Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510219000894
Flatwoods Elementary
205 Flatwoods School Road, Jonesville, VA 24263 · (276) 346-2799 · Lee County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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
14.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
283 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 | 54 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 17% larger than its 4th grade class (54).
Student demographics
5%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
71.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -10.0pp 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 70 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
65.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% 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 Flatwoods Elementary
Flatwoods 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flatwoods Elementary this school | 336 | 84.2% | 72.5% |
| Rural Retreat Elementary Rural Retreat | 350 | 80.9% | 86.1% |
| Elk Knob Elementary Pennington Gap | 291 | 87.6% | 72.5% |
| Lebanon Elementary Lebanon | 292 | 89.7% | 69.8% |
| Check Elementary Check | 277 | 81.9% | 62.5% |
| Castlewood Elementary Castlewood | 354 | 91.5% | 63.3% |
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 Flatwoods Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #514 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #677 of 1,111 ▼ 362 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #588 of 1,111 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #929 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #561 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.7% | #1,104 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.2% | #439 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #145 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
336
+32 (+11%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
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 | 336 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 84% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 83% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 24 | 12.6:1 | 83% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | 24 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 81% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 26 | 18.2:1 | 69% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 20 | 20.6:1 | 50% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 26 | 12.4:1 | 61% (195) |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 25 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flatwoods Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (428 to 336); teachers down 23% (31 to 24).
About Flatwoods Elementary
Flatwoods Elementary is a public small elementary school in Jonesville, Virginia. The school's enrollment of 336 students covers pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 33% lower than the average for elementary schools in Virginia, which is about 499.
The 10 schools in Lee County Public Schools enroll 2,966 students altogether, Flatwoods Elementary among them.
Flatwoods Elementary's enrollment is 98% White. The school's diversity index is 5%, meaning two students picked at random have a 5% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Flatwoods Elementary is 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.0:1. That is close to the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. About 84% of students, or 283, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Lee County averages 94%, higher than here.
Flatwoods Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 65.2% at Flatwoods Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.5%.
Flatwoods Elementary is located in Lee County, where the median household income is $41,827, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. Besides Flatwoods Elementary, Lee County has 10 other public schools.
Jonesville Middle is located about 6.5 miles from Flatwoods Elementary. The ten-mile area around Flatwoods Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 72.5% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 5 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 32 students since 2020-21, to 336. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 14.0:1, from 12.7:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Flatwoods Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Elk Knob ElementaryElementary · 291 students
- Thomas Walker HighHigh · 291 students
- Pennington MiddleMiddle · 278 students
- Rose Hill ElementaryElementary · 256 students
- Dryden ElementaryElementary · 237 students
Other schools in Jonesville
- Lee HighHigh · 803 students
- Jonesville MiddleMiddle · 231 students
Other Flatwoods Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Flatwoods Elementary. Flatwoods Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Flatwoods Elementary SchoolNorthport, AL · 459 students
- Flatwoods Elementary SchoolFlatwoods, WV · 109 students
Nearby schools
- Jonesville Middle6.5 mi · 231
- Rose Hill Elementary7.4 mi · 256
- Hancock Middle School7.7 mi · 195
- Hancock High School7.7 mi · 247
- Hancock County Elementary8.1 mi · 400
- Hancock County Early Learning Center8.7 mi · 61
Frequently asked questions
About Flatwoods ElementaryHow large is Flatwoods Elementary?
Flatwoods Elementary enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Flatwoods Elementary serve?
Flatwoods Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Flatwoods Elementary?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Flatwoods Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Flatwoods Elementary?
At Flatwoods Elementary, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Flatwoods Elementary public or private?
Flatwoods Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lee County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.