Enrollment
268
Elementary
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUENA VISTA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510056000215
Enderly Heights Elementary
101 Woodland Ave, Buena Vista, VA 24416 · (540) 261-6151 · Buena Vista city
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 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.
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
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
247 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 74 | 28% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 28% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 22% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Buena Vista City Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
76.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Enderly Heights Elementary
Enderly Heights Elementary's state test result (71.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enderly Heights Elementary this school | 268 | 92.2% | 71.9% |
| Ferrum Elementary Ferrum | 281 | 89.0% | 74.1% |
| Independence Elementary Independence | 287 | 93.0% | 63.5% |
| Dudley Elementary Wirtz | 317 | 88.0% | 74.5% |
| Gladeville Elementary Galax | 259 | 91.1% | 62.6% |
| St. Paul Cana | 304 | 94.1% | 73.4% |
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 Enderly Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #530 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #499 of 1,111 ▲ 73 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #530 of 1,111 ▼ 115 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #1,018 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #298 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #957 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.2% | #296 of 1,157 |
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
268
+82 (+44%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 257
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 268 | 21 | 12.8:1 | 92% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 21 | 11.8:1 | 87% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 12.8 | 15.0:1 | 86% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 186 | 10 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 193 | 12.5 | 15.5:1 | 65% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 212 | 13 | 16.3:1 | 66% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 17 | 14.0:1 | 52% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 36% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 257 | 17 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Enderly Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (193 to 268); teachers up 69% (12.5 to 21).
About Enderly Heights Elementary
Enderly Heights Elementary is a small elementary school in Buena Vista City Public Schools, located in Buena Vista, Virginia. Students in grades 2 through 5 attend, and enrollment is 268 students. The school's enrollment is 46% smaller than the 499 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
The district, Buena Vista City Public Schools, operates 4 schools serving 886 students.
By race and ethnicity, Enderly Heights Elementary is 79% White. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Enderly Heights Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 36%.
Enderly Heights Elementary employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.8:1. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 92% in 2024-25. That is close to the 92% average for public schools in Buena Vista city.
allk12 grades Enderly Heights Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Enderly Heights Elementary would be expected to post about 63.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 71.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Buena Vista city, median household income is about $57,833, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The public schools of Buena Vista city number 5 and enroll about 886.
Nearest public school: Parry McCluer High, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Enderly Heights Elementary holds 4 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Enderly Heights Elementary at 6th of 8.
The federal government classifies Enderly Heights Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
The school's enrollment figures are 186 for 2020-21 and 268 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. By 2024-25, the school had 12.8 students per teacher, compared with 18.6 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Buena Vista city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,593
Census ACS
Median income
$57,833
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
886 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buena Vista City Public Schools
- Parry McCluer HighHigh · 315 students
- F.W. Kling Jr. ElementaryElementary · 177 students
- Parry McCluer MiddleMiddle · 126 students
Other schools in Buena Vista
- Parry McCluer HighHigh · 315 students
- F.W. Kling Jr. ElementaryElementary · 177 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 154 students
- Parry McCluer MiddleMiddle · 126 students
- Regional Alternative Education Center/Buena VistaElementary
Nearby schools
- Parry McCluer High0.4 mi · 315
- Parry McCluer Middle1.8 mi · 126
- F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary2.4 mi · 177
- Mountain View Elementary4.7 mi · 154
- Maury River Middle5.9 mi · 481
- Central Elementary6.0 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Enderly Heights ElementaryHow many students attend Enderly Heights Elementary?
Enderly Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 268 students in grades 02-05.
What grades does Enderly Heights Elementary serve?
Enderly Heights Elementary serves grades 02-05.
How many students per teacher at Enderly Heights Elementary?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Enderly Heights Elementary.
How diverse is Enderly Heights Elementary?
Enderly Heights Elementary reports a student body of 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Enderly Heights Elementary public or private?
Enderly Heights Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Buena Vista City Public Schools.
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