Enrollment
237
Elementary
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510219000890
Dryden Elementary
176 School House Ridge Road, Dryden, VA 24243 · (276) 546-4443 · Lee County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
11.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
204 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 38 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 22% smaller than its 4th grade class (51).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
77.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
66.0%
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 66 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Dryden Elementary
Dryden Elementary's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dryden Elementary this school | 237 | 86.1% | 70.2% |
| Rose Hill Elementary Rose Hill | 256 | 85.9% | 69.7% |
| McCleary Elementary New Castle | 229 | 81.2% | 64.9% |
| Jackson Memorial Elementary Austinville | 229 | 81.7% | 74.3% |
| Dudley Primary Bluefield | 208 | 88.0% | N/A |
| Elk Knob Elementary Pennington Gap | 291 | 87.6% | 72.5% |
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 Dryden Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #587 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #763 of 1,111 ▼ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #402 of 1,111 ▲ 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #1,064 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #91 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.2% | #1,105 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.1% | #413 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.7% | #83 of 759 |
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
237
-25 (-10%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 237 | 21 | 11.3:1 | 86% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 84% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 87% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 21 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 81% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 71% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 21 | 17.4:1 | 67% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 31 | 11.3:1 | 79% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 32 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dryden Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (319 to 237); teachers down 16% (25 to 21).
About Dryden Elementary
Dryden Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in Dryden, Virginia. The school enrolls 237 students in pre-K through 4. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average enrollment is about 499.
The district, Lee County Public Schools, has 2,966 students enrolled across 10 schools.
Roughly 98% of students at Dryden Elementary are White. The diversity index for Dryden Elementary is 4%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Dryden Elementary reports a ratio of 11.3 students per teacher, from 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is 2.6 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Dryden Elementary, 86% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Lee County is 94%.
Dryden Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Dryden Elementary would be expected to post about 64.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.2%.
For the population of Lee County, median household income comes to about $41,827, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lee County counts 11 public schools with about 2,966 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Pennington Middle, is about 4.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Dryden Elementary places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Dryden Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Dryden Elementary enrolled 262 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 237. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.5:1 to 11.3:1.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,900
Census ACS
Median income
$41,827
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,966 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County Public Schools
- Lee HighHigh · 803 students
- Flatwoods ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Elk Knob ElementaryElementary · 291 students
- Thomas Walker HighHigh · 291 students
- Pennington MiddleMiddle · 278 students
- Rose Hill ElementaryElementary · 256 students
Other Dryden Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Dryden Elementary. Dryden Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Dryden Elementary SchoolArlington Heights, IL · 521 students
- DRYDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDRYDEN, NY · 500 students
- Dryden Elementary SchoolDRYDEN, MI · 224 students
Nearby schools
- Pennington Middle4.3 mi · 278
- Elk Knob Elementary4.4 mi · 291
- St. Charles Elementary6.7 mi · 110
- Lee High8.8 mi · 803
- Duffield-Pattonsville Primary9.0 mi · 308
- Jonesville Middle12.1 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Dryden ElementaryHow large is Dryden Elementary?
Dryden Elementary enrolls approximately 237 students in grades PK-04.
Is Dryden Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dryden Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Dryden Elementary have?
Dryden Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dryden Elementary?
At Dryden Elementary, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Dryden Elementary public or private?
Dryden Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lee County Public Schools.
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