Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOTETOURT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510042000168
Cloverdale Elementary
833 Cougar Drive, Cloverdale, VA 24077 · (540) 992-1086 · Botetourt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
77 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 14 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 85.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
83.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Cloverdale Elementary
Cloverdale Elementary's state test result (83.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverdale Elementary this school | 234 | 32.9% | 83.6% |
| Troutville Elementary Troutville | 247 | 33.2% | 83.6% |
| Breckinridge Elementary Fincastle | 211 | 36.5% | 82.9% |
| Byrd Elementary Goochland | 281 | 38.1% | 73.4% |
| Boonsboro Elementary Lynchburg | 309 | 26.5% | 77.9% |
| Fort Lewis Elementary Salem | 250 | 21.6% | 88.8% |
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 Cloverdale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Botetourt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #211 of 1,101 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #270 of 1,111 ▼ 67 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #88 of 1,111 ▲ 4 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #1,069 of 1,176 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #242 of 1,105 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.4% | #993 of 1,106 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.9% | #917 of 1,157 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #352 of 759 | 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
234
-25 (-10%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 234 | 18.8 | 12.4:1 | 33% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 18.6 | 13.1:1 | 37% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 249 | 16.8 | 14.9:1 | 33% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 15 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 269 | 14 | 19.2:1 | 19% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 16% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 16 | 19.9:1 | 17% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 347 | 21 | 16.5:1 | 5% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 338 | 17 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cloverdale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (269 to 234); teachers up 34% (14 to 18.8).
About Cloverdale Elementary
Cloverdale Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in Cloverdale, Virginia. The school enrolls 234 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Cloverdale Elementary is among 11 schools run by Botetourt County Public Schools, which serves 4,424 students.
Of every 100 students at Cloverdale Elementary, about 84 are White. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. A diversity index of 28% means there is a 28% chance two randomly chosen students at Cloverdale Elementary are from different groups.
On staff are 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 33% of students at Cloverdale Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Cloverdale Elementary scores 83.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 79.1%.
In the wider Botetourt County area, the median household earns about $81,213 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Cloverdale Elementary shares Botetourt County with 12 other public schools.
Read Mountain Middle is about 0.4 miles from Cloverdale Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Cloverdale Elementary comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Cloverdale Elementary in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 10%. The school's ratio dropped from 17.3:1 to 12.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Botetourt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,004
Census ACS
Median income
$81,213
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,424 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Botetourt County Public Schools
- Lord Botetourt HighHigh · 963 students
- Read Mountain MiddleMiddle · 670 students
- James River HighHigh · 464 students
- Colonial ElementaryElementary · 439 students
- Greenfield ElementaryElementary · 435 students
- Central Academy MiddleMiddle · 364 students
Other Cloverdale Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Cloverdale Elementary. Cloverdale Elementary is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Cloverdale ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 694 students
- CLOVERDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIDAHO FALLS, ID · 542 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolCarol Stream, IL · 466 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolCloverdale, IN · 445 students
- Cloverdale Elementary SchoolTurner, OR · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Read Mountain Middle0.4 mi · 670
- Bonsack Elementary2.4 mi · 311
- Mountain View Elementary2.8 mi · 377
- Lord Botetourt High3.0 mi · 963
- Colonial Elementary3.1 mi · 439
- Burlington Elementary3.6 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About Cloverdale ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Cloverdale Elementary?
Cloverdale Elementary enrolls approximately 234 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cloverdale Elementary serve?
Cloverdale Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cloverdale Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cloverdale Elementary is approximately 12.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cloverdale Elementary?
Cloverdale Elementary reports a student body of 84% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Cloverdale Elementary?
Cloverdale Elementary is overseen by Botetourt County Public Schools in Botetourt County.
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