Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510219000891
Elk Knob Elementary
148 Hornet Loop, Pennington Gap, VA 24277 · (276) 546-1837 · Lee County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% 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.
- A-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
12.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
255 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 | 36 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 19% smaller than its 4th grade class (52).
Student demographics
7%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
66.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 73.0% |
% 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
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Elk Knob Elementary
Elk Knob Elementary's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Knob Elementary this school | 291 | 87.6% | 72.5% |
| Lebanon Elementary Lebanon | 292 | 89.7% | 69.8% |
| Cedar Bluff Elementary Cedar Bluff | 308 | 91.6% | 84.6% |
| Rose Hill Elementary Rose Hill | 256 | 85.9% | 69.7% |
| Flatwoods Elementary Jonesville | 336 | 84.2% | 72.5% |
| Check Elementary Check | 277 | 81.9% | 62.5% |
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 Elk Knob Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #513 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #676 of 1,111 ▼ 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #710 of 1,111 ▼ 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #985 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #207 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.7% | #1,100 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.6% | #387 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #159 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
291
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 216
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 291 | 23.8 | 12.2:1 | 88% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 22.8 | 13.5:1 | 85% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 22.8 | 12.4:1 | 87% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 21 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 24 | 15.3:1 | 80% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 22 | 17.3:1 | 72% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 17 | 21.4:1 | 50% (181) |
| 2000-01 | 232 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 53% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 216 | 13 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elk Knob Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (368 to 291); teachers down 1% (24 to 23.8).
About Elk Knob Elementary
Elk Knob Elementary is a small elementary school that serves part of Pennington Gap, Virginia. The school serves 291 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students.
Elk Knob Elementary is one school in Lee County Public Schools, a system of 10 schools with 2,966 students.
The large majority of students at Elk Knob Elementary, 97%, are White. That is close to the 93% White share among all Lee County residents. Elk Knob Elementary has a diversity index of 7%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 23.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 88%.
The allk12 Grade for Elk Knob Elementary is B. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Elk Knob Elementary scores 72.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 64.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lee County show that median household income is about $41,827, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 11 public schools in Lee County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,966.
Pennington Middle is the closest public school, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line. Elk Knob Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. The school's 72.5% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
Elk Knob Elementary falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Elk Knob Elementary had 302 students in 2020-21 and 291 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.4:1 to 12.2:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Elk Knob Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Thomas Walker HighHigh · 291 students
- Pennington MiddleMiddle · 278 students
- Rose Hill ElementaryElementary · 256 students
- Dryden ElementaryElementary · 237 students
Nearby schools
- Pennington Middle2.6 mi · 278
- Dryden Elementary4.4 mi · 237
- Lee High5.3 mi · 803
- St. Charles Elementary6.2 mi · 110
- Jonesville Middle7.9 mi · 231
- Duffield-Pattonsville Primary10.6 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Elk Knob ElementaryHow many students attend Elk Knob Elementary?
Elk Knob Elementary enrolls approximately 291 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Elk Knob Elementary serve?
Elk Knob Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Elk Knob Elementary?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Elk Knob Elementary.
How diverse is Elk Knob Elementary?
Elk Knob Elementary reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Elk Knob Elementary?
Elk Knob Elementary is overseen by Lee County Public Schools in Lee County.
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