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If you could change one rule at Clintwood Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
273
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DICKENSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510114000401
Clintwood Elementary
150 Elementary Circle, Clintwood, VA 24228 · (276)926-6088 · Dickenson County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
256 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 61 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 23% |
This year's 1st grade class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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.
Test scores
SOL 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
81.0%
VA avg 73.2% . +14.0pp since 2022
Math
85.0%
VA avg 71.2% . +26.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 73 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 26 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
83.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% 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 21 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 →
Where Clintwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #221 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #245 of 1,111 ▲ 603 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #298 of 1,111 ▲ 377 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #1,013 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #347 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.0% | #1,102 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.8% | #268 of 1,157 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
273
-228 (-46%) vs 2017
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 17.9:1
% White
97%
was 97%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 273 | 22.5 | 12.1:1 | 94% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 32.8 | 13.0:1 | 90% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 34 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 78% (393) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 53% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 19 | 23.4:1 | 41% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 45% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 559 | 30 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clintwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (501 to 273); teachers down 19% (28 to 22.5).
About Clintwood Elementary
Clintwood Elementary is a public elementary school in Clintwood, Virginia. Enrollment in 2023-24 was 273 students in grades 1 through 5. Against the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 45% lower.
Dickenson County Public Schools has 4 schools; together they serve 2,074 students.
White students make up 97% of enrollment at Clintwood Elementary. The White share in Dickenson County as a whole is similar, at about 98%. The school's diversity index is 5%, meaning two students picked at random have a 5% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2023-24 and a ratio of 13.0:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 94%. That tracks the 96% average for public schools in Dickenson County.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Clintwood Elementary is 62.6%. It actually posts 83.3%, which is 20.7 points higher and in the top 10% of Virginia schools.
In Dickenson County (population about 13,733), the median household income is $47,254, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 10%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Clintwood Elementary is one of 6 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Clintwood Elementary is Ridgeview Middle, at a distance of about 3.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Clintwood Elementary ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Clintwood Elementary is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Clintwood Elementary reported 501 students in 2017-18 and 273 in 2023-24. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.9:1 in 2017-18 to 12.1:1 in 2023-24.
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Dickenson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,733
Census ACS
Median income
$47,254
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,074 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dickenson County Public Schools
- Ridgeview ElementaryElementary · 667 students
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 586 students
- Ridgeview HighHigh · 548 students
- Ervinton ElementaryCombined
- Sandlick ElementaryCombined
Other schools in Clintwood
- Ridgeview ElementaryElementary · 667 students
- Ridgeview MiddleMiddle · 586 students
- Ridgeview HighHigh · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgeview Middle3.3 mi · 586
- Ridgeview High3.4 mi · 548
- Ridgeview Elementary3.4 mi · 667
- J.W. Adams Combined9.2 mi · 523
- Elkhorn City Elementary School10.8 mi · 409
- Jenkins Independent School11.1 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Clintwood ElementaryHow many students attend Clintwood Elementary?
Clintwood Elementary enrolls approximately 273 students in grades 01-05.
Is Clintwood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clintwood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many teachers does Clintwood Elementary have?
Clintwood Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
How diverse is Clintwood Elementary?
Clintwood Elementary reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Clintwood Elementary?
Clintwood Elementary is overseen by Dickenson County Public Schools in Dickenson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.