Belle Heth Elementary

As a mid-sized elementary school, Belle Heth Elementary serves students in Radford, Virginia. It offers grades 3 through 6 and has 473 students enrolled.

Belle Heth Elementary is part of Radford City Public Schools, where 5 schools serve 3,321 students.

Of every 100 students at Belle Heth Elementary, about 68 are White. The rest of enrollment is 12% multiracial, 11% Black, and 8% Hispanic. Among all residents of Radford city, the White share is about 82%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.

Classroom staffing at Belle Heth Elementary totals 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Belle Heth Elementary is about 80%. That is in line with the 78% average for public schools in Radford city.

Test results at Belle Heth Elementary are 8.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (74.3% actual, 66.3% predicted).

The county, Radford city, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $57,348 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Belle Heth Elementary, Radford city has 5 public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Radford High, is about 0.7 miles. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Belle Heth Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.

Belle Heth Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.

By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 473, from 786 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 13.9 students per teacher, compared with 18.7 in 2020-21.

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