Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WYTHE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510411001799
Jackson Memorial Elementary
4424 Fort Chiswell Road, Austinville, VA 24312 · (276) 699-0160 · Wythe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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.
- 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
12.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
187 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 15 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
82.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 up about 8 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 74.0% |
% 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
74.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Jackson Memorial Elementary
Jackson Memorial Elementary's state test result (74.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Memorial Elementary this school | 229 | 81.7% | 74.3% |
| McCleary Elementary New Castle | 229 | 81.2% | 64.9% |
| Sheffey Elementary Wytheville | 224 | 79.0% | 80.9% |
| Max Meadows Elementary Max Meadows | 201 | 82.6% | 79.3% |
| Dryden Elementary Dryden | 237 | 86.1% | 70.2% |
| Yuma Elementary Gate City | 199 | 80.4% | 88.6% |
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 Jackson Memorial Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Wythe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #458 of 1,101 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #358 of 1,111 ▲ 211 | #4 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #562 of 1,111 ▼ 178 | #5 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #1,075 of 1,176 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #186 of 1,105 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.9% | #1,085 of 1,106 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.7% | #484 of 1,157 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #208 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
229
+29 (+14%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 295
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 229 | 19 | 12.1:1 | 82% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 18 | 12.2:1 | 77% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 17.8 | 11.9:1 | 74% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 14 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 218 | 14.7 | 14.9:1 | 61% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 223 | 14 | 15.9:1 | 53% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 247 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 62% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 324 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 295 | 22 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Memorial Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (218 to 229); teachers up 29% (14.7 to 19).
About Jackson Memorial Elementary
Austinville, Virginia, is home to Jackson Memorial Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. The student body numbers 229 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499, so this school runs 54% smaller than that.
Jackson Memorial Elementary is one school in Wythe County Public Schools, a system of 12 schools with 3,734 students.
The large majority of students at Jackson Memorial Elementary, 94%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% multiracial. That is close to the 93% White share among all Wythe County residents. Jackson Memorial Elementary has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Jackson Memorial Elementary counts 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.1 students for each one. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is higher than this school's figure. About 82% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 81% average for public schools in Wythe County.
allk12 grades Jackson Memorial Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Jackson Memorial Elementary is 8.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Virginia schools.
Federal survey data for Wythe County show that median household income is about $57,745, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Jackson Memorial Elementary is among the 14 public schools in Wythe County.
Laurel Elementary is the public school closest to Jackson Memorial Elementary, about 4.6 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Jackson Memorial Elementary ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Jackson Memorial Elementary as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Jackson Memorial Elementary had 200 students in 2020-21 and 229 in 2024-25, a 14% increase. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.3:1 to 12.1:1.
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Wythe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,188
Census ACS
Median income
$57,745
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,734 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wythe County Public Schools
- Spiller ElementaryElementary · 615 students
- George Wythe HighHigh · 421 students
- Fort Chiswell HighHigh · 411 students
- Rural Retreat ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- Fort Chiswell MiddleMiddle · 319 students
- Scott Memorial MiddleMiddle · 305 students
Nearby schools
- Laurel Elementary4.6 mi · 199
- Fort Chiswell Middle6.2 mi · 319
- Fort Chiswell High6.2 mi · 411
- Sheffey Elementary7.3 mi · 224
- Max Meadows Elementary9.0 mi · 201
- Carroll County Middle9.5 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Memorial ElementaryHow many students attend Jackson Memorial Elementary?
Jackson Memorial Elementary enrolls approximately 229 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Jackson Memorial Elementary serve?
Jackson Memorial Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Jackson Memorial Elementary?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Jackson Memorial Elementary.
How diverse is Jackson Memorial Elementary?
Jackson Memorial Elementary reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Jackson Memorial Elementary?
Jackson Memorial Elementary is overseen by Wythe County Public Schools in Wythe County.
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