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Parkside Elementary School

Grades: PK-5

Students: 946

Type: Public

4/10

GreatSchools Rating

Student-Teacher Ratio: 18:1

Student-Counselor Ratio: 440:1

Certified Teachers: 94%

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Spotsylvania County Public Schools

5620 Smith Station Road
Fredericksburg, VA 22407

(540) 710-5190

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4/10

Test Scores

3/10

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Academic Progress

College Readiness

4/10

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If there is an option for ZERO STARS thats my rating. i am Very disappointed with our experience at this school. There were ongoing bullying issues that did not seem to be taken seriously, and concerns from parents were ALWAYS ignored. I also felt that some staff members treated students unfairly an

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Posted by a parent on 5/27/2026

I’ve had nothing but bad experiences since the school year started. Many staff members lack respect, accountability, and boundaries. During morning drop-off, I repeatedly asked a teacher (dressed as Daphne) not to pull on my car door. After asking five times, she yelled “OMG OKAY,” and later told an

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Posted by a community member on 10/31/2025

Poor Management & Disrespectful AttitudeParkside Elementary failed to send my transportation request to the district, so my kids still have no bus—while my neighbor 100 feet away has one. When I went to the office to address it, my 18-month-old cried and the staff told me to leave instead of showing

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Posted by a parent on 8/13/2025

Okay school if you don’t have a special needs child do not send your child here. The school will do nothing to help.!!

Posted by a parent on 9/30/2019

I rate it as an excellent school they work as professional team in all the class levels and with all the issues that they face I recommend this school to all parents I choose the zone of the school to rent in so my children can go to this school and they have been there for two years working and

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Posted by a parent on 8/23/2018

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Fredericksburg schools - Parkside Elementary School is located at 5620 Smith Station Road, Fredericksburg VA 22407. Parkside Elementary School is in the Spotsylvania County Public Schools. Parkside Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK-5.