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The highest-poverty public schools in Montgomery County, Virginia

19 public schools in Montgomery County, Virginia appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Falling Branch Elementary leads the list at 88.6%, against a median of 42.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Montgomery County, Virginia

Top % FRL

88.6%

Median % FRL

42.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VIRGINIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Falling Branch Elementary	Christiansburg, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	535	88.6%
2	Eastern Montgomery Elementary	Elliston, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	376	88.0%
3	Prices Fork Elementary	Blacksburg, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	457	86.9%
4	Shawsville Middle	Shawsville, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	193	85.0%
5	Eastern Montgomery High	Elliston, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	254	84.6%
6	Belview Elementary	Radford, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	245	60.0%
7	Christiansburg Primary	Christiansburg, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	346	50.6%
8	Auburn Elementary	Riner, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	544	47.4%
9	Auburn Middle	Riner, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	309	43.7%
10	Christiansburg Elementary	Christiansburg, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	401	42.6%
11	Auburn High	Riner, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	393	41.0%
12	Margaret Beeks Elementary	Blacksburg, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	346	39.9%
13	Christiansburg Middle	Christiansburg, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	778	38.9%
14	Christiansburg High	Christiansburg, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	1,072	37.0%
15	Gilbert Linkous Elementary	Blacksburg, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	292	28.8%
16	Blacksburg Middle	Blacksburg, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	Middle	958	27.0%
17	Blacksburg High	Blacksburg, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	High	1,325	24.1%
18	Harding Avenue Elementary	Blacksburg, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	279	23.7%
19	Kipps Elementary	Blacksburg, VA	Montgomery County Public Schools	Elementary	358	23.2%

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