Enrollment
227
Elementary
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510144000639
Glade Hill Elementary
8081 Old Franklin Turnpike, Glade Hill, VA 24092 · (540) 576-3010 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
198 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 24 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Based on grade levels within Franklin County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
78.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 down about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
72.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% 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 Glade Hill Elementary
Glade Hill Elementary's state test result (72.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glade Hill Elementary this school | 227 | 87.2% | 72.1% |
| North River Elementary Mount Solon | 222 | 88.3% | 61.4% |
| Mount Pleasant Elementary Roanoke | 246 | 83.7% | 83.5% |
| Moneta Elementary Moneta | 218 | 87.2% | 80.9% |
| Snow Creek Elementary Penhook | 226 | 86.7% | 83.4% |
| Gladeville Elementary Galax | 259 | 91.1% | 62.6% |
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 Glade Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #526 of 1,101 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #450 of 1,111 ▲ 87 | #6 of 12 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #479 of 1,111 ▼ 60 | #6 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #1,076 of 1,176 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #50 of 1,105 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #914 of 1,106 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.2% | #397 of 1,157 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #258 of 759 | N/A |
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
227
+11 (+5%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 257
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
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 | 227 | 21.5 | 10.6:1 | 87% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 19 | 10.8:1 | 76% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 205 | 17 | 12.1:1 | 75% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 15 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 17.5 | 15.5:1 | 64% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 295 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 65% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 18 | 15.8:1 | 62% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 43% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 257 | 16 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glade Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (272 to 227); teachers up 23% (17.5 to 21.5).
About Glade Hill Elementary
Glade Hill Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in Glade Hill, Virginia. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 227 students. Against the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 55% lower.
Franklin County Public Schools enrolls 6,540 students in 14 schools, including Glade Hill Elementary.
Glade Hill Elementary is 77% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Franklin County, the White share is about 86%. Glade Hill Elementary's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
Glade Hill Elementary employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.6:1. That is 3.3 students per teacher below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 87%. That tracks the 86% average for public schools in Franklin County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Glade Hill Elementary, the prediction is 64.4% and the result is 72.1%.
Glade Hill Elementary is located in Franklin County, where the median household income is $68,849, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Glade Hill Elementary is one of 14 public schools in the county.
Dudley Elementary is located about 6.3 miles from Glade Hill Elementary. The ten-mile area around Glade Hill Elementary holds 7 other public schools. The school's 72.1% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
Glade Hill Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment is up 5% from 2020-21, when Glade Hill Elementary had 216 students, to 2024-25, when it had 227. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.4:1 to 10.6:1 over the same years.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
55,130
Census ACS
Median income
$68,849
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,540 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County Public Schools
- Franklin County HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Benjamin Franklin MiddleMiddle · 1,382 students
- Windy Gap ElementaryElementary · 391 students
- Lee M. Waid ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- Dudley ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Rocky Mount ElementaryElementary · 296 students
Nearby schools
- Dudley Elementary6.3 mi · 317
- Sontag Elementary6.6 mi · 248
- Rocky Mount Elementary6.8 mi · 296
- Lee M. Waid Elementary7.2 mi · 386
- Franklin County High7.3 mi · 1,880
- Benjamin Franklin Middle7.8 mi · 1,382
Frequently asked questions
About Glade Hill ElementaryHow large is Glade Hill Elementary?
Glade Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 227 students in grades PK-05.
Is Glade Hill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glade Hill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Glade Hill Elementary have?
Glade Hill Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Glade Hill Elementary?
At Glade Hill Elementary, the student body is approximately 77% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Glade Hill Elementary public or private?
Glade Hill Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin County Public Schools.
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