Spotsylvania Board Meeting Highlights Improved Graduation Rate
Better graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and less chronic absenteeism. Academic scores were mostly flat.
By Martin Davis
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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Well into his second year of leading Spotsylvania County Schools, Superintendent Clint Mitchell’s team was able to report some encouraging signs about key academic data.
Notable improvements were in the on-time graduation rate, which is up to 91.55% from 90.69% in 2024, and the dropout rate, which has declined from 6.29% in 2024 to 6.14% in 2025.
Chronic absenteeism was also down slightly for elementary and middle school students, and down nearly 2 full percentage points for high school students.
Academic scores were mostly flat across the division.
Most reported scores were within three points of the previous years. The exceptions were as follows:
History
Elementary Scores were down 8
Science
High School Scores were up 6
Subgroups
Asian Students were up 7 in science
Black students were down 5 in history
Hispanic students were up 6 in science
Economically disadvantaged students were up 4 in science; down 5 in history
English Language Learners were up 9 in science.
What is not currently know are the accreditation scores. Virginia changed its accreditation system and will be releasing those scores in the coming couple of weeks.
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