Riverlawn Elementary

Set in Fairlawn, Virginia, Riverlawn Elementary is a cozy elementary school, part of Pulaski County Public Schools. It teaches 380 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 499 students per school, that is 24% leaner than typical.

Pulaski County Public Schools comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,385 students; Riverlawn Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Riverlawn Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Pulaski County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Riverlawn Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Riverlawn Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 92% of students at Riverlawn Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Riverlawn Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Pulaski County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,028 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Pulaski County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,385 students), Riverlawn Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Radford High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Riverlawn Elementary comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 74.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 385 students in 2018 compared to 380 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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