Rustburg Elementary

Rustburg Elementary, a mid-sized primary school in Rustburg, Virginia, part of Campbell County Public Schools, instructs 450 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 13 schools in Campbell County Public Schools (7,777 students total), Rustburg Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Rustburg Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school lists 10% multiracial, 9% Black, 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Rustburg Elementary has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rustburg Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.0%, the actual is 74.8%, a residual of +7.7 points.

In the area at large, census data for Campbell County shows median household income runs about $66,165, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Campbell County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,777 students), Rustburg Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Rustburg Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rustburg Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 68.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rustburg Elementary has remained close to its prior level, going from 454 students in 2018 to 450 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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