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Spotsylvania County Public Schools is a public school district serving Spotsylvania, Virginia. It consists of 17 Elementary, 7 Middle, and 5 High Schools and has a total enrollment of over 24,000 students.[1] The Spotsylvania County Schools division also has one Career and Technical Center and participates with other local school systems to offer the Commonwealth Governor's School. The district partners with area businesses to develop learning opportunities for the students.[2] Spotsylvania County Public Schools works with the area Parks and Recreation Department to help maintain the area around the Schools (athletic facilities, etc.).
Spotsylvania County Public Schools serve all of Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Spotsylvania County was formed in 1721 and is located along the I-95 corridor, 42 miles (68 km) south of Washington, D.C. and 58 miles (93 km) north of Richmond, Virginia. It is one of fastest growing counties in the commonwealth of Virginia which is reflected in an enrollment increase of more than 27% from 1999–2005. As of the 2000 Census, approximately 90,395 people lived in Spotsylvania County.
In 1870, the public education system in Spotsylvania County was established with segregated one-room schools. These schools were gradually abandoned for larger buildings combining both elementary and high schools. The former Spotsylvania High School was a state-of-the-art building when constructed in 1939 for $158,000. During the twentieth century, the school system moved from scattered one-room schools for elementary education to consolidated schools for grades 1 - 12, to an integrated system in 1968. Until that time, most African-American children attended one-room schools until the John J. Wright Consolidated School opened in 1952. Since 1968, the school system has evolved to the present system of separate elementary, middle, and high schools. [3]
Robert E. Lee High School became the first accredited high school in the County in 1920. It was built in 1914 at Spotsylvania Courthouse. The building was destroyed by fire in 1941.[4]
The School Board has seven members elected to oversee the school administration. School Board members are elected every four years. One School Board member is elected from each magesterial district in the county. The elections are staggered and non-partisan.[5]
The school division had 3,144 full-time employees including 1,788 teachers with a student teacher ratio of 12.8 to 1.[6]
The quality of education in the district has been on the rise,[7] and an annual review is conducted to ensure quality maintenance. Currently, 25 of the district's 28 schools are fully accredited by state standards with the other three accredited with a warning.[8] The district also benefits from the dedicated support of a nonprofit, tax-exempt foundation charged with raising money to strengthen the quality of instructional programs in the district.[9]
Battlefield Elementary School is a public school for grades 0–5 and is located next to Battlefield Middle School. The school serves an attendance zone located in the northeastern portion of the county, extending southwest from the city limits of Fredericksburg to the Leavells Road corridor. This school conducts a theme each year. The goals, holidays, celebrations, discipline and instruction are based upon this theme. The current theme is superheroes.[2]
While the school involves great interaction with the children, it has no class rooms sometimes causing distractions. The only actual classrooms are down the fifth grade hallway including gym, art, and music.
Livingston Elementary School is located near Courthouse Road near Lake Anna Nuclear Power Plant.
Livingston Elementary School made AYP in 2008. Livingston Elementary School is the home of the Eagles.
Brock Road Elementary School is a public school for grades 0–5. It is located in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. The school's mascot is the Bobcat and its school colors are green and gold.
Courthouse Road Elementary School is a public school for grades k–5. Its mascot is the Red Cardinal and its school color is Teal