge’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Park Ridge—Stafford County

Every school in Park Ridge

10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Park Ridgeby address
Park Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Stafford
B−
908 students16:1Rate it →
North Stafford High
High · Grades 9–12 · Stafford
B+
1,982 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Park Ridgein other towns
Rodney E. Thompson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stafford
B+
1,063 students16:1Rate it →
H.H. Poole Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stafford
C
995 students15:1Rate it →
Stafford Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stafford
C−
961 students14:1Rate it →
Shirley C. Heim Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stafford
D
953 students15:1Rate it →
T. Benton Gayle Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fredericksburg
C+
939 students15:1Rate it →
Donald B. Dixon-Lyle R. Smith Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fredericksburg
C+
887 students15:1Rate it →
Andrew G. Wright Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stafford
C+
851 students15:1Rate it →
Edward E. Drew Jr. Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Falmouth
C
625 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Park Ridge’s schools

Are Park Ridge’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Park Ridge. Stafford County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Park Ridge. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Park Ridge in?

Stafford County Public Schools.

Where do Park Ridge kids go to high school?

North Stafford High.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.