Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSSELL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510342001524
Lebanon Elementary
56 George Ben Whited Drive, Lebanon, VA 24266 · (276) 889-6531 · Russell County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% 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.
- B+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
12.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
262 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 96 | 33% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 36% |
Student demographics
9%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lebanon Elementary→Lebanon Middle
Based on grade levels within Russell County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
66.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% 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 Lebanon Elementary
Lebanon Elementary's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Elementary this school | 292 | 89.7% | 69.8% |
| Elk Knob Elementary Pennington Gap | 291 | 87.6% | 72.5% |
| Cedar Bluff Elementary Cedar Bluff | 308 | 91.6% | 84.6% |
| Lebanon Primary Lebanon | 267 | 94.4% | N/A |
| Rose Hill Elementary Rose Hill | 256 | 85.9% | 69.7% |
| Stanley Elementary Stanley | 337 | 90.5% | 69.0% |
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 Lebanon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Russell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #594 of 1,101 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #770 of 1,111 ▼ 23 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #521 of 1,111 ▲ 170 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #983 of 1,176 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #231 of 1,105 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #1,093 of 1,106 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.7% | #335 of 1,157 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #239 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
292
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 292 | 23.6 | 12.4:1 | 90% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 23.8 | 12.4:1 | 90% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 25 | 12.3:1 | 89% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 23 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 353 | 22 | 16.1:1 | 58% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 361 | 20 | 18.1:1 | 52% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 335 | 19 | 17.6:1 | 51% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 27 | 16.2:1 | 45% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 23 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lebanon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (353 to 292); teachers up 7% (22 to 23.6).
About Lebanon Elementary
In Lebanon, Virginia, Lebanon Elementary is a small elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 292 students in grades 2 through 4. Against the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 41% lower.
Russell County Public Schools counts 3,583 students in its 11 schools, and Lebanon Elementary is one of them.
Most students at Lebanon Elementary are White: 96% of enrollment. The remaining students are 2% Black. For comparison, Russell County is about 97% White. By the diversity index, Lebanon Elementary comes in at 9%.
With 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Lebanon Elementary was 12.4:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 90%. Across public schools in Russell County, the average is about the same, 91%.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Lebanon Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lebanon Elementary is +6.2 points: 69.8% actual, 63.7% predicted.
Census estimates describe Russell County this way: median household income is about $50,012, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 14 public schools in Russell County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,583.
The next-closest public school is Lebanon Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Lebanon Elementary ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 69.8% versus a 75.1% average.
In the federal locale system, Lebanon Elementary is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 292, starting from 285.
Discussions about Lebanon Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Honaker ElementaryElementary · 712 students
- Lebanon HighHigh · 571 students
- Honaker HighHigh · 422 students
- Castlewood ElementaryElementary · 354 students
- Lebanon MiddleMiddle · 301 students
- Castlewood HighHigh · 285 students
Other schools in Lebanon
- Lebanon HighHigh · 571 students
- Lebanon MiddleMiddle · 301 students
- Lebanon PrimaryElementary · 267 students
- Project Bridge/Russell CoElementary
- Russell County Voc.Elementary
- STEM for LIFE Governor's AcademyCombined
Other Lebanon Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Lebanon Elementary. Lebanon Elementary is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Lebanon Elementary SchoolLebanon, CT · 366 students
- Lebanon Elementary SchoolLebanon, IL · 312 students
- Lebanon Elementary SchoolLebanon, KY · 305 students
- Lebanon Elementary SchoolLebanon, ME · 135 students
Nearby schools
- Lebanon Middle0.1 mi · 301
- Lebanon Primary1.1 mi · 267
- Lebanon High1.6 mi · 571
- Copper Creek Elementary9.9 mi · 145
- Honaker High10.0 mi · 422
- Greendale Elementary10.5 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Lebanon ElementaryHow many students attend Lebanon Elementary?
Lebanon Elementary enrolls approximately 292 students in grades 02-04.
What age range does Lebanon Elementary serve?
Lebanon Elementary serves students from grade 02 through grade 04.
How many teachers does Lebanon Elementary have?
Lebanon Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
How diverse is Lebanon Elementary?
Lebanon Elementary reports a student body of 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Lebanon Elementary?
Lebanon Elementary is overseen by Russell County Public Schools in Russell County.
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