Belview Elementary

Belview Elementary is an elementary campus of small scale in Radford, Virginia, run under Montgomery County Public Schools, instructing 245 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 51% below the state mean of about 499.

Across the 19 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools (9,461 students total), Belview Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Belview Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 9% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Belview Elementary lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Montgomery County's rate of about 45%.

With demographic context factored in, Belview Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.8%; this one delivers 63.0%.

Around the school, census data for Montgomery County shows median household earnings sit near $72,715, about 49% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Montgomery County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,461 students), of which Belview Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Prices Fork Elementary, roughly 3.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Belview Elementary ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 77.5%.

Belview Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Belview Elementary's enrollment has contracted 14% since 2018, when it stood at 286 (now 245). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 82% to 74%. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.