Frederick County Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Stephens City and Middletown.

Stephens City’s School Grade B better than 59% of Virginia school districts

Students

14,447

Schools

Spent per student

$15,499

VA $17,169

Students per teacher

14:1

Free or reduced lunch

47%

Debt

$170.2M

fiscal 2024

The gist

What stands out about Frederick County Public Schools

Its letter, B: results better than 59% of Virginia districts
Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
Spends 10% less per student than the VA average
14 students per teacher
Enrollment up 6.9% since 2020–21
Debt of $170.2M, about $11,778 per student

The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% of the 133 Virginia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2020–21

B⁻

GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023

The towns it serves, and their School Grades

BStephens City 2,207BMiddletown 1,471

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Stephens City. Grade by grade →

PK–512 elementary schoolsThis district

6–84 middle schoolsThis district

9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. VA

2020–21 · class of 2023

Math proficiency49%

State average 54.4% · 6,365 students tested

Graduation rate (4-year)91%

State average 88.8% · 1,095 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024

$15,499 per student · 10% below VA

Spending

Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 43%Federal 7%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time

13,509’20

13,858’21

13,960’22

14,172’23

14,447’24

Up 6.9% since 2020–21.

Students

White 60%Hispanic 26%Two or more races 6%Black 5%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

19 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools.

Jordan Springs Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Stephenson

C⁻

668 students15:1

Middletown Elementary

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Middletown

648 students16:1

Evendale Elementary