Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle

Located at 1001 Henson Ave, in Pearisburg, Virginia, Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle is a mid-sized elementary-level community that enrolls 440 students (grades pre-K through 7), run under Giles County Public Schools.

Within Giles County Public Schools, which oversees 6 schools and 3,575 students, Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle records that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Giles County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 66% of students at Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.2%; this one delivers 61.1%.

In the broader community, Giles County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,691, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle is one of 7 public schools in Giles County (combined enrollment of about 3,575 students).

The closest other public school is Giles County K-12 Virtual School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle. On composite proficiency, Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 73.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle has decreased 21%, going from 557 students in 2018 to 440 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 97% to 93% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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