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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510285001179
Luray Elementary
555 First St, Luray, VA 22835 · (540) 743-4078 · Page County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
443 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
64.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
58.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 Luray Elementary
Luray Elementary's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luray Elementary this school | 474 | 93.5% | 59.4% |
| Hillsville Elementary Hillsville | 461 | 92.4% | 77.0% |
| Pulaski Elementary Pulaski | 472 | 91.7% | 67.4% |
| Critzer Elementary Pulaski | 416 | 91.3% | 70.9% |
| Coeburn Primary Coeburn | 420 | 87.6% | 89.8% |
| Norton Elementary Norton | 527 | 99.8% | 75.3% |
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 Luray Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #850 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #918 of 1,111 ▼ 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #774 of 1,111 ▲ 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #648 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #451 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.4% | #991 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #273 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.0% | #140 of 324 |
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
474
+41 (+9%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 731
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 474 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 93% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 40 | 12.1:1 | 91% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 37.3 | 12.8:1 | 88% (418) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 30 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 27.7 | 15.7:1 | 62% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 60% (288) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 33 | 18.6:1 | 62% (379) |
| 2000-01 | 727 | 49 | 14.8:1 | 35% (251) |
| 1990-91 | 731 | 41 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luray Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (435 to 474); teachers up 26% (27.7 to 35).
About Luray Elementary
Luray Elementary is a public medium-sized elementary school in Luray, Virginia. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 474 students.
Luray Elementary is one school in an 8-school district, Page County Public Schools, which enrolls 2,928 students.
Luray Elementary's enrollment is 84% White. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Page County as a whole is about 92% White, so the school's share is lower. Luray Elementary's diversity index is 29%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 35 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.5:1. That matches the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 93%.
Compared with Virginia schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Luray Elementary's results are 3.3 points below predicted: 59.4% against 62.7%.
Luray Elementary is located in Page County, where the median household income is $57,037, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Luray Elementary is one of 9 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Luray Middle, is about 0.1 miles from Luray Elementary. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Luray Elementary is 9th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Luray Elementary in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment is up 9% from 2020-21, when Luray Elementary had 433 students, to 2024-25, when it had 474.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Luray Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Page County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,727
Census ACS
Median income
$57,037
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,928 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Page County Public Schools
- Page County HighHigh · 473 students
- Luray HighHigh · 452 students
- Shenandoah ElementaryElementary · 351 students
- Stanley ElementaryElementary · 337 students
- Page County MiddleMiddle · 318 students
- Luray MiddleMiddle · 315 students
Other schools in Luray
- Luray HighHigh · 452 students
- Luray MiddleMiddle · 315 students
- Page County Technical CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Luray Middle0.1 mi · 315
- Luray High1.6 mi · 452
- Springfield Elementary5.2 mi · 208
- Stanley Elementary6.1 mi · 337
- Page County Middle10.5 mi · 318
- Page County High10.6 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Luray ElementaryHow many students attend Luray Elementary?
Luray Elementary enrolls approximately 474 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Luray Elementary serve?
Luray Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Luray Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Luray Elementary is approximately 13.5:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Luray Elementary?
Luray Elementary reports a student body of 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Luray Elementary?
Luray Elementary is overseen by Page County Public Schools in Page County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.