Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLOYD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510135000617
Check Elementary
6810 Floyd Highway North, Check, VA 24072 · (540) 745-9464 · Floyd County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
227 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 14% smaller than its 7th grade class (35).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Check Elementary→Floyd County High
Based on grade levels within Floyd County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
66.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
64.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Check Elementary
Check Elementary's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check Elementary this school | 277 | 81.9% | 62.5% |
| Callaghan Elementary Covington | 270 | 83.3% | 78.3% |
| Rose Hill Elementary Rose Hill | 256 | 85.9% | 69.7% |
| Elk Knob Elementary Pennington Gap | 291 | 87.6% | 72.5% |
| Jackson Memorial Elementary Austinville | 229 | 81.7% | 74.3% |
| 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 Check Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #781 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #806 of 1,111 ▼ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #700 of 1,111 ▲ 159 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #1,006 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #268 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #1,072 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.9% | #480 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #355 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
277
-23 (-8%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 277 | 22 | 12.6:1 | 82% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 77% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 75% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 18 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 53% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 18 | 16.3:1 | 50% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 43% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 311 | 21 | 14.8:1 | 24% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 19 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Check Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (318 to 277); teachers up 16% (19 to 22).
About Check Elementary
Check Elementary is an elementary school in Check, Virginia, and it is part of Floyd County Public Schools. The school enrolls 277 students, from pre-K through 7. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Virginia) has about 499 students.
Check Elementary sits within Floyd County Public Schools, which has 5 schools and 1,666 students.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at Check Elementary. The remaining students are 5% multiracial. For comparison, Floyd County is about 93% White. Check Elementary's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 22 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.6:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Check Elementary reports 82% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Floyd County average 81%.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Check Elementary receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Check Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.5% and a predicted 65.8%.
Census estimates describe Floyd County this way: the median household income is $62,191, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Check Elementary, Floyd County has 4 other public schools.
Nearby, Callaway Elementary is about 6.6 miles away. Check Elementary is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Check Elementary the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 277 students in 2024-25, 23 fewer than the 300 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.7:1 to 12.6:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Check Elementary covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,593
Census ACS
Median income
$62,191
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,666 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Floyd County Public Schools
- Floyd County HighHigh · 668 students
- Floyd ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Willis ElementaryElementary · 163 students
- Indian Valley ElementaryElementary · 110 students
Nearby schools
- Callaway Elementary6.6 mi · 185
- Shawsville Middle10.6 mi · 193
- Ferrum Elementary10.8 mi · 281
- Floyd Elementary11.7 mi · 448
- Floyd County High11.8 mi · 668
- Eastern Montgomery Elementary12.0 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Check ElementaryHow many students attend Check Elementary?
Check Elementary enrolls approximately 277 students in grades PK-07.
Is Check Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Check Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-07.
How many teachers does Check Elementary have?
Check Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Check Elementary?
Student demographics at Check Elementary are roughly 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Check Elementary?
Check Elementary is overseen by Floyd County Public Schools in Floyd County.
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