High Point Elementary

As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Bristol, Virginia, High Point Elementary enrolls 582 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Washington County Public Schools.

High Point Elementary is one of 16 schools operated by Washington County Public Schools, a district that caters to 7,270 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, High Point Elementary lists that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), High Point Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Virginia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 67.4%; High Point Elementary posts 84.9%, +17.5 points above that line.

In the broader community, census data for Washington County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,552 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Washington County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,270 students), High Point Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Virginia Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), High Point Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 70.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at High Point Elementary has remained close to its prior level, going from 592 students in 2018 to 582 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 94% to 89% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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