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What's something Chilhowie Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMYTH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510352001557
Chilhowie Elementary
130 East Lee Hwy, Chiilhowie, VA 24319 · (276) 646-8220 · Smyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
589 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 38 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
89.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +20.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 20 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 89.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 87.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 69.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
85.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 Chilhowie Elementary
Chilhowie Elementary's state test result (85.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilhowie Elementary this school | 589 | 100.0% | 85.6% |
| Norton Elementary Norton | 527 | 99.8% | 75.3% |
| Ridgeview Elementary Clintwood | 667 | 96.0% | 67.7% |
| Richlands Elementary Richlands | 576 | 90.5% | 81.8% |
| Luray Elementary Luray | 474 | 93.5% | 59.4% |
| Hillsville Elementary Hillsville | 461 | 92.4% | 77.0% |
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 Chilhowie Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Smyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.6% | #154 of 1,101 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #146 of 1,111 ▲ 22 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #339 of 1,111 ▲ 13 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #384 of 1,176 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #664 of 1,105 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #1,067 of 1,106 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #124 of 1,157 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #291 of 324 | N/A |
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
589
+35 (+6%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 668
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 589 | 40.8 | 14.4:1 | 100% (589) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 39.3 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 89% (483) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 33 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 31.5 | 18.5:1 | 61% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 56% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 22 | 28.4:1 | 57% (355) |
| 2000-01 | 699 | 50 | 14.0:1 | 41% (284) |
| 1990-91 | 668 | 36 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chilhowie Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (581 to 589); teachers up 30% (31.5 to 40.8).
About Chilhowie Elementary
Chilhowie Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Chiilhowie, Virginia. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 589 students.
Chilhowie Elementary is part of Smyth County Public Schools, where 14 schools serve 4,132 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Chilhowie Elementary is White, at 91%. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 3% Black. Among Smyth County residents, the White share is about 95%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
A staff of 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.4:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is close to this figure. By family income, 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Smyth County is close, at 102%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Chilhowie Elementary ranks in the top 10% in Virginia. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 85.6%, against a prediction of 60.9%.
In Smyth County, median household income comes to about $49,883, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 16, with about 4,132 students.
Chilhowie Elementary's nearest public school is Chilhowie Middle (about 0.9 miles). There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Chilhowie Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count increased 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 14.4 students per teacher, compared with 16.8 in 2020-21.
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Smyth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,420
Census ACS
Median income
$49,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,132 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Smyth County Public Schools
- Marion Senior HighHigh · 563 students
- Marion MiddleMiddle · 401 students
- Chilhowie HighHigh · 384 students
- Oak Point ElementaryElementary · 352 students
- Smyth County VirtualElementary · 339 students
- Marion ElementaryElementary · 298 students
Nearby schools
- Chilhowie Middle0.9 mi · 273
- Chilhowie High0.9 mi · 384
- Oak Point Elementary3.8 mi · 352
- Glade Spring Middle7.0 mi · 228
- Northwood High7.3 mi · 204
- Saltville Elementary7.4 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Chilhowie ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Chilhowie Elementary?
Chilhowie Elementary enrolls approximately 589 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Chilhowie Elementary serve?
Chilhowie Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chilhowie Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chilhowie Elementary is approximately 14.4:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chilhowie Elementary?
At Chilhowie Elementary, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Chilhowie Elementary public or private?
Chilhowie Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Smyth County Public Schools.
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