Enrollment
231
Elementary
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAYSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510169002747
Fries Elementary
114 E Main St, Fries, VA 24330 · (276) 744-7201 · Grayson County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C+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
9.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
221 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 25 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 11% larger than its 7th grade class (18).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
79.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +13.0pp 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 79 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 13 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Fries Elementary
Fries Elementary's state test result (69.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fries Elementary this school | 231 | 95.7% | 69.1% |
| Blue Ridge Elementary Ararat | 223 | 97.8% | 79.5% |
| Snowville Elementary Hiwassee | 201 | 92.0% | 82.8% |
| Lebanon Primary Lebanon | 267 | 94.4% | N/A |
| Patrick Springs Primary Patrick Springs | 241 | 99.6% | 85.5% |
| Laurel Elementary Austinville | 199 | 91.5% | 72.6% |
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 Fries Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #618 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #428 of 1,111 ▲ 256 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #585 of 1,111 ▲ 97 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #1,071 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #8 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #1,050 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #238 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #673 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
231
-36 (-13%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 266
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 231 | 25.4 | 9.1:1 | 96% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 234 | 25.9 | 9.0:1 | 92% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 253 | 26.3 | 9.6:1 | 87% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 19 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 238 | 15.8 | 15.1:1 | 78% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 17 | 14.7:1 | 76% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 19 | 14.0:1 | 35% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fries Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (238 to 231); teachers up 61% (15.8 to 25.4).
About Fries Elementary
Fries Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Fries, Virginia. It educates 231 students in pre-K through 7. The school's enrollment is 54% smaller than the 499 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Grayson County Public Schools serves 1,561 students across 6 schools.
White students make up 90% of enrollment at Fries Elementary. Next come 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Grayson County as a whole is similar, at about 88%. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 9.1 students per teacher. That is 4.8 students per teacher below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 96% of students. For comparison, public schools in Grayson County average 94%.
allk12 grades Fries Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Fries Elementary scores 69.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 62.1%.
Across Grayson County, the median household income is $47,730, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Grayson County is home to 7 public schools and about 1,561 public school students.
The closest other public school is Galax Elementary, about 4.7 miles away. Fries Elementary has 3 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 70.8% on proficiency, and Fries Elementary is below that at 69.1%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment is down 13% from 2020-21, when Fries Elementary had 267 students, to 2024-25, when it had 231. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 9.1:1, from 14.1:1.
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Grayson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,287
Census ACS
Median income
$47,730
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grayson County Public Schools
- Grayson County HighHigh · 461 students
- Independence ElementaryElementary · 287 students
- Independence MiddleMiddle · 280 students
- Grayson HighlandsElementary · 156 students
- Fairview ElementaryElementary · 146 students
- Grayson County High Career & Technical EducationElementary
Nearby schools
- Galax Elementary4.7 mi · 667
- Galax Middle4.9 mi · 335
- Galax High5.0 mi · 432
- Gladeville Elementary5.4 mi · 259
- Laurel Elementary8.8 mi · 199
- Oakland Elementary9.0 mi · 196
Frequently asked questions
About Fries ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fries Elementary?
Fries Elementary enrolls approximately 231 students in grades PK-07.
What age range does Fries Elementary serve?
Fries Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 07.
How many students per teacher at Fries Elementary?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at Fries Elementary.
How diverse is Fries Elementary?
Fries Elementary reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Fries Elementary in?
Fries Elementary is part of Grayson County Public Schools.
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