Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAIG COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510102000372
McCleary Elementary
25345 Craigs Creek Road, New Castle, VA 24127 · (540) 864-5173 · Craig County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
186 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
McCleary Elementary→Craig County High
Based on grade levels within Craig County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +18.0pp since 2022
Math
68.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +17.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 18 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 17 points.
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
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
229
-32 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 17.7:1
% White
99%
was 99%
% Hispanic
1%
was 0%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About McCleary Elementary
McCleary Elementary is one of the low-enrollment K-5 schools in New Castle, Virginia, part of Craig County Public Schools, with 229 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so McCleary Elementary sits 54% below that benchmark.
McCleary Elementary is one of 2 schools operated by Craig County Public Schools, a district that caters to 507 students overall.
On demographics, McCleary Elementary records that nearly all students (99%) are White. That composition is broadly in line with Craig County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, McCleary Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.0%, the actual is 64.9%, a residual of -1.1 points.
In the area at large, Craig County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,057 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. McCleary Elementary is one of 2 public schools in Craig County (combined enrollment of about 507 students).
Craig County High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), McCleary Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 77.0%.
McCleary Elementary operates from a small-town location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McCleary Elementary has decreased 12%, going from 261 students in 2018 to 229 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.
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Craig County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,856
Census ACS
Median income
$69,057
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
507 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Craig County High0.0 mi · 278
- Mason's Cove Elementary10.5 mi · 204
- Greenfield Elementary10.5 mi · 435
- Breckinridge Elementary11.7 mi · 211
- Lord Botetourt High12.1 mi · 963
- Central Academy Middle12.2 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About McCleary ElementaryHow large is McCleary Elementary?
McCleary Elementary enrolls approximately 229 students in grades PK-05.
Is McCleary Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
McCleary Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does McCleary Elementary have?
McCleary Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at McCleary Elementary?
Student demographics at McCleary Elementary are roughly 99% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black.
What district is McCleary Elementary in?
McCleary Elementary is part of Craig County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.