Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 409 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510039003002
Bland County Elementary
31 Rocket Drive, Bland, VA 24315 · (276) 688-3621 · Bland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
227 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 11 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bland County Elementary→Bland County High
Based on grade levels within Bland County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -15.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 15 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 80.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 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 Bland County Elementary
Bland County Elementary's state test result (70.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bland County Elementary this school | 301 | 75.4% | 70.1% |
| Nickelsville Elementary Nickelsville | 302 | 73.8% | 77.3% |
| Duffield-Pattonsville Primary Duffield | 308 | 70.1% | 74.5% |
| Valley Institute Elementary Bristol | 250 | 75.6% | 80.9% |
| Buchanan Elementary Buchanan | 276 | 69.9% | 80.3% |
| Greendale Elementary Abingdon | 257 | 76.3% | 88.4% |
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 Bland County Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #589 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #779 of 1,111 ▼ 207 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #666 of 1,111 ▲ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #970 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #136 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.2% | #1,088 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #571 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #343 of 759 |
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
301
-33 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 301 | 25.8 | 11.7:1 | 75% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 30.8 | 11.6:1 | 75% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 37.5 | 9.9:1 | 67% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 22 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 53% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 40% (167) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bland County Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (347 to 301); teachers down 1% (26 to 25.8).
About Bland County Elementary
Bland County Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Bland, Virginia. There are 301 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 40% below the average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Bland County Public Schools (2 schools, 818 students) runs Bland County Elementary.
A large majority of enrollment at Bland County Elementary is White, at 95%. The school is also 4% multiracial. Among Bland County residents, the White share is about 93%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 10%.
Teacher count: 25.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia, 13.8:1, is higher. Roughly 75% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Bland County, the average eligibility rate is 61%.
On the allk12 Grade, Bland County Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Test results at Bland County Elementary are 2.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (70.1% actual, 67.6% predicted).
In Bland County, home to about 6,199 people, the median household earns about $61,216 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Bland County Elementary shares Bland County with 1 other public school.
Measured in a straight line, Bland County High is about 9.5 miles from Bland County Elementary. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Bland County Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 301, down from 334 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.2 to 11.7 over 4 years.
The Bland County Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Bland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,199
Census ACS
Median income
$61,216
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
818 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Bland County High9.5 mi · 517
- Spiller Elementary10.6 mi · 615
- George Wythe High11.2 mi · 421
- Scott Memorial Middle11.2 mi · 305
- Bluefield Intermediate School11.5 mi · 269
- Bluefield High School11.6 mi · 618
Frequently asked questions
About Bland County ElementaryHow many students attend Bland County Elementary?
Bland County Elementary enrolls approximately 301 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bland County Elementary serve?
Bland County Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bland County Elementary?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Bland County Elementary.
How diverse is Bland County Elementary?
Bland County Elementary reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Bland County Elementary public or private?
Bland County Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bland County Public Schools.
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