Prices Fork Elementary

Located at 4021 Prices Fork Rd, in Blacksburg, Virginia, Prices Fork Elementary is an average-sized K-5 school that hosts 457 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Montgomery County Public Schools.

Montgomery County Public Schools runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 9,461 students. Prices Fork Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Prices Fork Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Prices Fork Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Montgomery County (around 45%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Prices Fork Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.9%.

Around the school, census data for Montgomery County shows median household income runs about $72,715, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Prices Fork Elementary is one of 23 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 9,461 students).

Nearest neighbor: Blacksburg Middle, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Prices Fork Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 81.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 477 students in 2018 compared to 457 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 65% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.