Caroline County Schools and Colleges

Public Schools in Caroline County

Caroline County Public Schools operates four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.

• Caroline County Public Schools District Site

Elementary Schools

• Bowling Green Primary School (Pre-K – 2nd Grade)
  Offers early childhood development, autism specialists, special needs programs, and a 27:1 student-teacher ratio.
  67.6% of students receive free/reduced lunch.

• Bowling Green Elementary (3rd – 5th Grade)
  School Website
  Enrollment: 338 | Student-teacher ratio: 17.7:1
  State ranking: 1,021 of 1,102 (bottom 7%)
  Status: Accredited with warning

• Lewis & Clark Elementary (Pre-K – 5th Grade)
  School Website
  Enrollment: 839 | Student-teacher ratio: 21.5:1
  State ranking: 266 of 1,102 (top 25%)
  Status: Fully accredited

• Madison Elementary (Pre-K – 5th Grade)
  School Website
  Enrollment: 562 | Student-teacher ratio: 23.4:1
  State ranking: 615 of 1,102
  Status: Accredited with warning

Middle School

• Caroline Middle School (6th – 8th Grade)
  School Website
  Enrollment: 1,015 | Student-teacher ratio: 20.2:1
  State ranking: 326 of 419
  Status: Accredited with warning

High School

• Caroline High School (9th – 12th Grade)
  School Website
  Enrollment: 1,154 | Student-teacher ratio: 16:1
  Reading Proficiency: 78%
  Math Proficiency: 66%
  State ranking: 278 of 322
  Status: Fully accredited

Additional Programs

• Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School for Marine & Environmental Science: CBGS

• 85% on-time graduation rate

• 75.4% of students pursue post-secondary education

• Virginia DOE SOL Standards

Private Schools

• The Carmel School
  Website
  9020 Jericho Road, Ruther Glen, VA 22546
  Phone: (804) 448-3288

• Wright’s Chapel United Methodist Preschool
  Website
  8063 Ladysmith Road, Ruther Glen, VA 22546
  Phone: (804) 448-1251

Nearby Colleges and Universities

Community Colleges

• Germanna Community College
  2130 Germanna Hwy, Locust Grove, VA | (540) 727-3000

• J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
  1651 E. Parham Rd., Richmond, VA | (804) 786-6791

• Rappahannock Community College
  52 Campus Dr, Warsaw, VA | (804) 333-6700

  • King George Site: (540) 775-0087

  • King William Site: (804) 333-6770

Four-Year Colleges and Universities

• University of Mary Washington
  1301 College Ave, Fredericksburg, VA | (540) 899-4100

  • Dahlgren Campus

  • Stafford Campus

• Randolph-Macon College
  114 College Ave, Ashland, VA | (804) 752-7200

• University of Richmond
  28 Westhampton Way, Richmond, VA | (804) 289-8000

• Virginia Commonwealth University
  821 W. Franklin St., Richmond, VA | (804) 828-0100
  Medical College of Virginia: 1101 E. Marshall St., Richmond

• Virginia Union University
  1500 N. Lombardy St., Richmond, VA | (804) 257-5600