Pulaski Elementary

Pulaski Elementary is an elementary-level community of average-sized scale in Pulaski, Virginia, operated by Pulaski County Public Schools, educateing 472 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Pulaski Elementary is one of 8 schools operated by Pulaski County Public Schools, a district that instructs 4,385 students overall.

Demographically, Pulaski Elementary reports that 78% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 12% multiracial, 7% Black, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Pulaski Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.1%; this one delivers 67.4%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Pulaski County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,028, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pulaski County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,385 students), Pulaski Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Critzer Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pulaski Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 69.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pulaski Elementary has fell 10%, going from 527 students in 2018 to 472 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 82% to 78% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Pulaski Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.