Enrollment
117
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUGUSTA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510030000120
Craigsville Elementary
100 East First St, Craigsville, VA 24430 · (540) 997-9184 · Augusta County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Virginia public elementary schools
- DTest 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
9.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
117 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
50.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
44.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 11 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Craigsville Elementary
Craigsville Elementary's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craigsville Elementary this school | 117 | 100.0% | 50.0% |
| Fancy Gap Elementary Fancy Gap | 130 | 94.6% | 83.8% |
| Gladesboro Elementary Hillsville | 108 | 92.6% | 81.9% |
| Fairview Elementary Galax | 146 | 94.5% | 82.4% |
| Millboro Elementary Millboro | 143 | 98.6% | 74.5% |
| Mountain View Elementary Buena Vista | 154 | 97.4% | 74.4% |
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 Craigsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Augusta County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #972 of 1,101 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,063 of 1,111 ▼ 165 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,007 of 1,111 ▼ 80 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 117 | #1,159 of 1,176 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #107 of 1,157 | #1 of 9 |
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
117
-14 (-11%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 176
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 117 | 12 | 9.8:1 | 100% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 13 | 9.8:1 | 65% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 146 | 15 | 9.7:1 | 100% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 131 | 13 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 150 | 14.1 | 10.6:1 | 81% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 152 | 14 | 10.9:1 | 85% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 158 | 14 | 11.3:1 | 72% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 176 | 14 | 12.6:1 | 50% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 176 | 11 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Craigsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (150 to 117); teachers down 15% (14.1 to 12).
About Craigsville Elementary
Located in Craigsville, Virginia, Craigsville Elementary is a small elementary school. The school's enrollment of 117 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students each.
Augusta County Public Schools counts 20 schools and 10,742 students, including Craigsville Elementary.
About 82% of the student body at Craigsville Elementary is White. The rest of enrollment is 9% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.8:1, with 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Craigsville Elementary is 100%. On average, public schools in Augusta County report 67%.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Craigsville 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.
Craigsville Elementary scores 50.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 60.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Augusta County show that the median household income is $82,049, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 25 public schools in Augusta County, enrolling about 10,742 students in all.
The closest public school, Buffalo Gap High, is about 11.7 miles from Craigsville Elementary. On state test proficiency, Craigsville Elementary ranks 9th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Craigsville Elementary in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 117, an 11% decrease from 131 in 2020-21.
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Augusta County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,033
Census ACS
Median income
$82,049
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,742 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Augusta County Public Schools
- Wilson Memorial HighHigh · 837 students
- Edward G. Clymore ElementaryElementary · 803 students
- Fort Defiance HighHigh · 731 students
- Riverheads ElementaryElementary · 714 students
- Stuarts Draft HighHigh · 668 students
- Wilson ElementaryElementary · 655 students
Nearby schools
- Buffalo Gap High11.7 mi · 410
- Buffalo Gap Middle11.8 mi · 285
- Riverheads Elementary13.3 mi · 714
- Riverheads Middle13.5 mi · 366
- Riverheads High13.5 mi · 467
- Millboro Elementary14.3 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About Craigsville ElementaryHow large is Craigsville Elementary?
Craigsville Elementary enrolls approximately 117 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Craigsville Elementary serve?
Craigsville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Craigsville Elementary?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Craigsville Elementary.
How diverse is Craigsville Elementary?
Craigsville Elementary reports a student body of 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Craigsville Elementary public or private?
Craigsville Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Augusta County Public Schools.
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