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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GILES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510159000671
Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle
1001 Henson Ave, Pearisburg, VA 24134 · (540) 921-1363 · Giles County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
10.2:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
290 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 41% smaller than its 7th grade class (61).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
63.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp 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 63 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 down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle
Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle this school | 440 | 65.9% | 61.1% |
| Churchville Elementary Churchville | 448 | 66.7% | 62.6% |
| Eastern Elementary/Middle Pembroke | 433 | 67.2% | 72.9% |
| Shoemaker Elementary Gate City | 419 | 67.5% | 75.9% |
| Narrows Elementary/Middle Narrows | 514 | 64.4% | 74.8% |
| Guy K. Stump Elementary Stuarts Draft | 457 | 66.7% | 64.9% |
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 Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #811 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #832 of 1,111 ▼ 150 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #766 of 1,111 ▲ 94 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #728 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #32 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #1,076 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #741 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.0% | #156 of 759 |
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
440
-50 (-10%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 440 | 43 | 10.2:1 | 66% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 41 | 11.3:1 | 66% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 787 | 40 | 19.7:1 | 42% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 39 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 38.5 | 14.5:1 | 55% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 56% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 47% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 34 | 16.0:1 | 30% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 29 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (557 to 440); teachers up 12% (38.5 to 43).
About Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle
This page covers Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle, a mid-sized elementary school in Pearisburg, Virginia. Students in pre-K through 7 make up the school's enrollment of 440 students.
The district, Giles County Public Schools, operates 6 schools serving 3,575 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle is White, at 93%. After that, the student body is 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Among Giles County residents, the White share is about 94%. The diversity index for Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle reported 43 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.2:1. Elementary schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.8:1. Roughly 66% of students at Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Giles County average a similar 66%.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle outscored 24%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle would be expected to post about 70.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.1%.
American Community Survey estimates for Giles County show that the median household earns about $65,691 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Giles County, 7 public schools serve about 3,575 students.
Measured in a straight line, Giles County K-12 Virtual School is about 1.0 miles from Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle is behind the 73.1% nearby average, ranking 5th of 5.
The federal government classifies Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle's location as Rural: Distant.
The school's enrollment decreased 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.2:1, from 12.6:1.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Giles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,557
Census ACS
Median income
$65,691
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Giles County Public Schools
- Giles County K-12 Virtual SchoolCombined · 1,358 students
- Giles HighHigh · 530 students
- Narrows Elementary/MiddleElementary · 514 students
- Eastern Elementary/MiddleElementary · 433 students
- Narrows HighHigh · 300 students
- Giles County Tech. CenterElementary
Other schools in Pearisburg
- Giles County K-12 Virtual SchoolCombined · 1,358 students
- Giles HighHigh · 530 students
- Giles County Tech. CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Giles County K-12 Virtual School1.0 mi · 1,358
- Giles High1.3 mi · 530
- Narrows High4.3 mi · 300
- Narrows Elementary/Middle4.7 mi · 514
- Eastern Elementary/Middle8.2 mi · 433
- Peterstown Elementary School10.1 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/MiddleHow many students attend Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle?
Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 440 students in grades PK-07.
What grades does Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle serve?
Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle serves grades PK-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle is approximately 10.2:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle?
At Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle public or private?
Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Giles County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.