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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510159001920
Eastern Elementary/Middle
6899 Virginia Ave, Pembroke, VA 24136 · (540) 626-7281 · Giles County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
291 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 17% smaller than its 7th grade class (53).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
71.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
67.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 up about 12 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 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
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Eastern Elementary/Middle
Eastern Elementary/Middle's state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Elementary/Middle this school | 433 | 67.2% | 72.9% |
| Churchville Elementary Churchville | 448 | 66.7% | 62.6% |
| Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle Pearisburg | 440 | 65.9% | 61.1% |
| Shoemaker Elementary Gate City | 419 | 67.5% | 75.9% |
| Narrows Elementary/Middle Narrows | 514 | 64.4% | 74.8% |
| Guy K. Stump Elementary Stuarts Draft | 457 | 66.7% | 64.9% |
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 Eastern Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #499 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #742 of 1,111 ▼ 59 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #584 of 1,111 ▲ 126 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #741 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #313 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.1% | #1,084 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #726 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #672 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
433
+27 (+7%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 433 | 33.8 | 12.8:1 | 67% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 30.8 | 14.9:1 | 66% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 744 | 32 | 23.3:1 | 29% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 32 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 31.2 | 14.3:1 | 48% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 49% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 29 | 16.5:1 | 44% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 31% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 29 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastern Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (446 to 433); teachers up 8% (31.2 to 33.8).
About Eastern Elementary/Middle
Eastern Elementary/Middle is a medium-sized elementary school in Virginia, with an address in Pembroke. The school reports 433 students in pre-K through 7.
Giles County Public Schools runs 6 schools with a combined 3,575 students. Eastern Elementary/Middle is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Eastern Elementary/Middle is 94% White. It is also 3% multiracial. That is close to the 94% White share among all Giles County residents. Eastern Elementary/Middle's diversity index is 11%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 67%. For comparison, public schools in Giles County average 66%.
Eastern Elementary/Middle is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 54% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Eastern Elementary/Middle's average proficiency rate on state tests of 72.9% is 3.1 points above the 69.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Giles County, the median household income is $65,691, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 7 public schools in Giles County, enrolling about 3,575 students in all.
Giles High is the public school closest to Eastern Elementary/Middle, about 6.9 miles away. There are 7 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools average 78.3% on proficiency, and Eastern Elementary/Middle is below that at 72.9%.
Eastern Elementary/Middle has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The school enrolled 433 students in 2024-25, 27 more than the 406 it had in 2020-21.
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Giles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,557
Census ACS
Median income
$65,691
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Giles County Public Schools
- Giles County K-12 Virtual SchoolCombined · 1,358 students
- Giles HighHigh · 530 students
- Narrows Elementary/MiddleElementary · 514 students
- Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/MiddleElementary · 440 students
- Narrows HighHigh · 300 students
- Giles County Tech. CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Giles High6.9 mi · 530
- Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle8.2 mi · 440
- Prices Fork Elementary8.8 mi · 457
- Giles County K-12 Virtual School9.1 mi · 1,358
- Blacksburg Middle9.5 mi · 958
- Kipps Elementary9.6 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About Eastern Elementary/MiddleHow many students attend Eastern Elementary/Middle?
Eastern Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-07.
Is Eastern Elementary/Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eastern Elementary/Middle is an elementary school covering grades PK-07.
How many teachers does Eastern Elementary/Middle have?
Eastern Elementary/Middle employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eastern Elementary/Middle?
At Eastern Elementary/Middle, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Eastern Elementary/Middle?
Eastern Elementary/Middle is overseen by Giles County Public Schools in Giles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.