Enrollment
141
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSSELL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510342001512
Belfast Elementary
646 Belfast School Rd., Rosedale, VA 24280 · (276) 880-2283 · Russell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Virginia public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
129 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 66%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 107% larger than its 5th grade class (14).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
98.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
96.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 98 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 96 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 98.0% | 96.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 94.0% |
| 2022-23 | 92.0% | 85.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
94.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 94% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 31 points, placing it in Virginia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Belfast Elementary
Belfast Elementary's state test result (94.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast Elementary this school | 141 | 91.5% | 94.1% |
| Abb's Valley-Boissevain Elementary Bluefield | 144 | 89.6% | 77.3% |
| Fancy Gap Elementary Fancy Gap | 130 | 94.6% | 83.8% |
| Millboro Elementary Millboro | 143 | 98.6% | 74.5% |
| Grayson Highlands Troutdale | 156 | 95.5% | 82.4% |
| Mountain View Elementary Buena Vista | 154 | 97.4% | 74.4% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Belfast Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Russell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 94.1% | #11 of 1,101 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 96.0% | #16 of 1,111 ▲ 6 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 98.0% | #3 of 1,111 ▲ 34 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 141 | #1,152 of 1,176 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #303 of 1,157 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
141
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 225
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 20.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 141 | 9.5 | 14.8:1 | 91% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 142 | 8.5 | 16.7:1 | 91% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 140 | 8.8 | 16.0:1 | 89% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 140 | 7 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 84 | 6.2 | 13.6:1 | 62% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 80 | 6 | 13.3:1 | 56% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 176 | 12 | 14.7:1 | 34% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 205 | 13 | 15.8:1 | 22% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 225 | 15 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belfast Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 68% (84 to 141); teachers up 55% (6.2 to 9.5).
About Belfast Elementary
Belfast Elementary is a small elementary school located in Rosedale, Virginia. School enrollment was 141 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Virginia is roughly 499 students; this school is 72% smaller than that.
Russell County Public Schools runs Belfast Elementary along with 10 other schools, enrolling 3,583 students in total.
The student body at Belfast Elementary is 97% White. That is close to the 97% White share among all Russell County residents. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Belfast Elementary and a ratio of 14.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 91% of enrollment. That tracks the 91% average for public schools in Russell County.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Belfast Elementary receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Virginia, Belfast Elementary is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 94.1% compared with a predicted 63.2%.
Belfast Elementary is located in Russell County, where the median household income is $50,012, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Belfast Elementary, Russell County has 13 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Swords Creek Elementary, about 5.2 miles away. Belfast Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Local comparison: Belfast Elementary ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 94.1% versus an 82.3% average.
Belfast Elementary is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, Belfast Elementary enrolled 140; in 2024-25, 141. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.0:1 in 2020-21, and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Russell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,538
Census ACS
Median income
$50,012
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,583 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Russell County Public Schools
- Honaker ElementaryElementary · 712 students
- Lebanon HighHigh · 571 students
- Honaker HighHigh · 422 students
- Castlewood ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Lebanon MiddleMiddle · 301 students
- Lebanon ElementaryElementary · 292 students
Nearby schools
- Swords Creek Elementary5.2 mi · 93
- Honaker Elementary5.2 mi · 712
- Honaker High6.7 mi · 422
- Saltville Elementary8.7 mi · 189
- Northwood High9.0 mi · 204
- Richlands Elementary9.3 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About Belfast ElementaryHow large is Belfast Elementary?
Belfast Elementary enrolls approximately 141 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Belfast Elementary serve?
Belfast Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Belfast Elementary have?
Belfast Elementary employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Belfast Elementary?
Student demographics at Belfast Elementary are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Belfast Elementary public or private?
Belfast Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Russell County Public Schools.
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