Virginia Intermediate School

Virginia Intermediate School is an average-sized elementary campus in Bristol, Virginia, overseen by Bristol City Public Schools. The school caters to 655 students in grades 2 through 5. That puts it 31% above the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Across the 8 schools in Bristol City Public Schools (3,238 students total), Virginia Intermediate School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Virginia Intermediate School shows that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school shows 11% multiracial, 9% Black, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Bristol city as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Virginia Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Virginia Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Bristol city indicate the typical household earns roughly $50,404 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Bristol city runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,238 students), of which Virginia Intermediate School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Joseph Van Pelt Elementary, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Virginia Intermediate School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Virginia Intermediate School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 72.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

On this page, the feed for Virginia Intermediate School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.