C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary

Summary:

C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary is a public elementary school in New Baltimore, Virginia, serving 499 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Fauquier County Public Schools district.

C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary consistently outperforms the Fauquier County and Virginia state averages in standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics, where 5th-grade students scored 78.05% proficient or better compared to 71.43% for Fauquier County and 67.98% for Virginia. The school also has a relatively diverse student population, with 73.35% White, 11.62% Hispanic, and 9.22% two or more races, higher than nearby schools like C.M. Bradley Elementary and P.B. Smith Elementary. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 15.5 is higher than some nearby schools, and its percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 17.43%, is lower than schools like Greenville Elementary.

While C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary's academic performance is consistently strong, it faces competition from nearby high-performing schools in the Prince William County Public Schools district, such as Piney Branch Elementary, Glenkirk Elementary, and J.W. Alvey Elementary, which consistently rank higher and have stronger academic performance across various subjects and grade levels.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4416 Broad Run Church Rd
       New Baltimore, VA  20187


(540) 422-7650

District: Fauquier County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
254th of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,921 Help


Students who attend C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary usually attend:

High:    Kettle Run High

Student/teacher ratio:  16.9 Help
Number of students:  526

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.9%
Hispanic:
13.5%
Two or more races:
8.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  20.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary ranks better than 77.2% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks 2nd among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Fauquier County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.29. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.9%), Hispanic (13.5%), two or more races (8.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 20.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary is 16.9, which is the highest among 11 elementary schools in the Fauquier County Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary is $8,921. 7 elementary schools in the Fauquier County Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary 254th of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Fauquier County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Fauquier County Public Schools 58th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary

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Rank History for all students at C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 86.76 35th 1062 96.7%
2006 76.45 172nd 1071 83.9%
2007 77.60 152nd 1083 86.0%
2008 71.60 248th 1081 77.1%
2009 79.92 103rd 1082 90.5%
2010 77.23 142nd 1113 87.2%
2011 73.73 216th 1117 80.7%
2012 70.34 276th 1117 75.3%
2013 76.93 198th 1120 82.3%
2014 78.80 168th 1110 84.9%
2015 64.63 391st 1100 64.5%
2016 73.97 243rd 1096 77.8%
2017 60.21 457th 1099 58.4%
2018 71.52 289th 1097 73.7%
2019 69.51 332nd 1105 70.0%
2021 75.06 275th 1103 75.1%
2022 67.61 379th 1109 65.8%
2023 70.03 341st 1114 69.4%
2024 77.29 254th 1114 77.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 34.05 174th 247 29.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 65.24 340th 1036 67.2%
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Rank History for Female students at C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 67.76 351st 1100 68.1%
2024 70.72 328th 1098 70.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 41.26 238th 324 26.5%
2024 54.31 194th 355 45.4%
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Rank History for Male students at C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 69.46 323rd 1093 70.4%
2024 80.12 190th 1101 82.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 71.35 147th 564 73.9%
2024 82.72 66th 580 88.6%
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Rank History for White students at C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 51.26 531st 984 46.0%
2024 65.32 345th 979 64.8%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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Monday, November 14, 2011

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Enrollment information for C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 605 605
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 620 620
1993 576 63 20 7 0 n/a n/a 0 666
1994 566 60 17 8 0 n/a n/a 0 651
1995 484 41 8 6 0 n/a n/a 0 539
1996 484 41 8 6 0 n/a n/a 0 539
1997 473 18 10 5 0 n/a n/a 0 506
1998 456 15 8 3 0 n/a n/a 0 482
1999 440 17 8 2 0 n/a n/a 0 467
2000 472 19 7 6 0 n/a n/a -4 500
2001 486 14 7 7 0 n/a n/a 0 514
2002 516 17 8 10 0 n/a n/a 0 551
2003 516 17 8 10 0 n/a n/a 0 551
2004 514 25 11 9 0 n/a n/a 0 559
2005 517 32 9 13 1 n/a n/a 0 572
2006 525 30 9 13 2 n/a n/a 0 579
2007 525 30 9 19 1 n/a n/a 0 584
2008 552 36 12 27 1 n/a n/a 0 628
2009 437 24 12 20 1 n/a n/a 0 494
2010 410 18 13 23 0 n/a n/a 0 464
2011 402 13 10 32 0 0 6 0 463
2012 402 12 15 31 1 0 5 0 466
2013 367 15 14 19 1 0 4 0 420
2014 355 15 10 24 0 0 9 0 413
2015 332 11 9 23 0 0 13 0 388
2016 350 20 9 30 0 0 12 0 421
2017 351 18 9 36 0 0 18 0 432
2018 374 11 8 59 0 1 23 0 476
2019 375 12 6 57 0 1 30 0 481
2020 382 16 4 57 0 1 34 0 494
2021 319 15 5 52 0 0 30 0 421
2022 360 13 9 62 0 0 46 0 490
2023 366 16 12 58 0 1 46 0 499
2024 373 19 17 71 1 0 45 0 526

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 605 36.3 16.6 n/a
1992 620 37.0 16.7 n/a
1993 666 39.6 16.8 n/a
1994 651 39.3 n/a 9.1
1995 539 n/a 0.0 9.5
1996 539 n/a 0.0 9.5
1997 506 n/a 0.0 7.1
1998 482 n/a 0.0 8.5
1999 467 37.0 12.6 9.2
2000 500 n/a 0.0 8.3
2001 514 35.0 14.7 5.8
2002 551 40.0 13.8 5.4
2003 551 40.0 13.8 5.4
2004 559 36.0 15.5 5.2
2005 572 36.0 15.9 5.9
2006 579 38.0 15.2 5.7
2007 584 45.8 12.8 5.7
2008 628 33.0 19.0 6.5
2009 494 26.0 19.0 8.9
2010 464 26.0 17.8 8.2
2011 463 25.0 18.5 12.1
2012 466 29.0 16.0 11.8
2013 420 30.0 14.0 9.5
2014 413 29.0 14.2 11.1
2015 388 26.0 14.9 10.8
2016 421 29.0 14.5 13.3
2017 432 28.0 15.4 13.7
2018 476 31.0 15.3 14.5
2019 481 31.0 15.5 11.9
2020 494 30.0 16.4 14.4
2021 421 29.0 14.5 n/a
2022 490 28.0 17.5 14.5
2023 499 32.0 15.5 17.4
2024 526 31.0 16.9 20.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 605 36.3 16.6 n/a
1992 620 37.0 16.7 n/a
1993 666 39.6 16.8 n/a
1994 651 39.3 n/a 9.1
1995 539 n/a 0.0 9.5
1996 539 n/a 0.0 9.5
1997 506 n/a 0.0 7.1
1998 482 n/a 0.0 8.5
1999 467 37.0 12.6 9.2
2000 500 n/a 0.0 8.3
2001 514 35.0 14.7 5.8
2002 551 40.0 13.8 5.4
2003 551 40.0 13.8 5.4
2004 559 36.0 15.5 5.2
2005 572 36.0 15.9 5.9
2006 579 38.0 15.2 5.7
2007 584 45.8 12.8 5.7
2008 628 33.0 19.0 6.5
2009 494 26.0 19.0 8.9
2010 464 26.0 17.8 8.2
2011 463 25.0 18.5 12.1
2012 466 29.0 16.0 11.8
2013 420 30.0 14.0 9.5
2014 413 29.0 14.2 11.1
2015 388 26.0 14.9 10.8
2016 421 29.0 14.5 13.3
2017 432 28.0 15.4 13.7
2018 476 31.0 15.3 14.5
2019 481 31.0 15.5 11.9
2020 494 30.0 16.4 14.4
2021 421 29.0 14.5 n/a
2022 490 28.0 17.5 14.5
2023 499 32.0 15.5 17.4
2024 526 31.0 16.9 20.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $281 (3.2%) $8,490 (96.8%) $8,771
2020 $243 (3.0%) $7,962 (97.0%) $8,205
2021 $00 (0.0%) $8,921 (100.0%) $8,921

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 332nd of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 341st of 1114 Elementary schools
 0.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary)9378.9
 14.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fauquier County Public Schools)8067.2
 12.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary)7676.7
 0.7%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Fauquier County Public Schools)6662.3
 3.7%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary)8366.2
 16.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fauquier County Public Schools)8268.4
 13.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary)8179.7
 1.3%
   4th Grade English Reading (Fauquier County Public Schools)7570
 5%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary)8781.9
 5.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fauquier County Public Schools)7871.6
 6.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary)8375
 8%
   5th Grade Science (Fauquier County Public Schools)8067.3
 12.7%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary)8681.9
 4.1%
   5th Grade English Reading (Fauquier County Public Schools)8072.2
 7.8%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7871.4
 6.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students481499
 3.7%
African American1216
 33.3%
American Indian00
Asian612
 100%
Hispanic5758
 1.8%
Pacific Islander11
White375366
 2.4%
Two or More Races3046
 53.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients11.9%17.4%
 5.6%


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Students who attend C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Kettle Run High

Students at C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary are 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 526 students attended C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary.

C. Hunter Ritchie Elementary ranks 254th of 1114 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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