Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAZEWELL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510381001652
Graham Intermediate
808 Greever Ave, Bluefield, VA 24605 · (276) 326-3737 · Tazewell County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Virginia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
361 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 118 | 29% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 22% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tazewell County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
71.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 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
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% 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 Graham Intermediate
Graham Intermediate's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Intermediate this school | 404 | 89.4% | 76.0% |
| Coeburn Primary Coeburn | 420 | 87.6% | 89.8% |
| Tazewell Primary Tazewell | 405 | 89.6% | N/A |
| Tazewell Intermediate North Tazewell | 371 | 88.4% | 74.5% |
| Castlewood Elementary Castlewood | 354 | 91.5% | 63.3% |
| Windy Gap Elementary Hardy | 391 | 87.0% | 82.1% |
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 Graham Intermediate ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Tazewell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #417 of 1,101 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #659 of 1,111 ▼ 193 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #391 of 1,111 ▼ 11 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 404 | #803 of 1,176 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #806 of 1,105 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #1,062 of 1,106 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.4% | #344 of 1,157 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +44.3% | #14 of 324 | 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
404
+145 (+56%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 273
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 404 | 26.7 | 15.2:1 | 89% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 21.9 | 17.5:1 | 86% (330) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 15 | 18.6:1 | 82% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 15 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 13.8 | 20.3:1 | 56% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 14 | 21.2:1 | 42% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 14 | 21.2:1 | 44% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 38% (109) |
| 1990-91 | 273 | 18 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Graham Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students up 44% (280 to 404); teachers up 93% (13.8 to 26.7).
About Graham Intermediate
Graham Intermediate is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Bluefield, Virginia. The school counts 404 students across grades 2 through 5.
Tazewell County Public Schools oversees Graham Intermediate and 12 other schools, with 5,134 students in total.
White students are the large majority at Graham Intermediate, with 90% of enrollment. Other groups make up 5% multiracial and 2% Black. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. Graham Intermediate has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Graham Intermediate, 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.2:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 89% of enrollment. That is close to the 89% average for public schools in Tazewell County.
The allk12 Grade for Graham Intermediate is B+. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 73% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Graham Intermediate lands between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.0%; the prediction is 63.8%.
Graham Intermediate is located in Tazewell County, where median household income is about $47,313, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Graham Intermediate is one of 14 public schools in Tazewell County, which together enroll about 5,134 students.
Dudley Primary is located about 0.8 miles from Graham Intermediate. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Reported enrollment: 259 (2020-21) and 404 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.2:1.
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Tazewell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,624
Census ACS
Median income
$47,313
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,134 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tazewell County Public Schools
- Richlands ElementaryElementary · 576 students
- Richlands HighHigh · 557 students
- Tazewell HighHigh · 509 students
- Graham HighHigh · 489 students
- Richlands MiddleMiddle · 447 students
- Tazewell PrimaryElementary · 405 students
Other schools in Bluefield
- Graham HighHigh · 489 students
- Graham MiddleMiddle · 339 students
- Dudley PrimaryElementary · 208 students
- Abb's Valley-Boissevain ElementaryElementary · 144 students
Nearby schools
- Dudley Primary0.8 mi · 208
- Graham High1.1 mi · 489
- Graham Middle1.5 mi · 339
- Bluefield Middle School1.8 mi · 428
- Brushfork Elementary School2.5 mi · 171
- Bluefield Intermediate School2.9 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Graham IntermediateHow large is Graham Intermediate?
Graham Intermediate enrolls approximately 404 students in grades 02-05.
Is Graham Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Graham Intermediate is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does Graham Intermediate have?
Graham Intermediate employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Graham Intermediate?
Student demographics at Graham Intermediate are roughly 90% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Graham Intermediate in?
Graham Intermediate is part of Tazewell County Public Schools.
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