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Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510252002126
Christiansburg Elementary
160 Wades Lane, Christiansburg, VA 24073 · (540) 382-5172 · Montgomery County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Virginia public elementary schools
- BTest 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
12.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
171 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 136 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 148 | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 29% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Montgomery County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
77.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
78.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 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
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Christiansburg Elementary
Christiansburg Elementary's state test result (75.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christiansburg Elementary this school | 401 | 42.6% | 75.0% |
| South Salem Elementary Salem | 371 | 40.2% | 83.1% |
| West Point Elementary West Point | 409 | 48.9% | 88.5% |
| South Anna Elementary Montpelier | 439 | 36.9% | 79.1% |
| Oak Grove Elementary Roanoke | 400 | 46.3% | 85.9% |
| Dare Elementary Yorktown | 399 | 37.8% | 82.9% |
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 Christiansburg Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #436 of 1,101 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #463 of 1,111 ▼ 58 | #6 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #406 of 1,111 ▼ 6 | #5 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #811 of 1,176 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #334 of 1,105 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #816 of 1,106 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #833 of 1,157 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #540 of 759 | #8 of 10 |
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
401
+42 (+12%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 401 | 31 | 12.9:1 | 43% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 42% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 41% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 29 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 28.8 | 15.0:1 | 44% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 30 | 12.5:1 | 46% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 39% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 30% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 629 | 32 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Christiansburg Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (433 to 401); teachers up 8% (28.8 to 31).
About Christiansburg Elementary
In Christiansburg, Virginia, part of Montgomery County, Christiansburg Elementary is an elementary school. Its grade span covers grades 3 through 5, with 401 students on the rolls.
Montgomery County Public Schools enrolls 9,461 students in 19 schools, including Christiansburg Elementary.
About 71% of the student body at Christiansburg Elementary is White. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 8% Black. Montgomery County's residents are about 82% White, 11 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
Its staff includes 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.9 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 43% of students at Christiansburg Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Montgomery County is similar, at 45%.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Christiansburg Elementary outscored 49%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Christiansburg Elementary would be expected to post about 76.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 75.0%.
In Montgomery County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $72,715, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 23 public schools in the county, enrolling about 9,461, Christiansburg Elementary among them.
Christiansburg Primary sits about 0.2 miles from Christiansburg Elementary. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Christiansburg Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Christiansburg Elementary is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's enrollment increased 12% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,101
Census ACS
Median income
$72,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,461 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County Public Schools
- Blacksburg HighHigh · 1,325 students
- Christiansburg HighHigh · 1,072 students
- Blacksburg MiddleMiddle · 958 students
- Christiansburg MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Auburn ElementaryElementary · 544 students
- Falling Branch ElementaryElementary · 535 students
Other schools in Christiansburg
- Christiansburg HighHigh · 1,072 students
- Christiansburg MiddleMiddle · 778 students
- Falling Branch ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- Christiansburg PrimaryElementary · 346 students
- Altern Ed Prgm/Behav Disord Youth/MontgomeryElementary
- Montgomery CentralElementary
Nearby schools
- Christiansburg Primary0.2 mi · 346
- Christiansburg High0.8 mi · 1,072
- Christiansburg Middle1.0 mi · 778
- Falling Branch Elementary2.5 mi · 535
- Auburn Middle5.2 mi · 309
- Auburn Elementary5.3 mi · 544
Frequently asked questions
About Christiansburg ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Christiansburg Elementary?
Christiansburg Elementary enrolls approximately 401 students in grades 03-05.
Is Christiansburg Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Christiansburg Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Christiansburg Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Christiansburg Elementary is approximately 12.9:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Christiansburg Elementary?
At Christiansburg Elementary, the student body is approximately 71% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Christiansburg Elementary in?
Christiansburg Elementary is part of Montgomery County Public Schools.
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