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Enrollment
712
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSSELL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510342001521
Honaker Elementary
50 Honaker Elementary Dr., Honaker, VA 24260 · (276) 873-6301 · Russell County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL712 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Virginia public elementary schools
- A-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
13.3:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
649 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 103 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 7th grade class (77).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
85.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
81.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 84.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 Honaker Elementary
Honaker Elementary's state test result (82.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honaker Elementary this school | 712 | 91.2% | 82.3% |
| Ridgeview Elementary Clintwood | 667 | 96.0% | 67.7% |
| Union Primary Big Stone Gap | 809 | 90.1% | 89.8% |
| Richlands Elementary Richlands | 576 | 90.5% | 81.8% |
| Wise Primary Wise | 603 | 87.2% | 84.3% |
| Chilhowie Elementary Chiilhowie | 589 | 100.0% | 85.6% |
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 Honaker Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Russell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #251 of 1,101 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #386 of 1,111 ▼ 30 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #201 of 1,111 ▲ 176 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 712 | #178 of 1,176 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #397 of 1,105 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.7% | #1,103 of 1,106 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.2% | #309 of 1,157 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.2% | #138 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
712
+94 (+15%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 723
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 712 | 53.6 | 13.3:1 | 91% (649) |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 45.7 | 13.7:1 | 90% (563) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 47 | 12.3:1 | 89% (518) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 46 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 45.8 | 14.3:1 | 64% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 62% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 665 | 37 | 18.0:1 | 59% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 598 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 60% (359) |
| 1990-91 | 723 | 38 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Honaker Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (652 to 712); teachers up 17% (45.8 to 53.6).
About Honaker Elementary
Families in Honaker, Virginia, are served by Honaker Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 7 and reported 712 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 43% bigger than that mark.
Within Russell County Public Schools, Honaker Elementary is one of 11 schools. The district enrolls 3,583 students.
White students account for 98% of the school's enrollment. Among Russell County residents, the White share is about 97%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 5, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 53.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 13.8:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 91%. Public schools in Russell County average a similar 91%.
On the allk12 Grade, Honaker Elementary lands at A, ahead of 90% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Honaker Elementary outperforms its prediction by 19.0 points. The model expects 63.3% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Virginia; the school's rate is 82.3%.
In the wider Russell County area, median household income comes to about $50,012, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Russell County's 14 public schools enroll about 3,583 students and include Honaker Elementary.
The closest school to Honaker Elementary is Honaker High, located about 1.8 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Honaker Elementary ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 82.3% against a local average of 78.6%.
Honaker Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 712, up from 618 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Honaker Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Russell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,538
Census ACS
Median income
$50,012
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,583 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Russell County Public Schools
- Lebanon HighHigh · 571 students
- Honaker HighHigh · 422 students
- Castlewood ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Lebanon MiddleMiddle · 301 students
- Lebanon ElementaryElementary · 292 students
- Castlewood HighHigh · 285 students
Other schools in Honaker
- Honaker HighHigh · 422 students
- Council Elementary/MiddleElementary · 194 students
- Council HighHigh · 115 students
Nearby schools
- Honaker High1.8 mi · 422
- Swords Creek Elementary2.1 mi · 93
- Belfast Elementary5.2 mi · 141
- Council High8.5 mi · 115
- Council Elementary/Middle8.7 mi · 194
- Lebanon Primary10.3 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Honaker ElementaryHow large is Honaker Elementary?
Honaker Elementary enrolls approximately 712 students in grades PK-07.
Is Honaker Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Honaker Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Honaker Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Honaker Elementary is approximately 13.3:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Honaker Elementary?
At Honaker Elementary, the student body is approximately 98% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Honaker Elementary public or private?
Honaker Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Russell County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.