Enrollment
167
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEDFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510036000155
Otter River Elementary
1044 Otter River Dr, Goode, VA 24556 · (540) 586-9210 · Bedford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL167 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
61 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 12 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
90.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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 10 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 90.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
79.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.2%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Otter River Elementary
Otter River Elementary's state test result (79.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter River Elementary this school | 167 | 36.5% | 79.9% |
| Breckinridge Elementary Fincastle | 211 | 36.5% | 82.9% |
| Cloverdale Elementary Cloverdale | 234 | 32.9% | 83.6% |
| Troutville Elementary Troutville | 247 | 33.2% | 83.6% |
| Stony Point Elementary Keswick | 217 | 26.7% | 70.4% |
| McGaheysville Elementary McGaheysville | 262 | 40.8% | 62.0% |
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 Otter River Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Bedford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #309 of 1,101 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #102 of 1,111 ▲ 171 | #1 of 12 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #156 of 1,111 ▲ 103 | #1 of 12 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 167 | #1,134 of 1,176 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.5% | #886 of 1,157 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #86 of 759 | #1 of 7 |
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
167
+36 (+27%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 244
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 167 | 12.2 | 13.7:1 | 37% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 12.2 | 13.8:1 | 40% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 198 | 15.3 | 13.0:1 | 39% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 131 | 11 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 224 | 13 | 17.2:1 | 32% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 210 | 13 | 16.1:1 | 32% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 214 | 14 | 15.3:1 | 27% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 255 | 17 | 15.0:1 | 25% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 244 | 20 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Otter River Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (224 to 167); teachers down 6% (13 to 12.2).
About Otter River Elementary
Otter River Elementary is a very small elementary school in Bedford County Public Schools, located in Goode, Virginia. Its enrollment is 167 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students, which makes this school 67% below average.
Bedford County Public Schools runs Otter River Elementary along with 18 other schools, enrolling 8,930 students in total.
Roughly 82% of students at Otter River Elementary are White. The remaining students are 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 5% Black. Bedford County residents are about 86% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Otter River Elementary scores 32%.
There are about 13.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Otter River Elementary, which has 12.2. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is about 13.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 37%. The rate at public schools in Bedford County averages 59%, higher than here.
A school with Otter River Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Virginia is predicted to score 78.2%. Otter River Elementary scores 79.9%, 1.7 points above that line.
Looking at the county, Bedford County, the median household earns about $78,937 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Otter River Elementary, Bedford County has 22 public schools.
A public school about 3.2 miles away, Liberty Middle, is the closest to Otter River Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Otter River Elementary ranks 4th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 167, compared with 131 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 11.9:1 to 13.7:1.
This page is set up for the Otter River Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bedford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,894
Census ACS
Median income
$78,937
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,930 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bedford County Public Schools
- Jefferson Forest HighHigh · 1,282 students
- Forest MiddleMiddle · 854 students
- Staunton River HighHigh · 816 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 708 students
- Staunton River MiddleMiddle · 612 students
- Thomas Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 567 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Middle3.2 mi · 518
- Liberty High3.5 mi · 708
- Bedford Primary5.6 mi · 266
- Bedford Elementary6.2 mi · 448
- Forest Middle6.8 mi · 854
- Forest Elementary7.0 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Otter River ElementaryHow large is Otter River Elementary?
Otter River Elementary enrolls approximately 167 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Otter River Elementary serve?
Otter River Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Otter River Elementary?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Otter River Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Otter River Elementary?
At Otter River Elementary, the student body is approximately 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Otter River Elementary?
Otter River Elementary is overseen by Bedford County Public Schools in Bedford County.
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