Enrollment
199
Elementary
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510069000250
Laurel Elementary
26 Pleasant View Road, Austinville, VA 24312 · (276) 728-9247 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B-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
11.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
182 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 12 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Carroll County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
74.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Laurel Elementary
Laurel Elementary's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Elementary this school | 199 | 91.5% | 72.6% |
| Snowville Elementary Hiwassee | 201 | 92.0% | 82.8% |
| Dudley Primary Bluefield | 208 | 88.0% | N/A |
| Fries Elementary Fries | 231 | 95.7% | 69.1% |
| Dryden Elementary Dryden | 237 | 86.1% | 70.2% |
| Max Meadows Elementary Max Meadows | 201 | 82.6% | 79.3% |
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 Laurel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #508 of 1,101 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #558 of 1,111 ▼ 80 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #669 of 1,111 ▼ 51 | #7 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #1,107 of 1,176 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #305 of 1,157 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #401 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
199
-18 (-8%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 130
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 199 | 17.1 | 11.6:1 | 91% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 17.1 | 12.7:1 | 90% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 18 | 12.5:1 | 87% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 217 | 14 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 224 | 16.2 | 13.8:1 | 63% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 236 | 14 | 16.9:1 | 57% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 18 | 17.5:1 | 50% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 296 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 43% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 130 | 8 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laurel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (224 to 199); teachers up 5% (16.2 to 17.1).
About Laurel Elementary
Federal records list Laurel Elementary as an elementary school in Austinville, Virginia. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 199 students. Enrollment is 60% lower than the average for elementary schools in Virginia, which is about 499.
Laurel Elementary belongs to Carroll County Public Schools, a district of 9 schools and 3,437 students.
White students are the large majority at Laurel Elementary, with 93% of enrollment. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. Laurel Elementary has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Laurel Elementary and a ratio of 11.6:1. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 91% of students. Across public schools in Carroll County, the average is about the same, 91%.
Laurel Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Virginia, Laurel Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 72.6% actual against a predicted 63.2%.
Carroll County has these Census figures: median household income is about $54,484, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Laurel Elementary is among the 12 public schools in Carroll County.
Of nearby public schools, Jackson Memorial Elementary is the closest, at about 4.6 miles. There are 7 more public schools inside ten miles. Laurel Elementary's average proficiency of 72.6% compares with 73.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Laurel Elementary as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 217 in 2020-21 and 199 in 2024-25, a decrease of 18 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.6:1.
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Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,157
Census ACS
Median income
$54,484
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County Public Schools
- Carroll County HighHigh · 1,033 students
- Carroll County MiddleMiddle · 747 students
- Hillsville ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- St. PaulElementary · 304 students
- Gladeville ElementaryElementary · 259 students
- Oakland ElementaryElementary · 196 students
Other schools in Austinville
- Jackson Memorial ElementaryElementary · 229 students
Other Laurel Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 10 states are named Laurel Elementary. Laurel Elementary is the 14th largest of the 16.
- Laurel Elementary SchoolLaurel, DE · 1,145 students
- LAUREL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPOINCIANA, FL · 1,126 students
- Laurel ElementaryAtherton, CA · 658 students
- Laurel Elementary SchoolNew Castle, PA · 503 students
- Laurel ElementaryOakland, CA · 473 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson Memorial Elementary4.6 mi · 229
- Carroll County Middle6.5 mi · 747
- Gladeville Elementary6.9 mi · 259
- Carroll County High7.5 mi · 1,033
- Hillsville Elementary8.7 mi · 461
- Fries Elementary8.8 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Laurel ElementaryHow large is Laurel Elementary?
Laurel Elementary enrolls approximately 199 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Laurel Elementary serve?
Laurel Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Laurel Elementary?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Laurel Elementary.
How diverse is Laurel Elementary?
Laurel Elementary reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Laurel Elementary public or private?
Laurel Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carroll County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.