Enrollment
230
Elementary
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510337001486
Natural Bridge Elementary
42 Natural Bridge School Rd., Natural Bridge Station, VA 24479 · (540) 291-2292 · Rockbridge County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
10.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
226 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 24 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Rockbridge County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -14.0pp since 2022
Math
57.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 52.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Schools most like Natural Bridge Elementary
Natural Bridge Elementary's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Bridge Elementary this school | 230 | 98.3% | 53.1% |
| Patrick Springs Primary Patrick Springs | 241 | 99.6% | 85.5% |
| Blue Ridge Elementary Ararat | 223 | 97.8% | 79.5% |
| Fries Elementary Fries | 231 | 95.7% | 69.1% |
| Enderly Heights Elementary Buena Vista | 268 | 92.2% | 71.9% |
| F.W. Kling Jr. Elementary Buena Vista | 177 | 94.9% | N/A |
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 Natural Bridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #945 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #937 of 1,111 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,043 of 1,111 ▼ 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #1,072 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #42 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #925 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #211 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #246 of 759 |
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
230
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 230 | 21.9 | 10.5:1 | 98% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 24.5 | 10.1:1 | 75% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 221 | 24.5 | 9.0:1 | 68% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 234 | 21 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 24 | 11.5:1 | 63% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 275 | 24 | 11.5:1 | 61% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 272 | 19 | 14.3:1 | 65% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 32 | 10.4:1 | 38% (125) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 24 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Natural Bridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (277 to 230); teachers down 9% (24 to 21.9).
About Natural Bridge Elementary
Natural Bridge Elementary is a small elementary school serving families in Natural Bridge Station, Virginia. Its enrollment is 230 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Virginia, the average enrollment is about 499.
The 6 schools in Rockbridge County Public Schools enroll 2,488 students altogether, Natural Bridge Elementary among them.
The student body at Natural Bridge Elementary is 77% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 90%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.
Natural Bridge Elementary lists 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.5 students per teacher. The school's 10.5:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Virginia. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 98% of the student body. The gap from the 73% average for public schools in Rockbridge County is 25 points.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Natural Bridge Elementary outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Natural Bridge Elementary is 8.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 53.1%. Predicted: 61.4%.
Looking at the county, Rockbridge County, the median household earns about $65,469 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Rockbridge County has 4 public schools with about 1,541 students, including Natural Bridge Elementary.
Big Island Elementary is the nearest public school to Natural Bridge Elementary, about 7.7 miles away. Natural Bridge Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 76.4%, higher than Natural Bridge Elementary's 53.1%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Natural Bridge Elementary had 234 students in 2020-21 and 230 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
This page collects posts and questions about Natural Bridge Elementary, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Rockbridge County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,531
Census ACS
Median income
$65,469
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,541 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockbridge County Public Schools
- Rockbridge County HighHigh · 916 students
- Maury River MiddleMiddle · 481 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Fairfield ElementaryElementary · 241 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 154 students
Other Natural Bridge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Natural Bridge Elementary. Natural Bridge Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- NATURAL BRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORTH MIAMI, FL · 349 students
Nearby schools
- Big Island Elementary7.7 mi · 182
- Enderly Heights Elementary9.8 mi · 268
- Parry McCluer High10.2 mi · 315
- Maury River Middle11.0 mi · 481
- Parry McCluer Middle11.4 mi · 126
- Harrington Waddell Elementary11.5 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Natural Bridge ElementaryHow many students attend Natural Bridge Elementary?
Natural Bridge Elementary enrolls approximately 230 students in grades PK-05.
Is Natural Bridge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Natural Bridge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Natural Bridge Elementary have?
Natural Bridge Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Natural Bridge Elementary?
At Natural Bridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Natural Bridge Elementary?
Natural Bridge Elementary is overseen by Rockbridge County Public Schools in Rockbridge County.
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