Enrollment
141
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510294001221
Mount Airy Elementary
100 Mt Airy Elementary Cir, Gretna, VA 24557 · (434) 630-1816 · Pittsylvania County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
121 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 15 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (20).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
88.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
95.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 95 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 up about 12 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.0% | 95.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 93.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
84.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% 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 20 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 Mount Airy Elementary
Mount Airy Elementary's state test result (84.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Airy Elementary this school | 141 | 85.8% | 84.9% |
| Capron Elementary Capron | 176 | 90.9% | 79.1% |
| Sydnor Jennings Elementary Nathalie | 157 | 96.2% | 58.5% |
| King & Queen Elementary King and Queen Courthouse | 168 | 97.0% | 52.3% |
| Union Hall Elementary Chatham | 183 | 85.8% | 92.8% |
| Brosville Elementary Danville | 219 | 88.6% | 67.9% |
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 Mount Airy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Pittsylvania County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.9% | #173 of 1,101 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #25 of 1,111 ▲ 6 | #1 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #126 of 1,111 ▲ 27 | #4 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 141 | #1,151 of 1,176 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #417 of 1,157 | #5 of 10 |
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
141
-4 (-3%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 141 | 15 | 9.4:1 | 86% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 142 | 15 | 9.5:1 | 87% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 142 | 17 | 8.3:1 | 79% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 145 | 15 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 188 | 17.9 | 10.5:1 | 66% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 215 | 16 | 13.4:1 | 73% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 205 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 78% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 222 | 20 | 11.1:1 | 56% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 267 | 17 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Airy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (188 to 141); teachers down 16% (17.9 to 15).
About Mount Airy Elementary
Mount Airy Elementary sits in Gretna, Virginia, and is classified as an elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 141 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 72% below that mark.
Mount Airy Elementary is part of Pittsylvania County Public Schools, where 18 schools serve 7,830 students.
Federal enrollment data show Mount Airy Elementary is 57% White. The remaining shares are 31% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Pittsylvania County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 58, compared with 70 nationally.
Mount Airy Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1, with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 86% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Pittsylvania County is similar, at 85%.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 64.7% for Mount Airy Elementary, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 84.9%. The 20.1-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Virginia schools.
For the population of Pittsylvania County, the median household earns about $54,085 a year, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Pittsylvania County, 22 public schools serve about 7,830 students.
Sydnor Jennings Elementary is about 9.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Mount Airy Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
Mount Airy Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 145 to 141, a 3% drop.
On allk12, people connected to Mount Airy Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pittsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,856
Census ACS
Median income
$54,085
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,830 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pittsylvania County Public Schools
- Tunstall HighHigh · 800 students
- Twin Springs ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- Chatham HighHigh · 609 students
- Tunstall MiddleMiddle · 609 students
- Dan River HighHigh · 583 students
- Gretna HighHigh · 507 students
Other schools in Gretna
- Gretna HighHigh · 507 students
- Gretna ElementaryElementary · 493 students
- Gretna MiddleMiddle · 385 students
Other Mount Airy Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Mount Airy Elementary. Mount Airy Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Mount Airy ElementaryMount Airy, MD · 462 students
Nearby schools
- Sydnor Jennings Elementary9.2 mi · 157
- Gretna Elementary10.4 mi · 493
- Gretna High10.5 mi · 507
- Meadville Elementary10.6 mi · 173
- Gretna Middle10.8 mi · 385
- John L. Hurt Elementary12.1 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Airy ElementaryHow many students attend Mount Airy Elementary?
Mount Airy Elementary enrolls approximately 141 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mount Airy Elementary serve?
Mount Airy Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount Airy Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Airy Elementary is approximately 9.4:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mount Airy Elementary?
Mount Airy Elementary reports a student body of 57% White, 8% Hispanic, 31% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Mount Airy Elementary?
Mount Airy Elementary is overseen by Pittsylvania County Public Schools in Pittsylvania County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.