Enrollment
201
Elementary
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WYTHE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510411001803
Max Meadows Elementary
213 School St, Max Meadows, VA 24360 · (276) 637-3211 · Wythe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% 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.
- ABeats 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
10.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
166 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 14 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
74.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
79.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 84.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 Max Meadows Elementary
Max Meadows Elementary's state test result (79.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Meadows Elementary this school | 201 | 82.6% | 79.3% |
| Yuma Elementary Gate City | 199 | 80.4% | 88.6% |
| Jackson Memorial Elementary Austinville | 229 | 81.7% | 74.3% |
| Sheffey Elementary Wytheville | 224 | 79.0% | 80.9% |
| Dudley Primary Bluefield | 208 | 88.0% | N/A |
| McCleary Elementary New Castle | 229 | 81.2% | 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 Max Meadows Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Wythe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #327 of 1,101 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #444 of 1,111 ▲ 1 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #499 of 1,111 ▲ 30 | #3 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 201 | #1,105 of 1,176 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #25 of 1,105 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.2% | #1,079 of 1,106 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.6% | #471 of 1,157 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #371 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
201
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 362
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 201 | 20 | 10.1:1 | 83% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 201 | 20 | 10.1:1 | 77% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 205 | 19.8 | 10.4:1 | 75% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 199 | 13 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 229 | 15.7 | 14.6:1 | 54% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 259 | 16 | 16.2:1 | 54% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 15 | 19.1:1 | 53% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 24 | 14.1:1 | 42% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 362 | 21 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Max Meadows Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (229 to 201); teachers up 28% (15.7 to 20).
About Max Meadows Elementary
Max Meadows Elementary is a small elementary school found in Max Meadows, Virginia. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 201 students. It has 60% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Virginia (about 499).
Max Meadows Elementary is one of the 12 schools that make up Wythe County Public Schools (3,734 students in total).
The share of students at Max Meadows Elementary who are White is 93%. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic. Wythe County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 10.1:1 is based on 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 83%. The figure for public schools in Wythe County is close, at 81%.
Max Meadows Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 80% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Max Meadows Elementary would score about 65.6%. It scores 79.3%, a top-10% result among Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Wythe County area, median household income comes to about $57,745, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wythe County's 14 public schools enroll about 3,734 students and include Max Meadows Elementary.
Max Meadows Elementary's nearest public school is Fort Chiswell Middle (about 3.0 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Max Meadows Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 199 students in 2020-21 and 201 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.3:1 to 10.1:1 over the same years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Max Meadows Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wythe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,188
Census ACS
Median income
$57,745
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,734 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wythe County Public Schools
- Spiller ElementaryElementary · 615 students
- George Wythe HighHigh · 421 students
- Fort Chiswell HighHigh · 411 students
- Rural Retreat ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- Fort Chiswell MiddleMiddle · 319 students
- Scott Memorial MiddleMiddle · 305 students
Other schools in Max Meadows
- Fort Chiswell HighHigh · 411 students
- Fort Chiswell MiddleMiddle · 319 students
Nearby schools
- Fort Chiswell Middle3.0 mi · 319
- Fort Chiswell High3.0 mi · 411
- Sheffey Elementary6.3 mi · 224
- Spiller Elementary7.6 mi · 615
- Scott Memorial Middle8.6 mi · 305
- George Wythe High8.7 mi · 421
Frequently asked questions
About Max Meadows ElementaryHow many students attend Max Meadows Elementary?
Max Meadows Elementary enrolls approximately 201 students in grades PK-05.
Is Max Meadows Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Max Meadows Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Max Meadows Elementary have?
Max Meadows Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
How diverse is Max Meadows Elementary?
Max Meadows Elementary reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Max Meadows Elementary public or private?
Max Meadows Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wythe County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.