Enrollment
126
Elementary
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMYTH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510352001564
Rich Valley Elementary
196 Long Hollow Rd, Saltville, VA 24370 · (276) 624-3314 · Smyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL126 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of Virginia public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
11.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
128 students
DISTRICT 101% · 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 | 17 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (15).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +14.0pp since 2022
Math
87.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +19.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 14 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 19 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
85.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% 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 25 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 →
Where Rich Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Smyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #144 of 1,101 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #210 of 1,111 ▲ 82 | #3 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #110 of 1,111 ▲ 45 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 126 | #1,156 of 1,176 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #36 of 1,157 | #2 of 6 |
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
126
0 (0%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 188
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 126 | 11.1 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 129 | 10.3 | 12.6:1 | 100% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 11.3 | 11.6:1 | 92% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 126 | 9 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 159 | 10.1 | 15.8:1 | 58% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 164 | 10 | 16.4:1 | 55% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 188 | 9 | 20.9:1 | 56% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 189 | 15 | 12.6:1 | 54% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 188 | 13 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rich Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (159 to 126); teachers up 10% (10.1 to 11.1).
About Rich Valley Elementary
At 196 Long Hollow Rd in Saltville, Virginia, Rich Valley Elementary operates as a very small elementary school. The school has 126 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Rich Valley Elementary is among 14 schools run by Smyth County Public Schools, which serves 4,132 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Rich Valley Elementary is White, at 98%. Among Smyth County residents, the White share is about 95%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rich Valley Elementary scores 3%.
Teacher count: 11.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.4:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia, this school's ratio is lower.
Rich Valley Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 94% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Rich Valley Elementary is in the top 10% of Virginia schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.4%. The school's actual rate is 85.9%, 25.4 points higher.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Smyth County show that the median household earns about $49,883 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Smyth County, 16 public schools serve about 4,132 students.
Measured in a straight line, Northwood Middle is about 0.1 miles from Rich Valley Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Rich Valley Elementary is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (126) to 2024-25 (126). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 14.0:1 to 11.4:1.
The discussion board for Rich Valley Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Smyth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,420
Census ACS
Median income
$49,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,132 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Smyth County Public Schools
- Chilhowie ElementaryElementary · 589 students
- Marion Senior HighHigh · 563 students
- Marion MiddleMiddle · 401 students
- Chilhowie HighHigh · 384 students
- Oak Point ElementaryElementary · 352 students
- Smyth County VirtualElementary · 339 students
Other schools in Saltville
- Northwood HighHigh · 204 students
- Saltville ElementaryElementary · 189 students
- Northwood MiddleMiddle · 158 students
Nearby schools
- Northwood Middle0.1 mi · 158
- Saltville Elementary7.6 mi · 189
- Oak Point Elementary8.1 mi · 352
- Chilhowie Elementary8.2 mi · 589
- Northwood High8.2 mi · 204
- Marion Middle8.8 mi · 401
Frequently asked questions
About Rich Valley ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rich Valley Elementary?
Rich Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 126 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rich Valley Elementary serve?
Rich Valley Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rich Valley Elementary?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Rich Valley Elementary.
How diverse is Rich Valley Elementary?
Rich Valley Elementary reports a student body of 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees Rich Valley Elementary?
Rich Valley Elementary is overseen by Smyth County Public Schools in Smyth County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.