Meadows of Dan Elementary

Meadows of Dan Elementary is one of the modestly sized elementary-level communitys in Meadows of Dan, Virginia, operated by Patrick County Public Schools, with 300 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 7. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Meadows of Dan Elementary sits 40% below that benchmark.

Meadows of Dan Elementary is one of 7 schools operated by Patrick County Public Schools, a district that instructs 2,276 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Meadows of Dan Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 20% Black, 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. By comparison, Patrick County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Meadows of Dan Elementary logs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 27.3:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Patrick County runs at roughly 80%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Meadows of Dan Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 79.2%; this one delivers 73.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Patrick County indicate the typical household earns roughly $53,038 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Meadows of Dan Elementary is one of 7 public schools in Patrick County (combined enrollment of about 2,276 students).

Nearest neighbor: Woolwine Elementary, around 7.8 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Meadows of Dan Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 79.6%.

Meadows of Dan Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Meadows of Dan Elementary's enrollment has fell 39% since 2018, when it stood at 495 (now 300). Over the same period, the White share fell from 68% to 54%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 29.1:1 in 2018 to 27.3:1 today.

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