Enrollment
189
Elementary
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SMYTH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510352001566
Saltville Elementary
1013 E Main St, Saltville, VA 24370 · (276) 496-4751 · Smyth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
11.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
102%
192 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 | 18 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
16%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
90.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
93.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 93.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 89.0% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 88.0% |
% 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
91.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% 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 31 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 Saltville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Smyth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #39 of 1,101 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #54 of 1,111 ▲ 55 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #84 of 1,111 ▲ 99 | #1 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 189 | #1,113 of 1,176 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 102% | #37 of 1,157 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #458 of 759 | N/A |
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
189
-11 (-5%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 311
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 189 | 16.4 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 190 | 17.3 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 195 | 18.5 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 17 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 210 | 14.1 | 14.9:1 | 92% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 225 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 81% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 271 | 11 | 24.6:1 | 69% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 25 | 12.5:1 | 54% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 311 | 20 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saltville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (210 to 189); teachers up 16% (14.1 to 16.4).
About Saltville Elementary
Saltville Elementary operates as a small elementary school in Saltville, Virginia. The school serves 189 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Virginia is roughly 499 students; this school is 62% smaller than that.
The district, Smyth County Public Schools, has 4,132 students enrolled across 14 schools.
Saltville Elementary's enrollment is 92% White. The school is also 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, Smyth County is about 95% White. The school's diversity index is 16%, meaning two students picked at random have a 16% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Saltville Elementary and a ratio of 11.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
The allk12 Grade for Saltville Elementary is A+. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 99% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Saltville Elementary beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 30.6 points (91.0% versus 60.4%), a top-10% result in Virginia on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Smyth County, the median household income is $49,883, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Smyth County is home to 16 public schools and about 4,132 public school students.
Northwood High is located about 0.8 miles from Saltville Elementary. The ten-mile area around Saltville Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 91.0% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Saltville Elementary is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Saltville Elementary declined 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 200 to 189 students.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
- Northwood MiddleMiddle · 158 students
- Rich Valley ElementaryElementary · 126 students
Nearby schools
- Northwood High0.8 mi · 204
- Chilhowie Middle7.4 mi · 273
- Chilhowie High7.4 mi · 384
- Chilhowie Elementary7.4 mi · 589
- Rich Valley Elementary7.6 mi · 126
- Northwood Middle7.7 mi · 158
Frequently asked questions
About Saltville ElementaryHow large is Saltville Elementary?
Saltville Elementary enrolls approximately 189 students in grades PK-05.
Is Saltville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Saltville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Saltville Elementary?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Saltville Elementary.
How diverse is Saltville Elementary?
Saltville Elementary reports a student body of 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Saltville Elementary?
Saltville Elementary is overseen by Smyth County Public Schools in Smyth County.
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