Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510192000857
Sanville Elementary
19 Sanville School Rd, Bassett, VA 24055 · (276) 629-5301 · Henry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Virginia public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
15.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
252 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 19 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
62.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
69.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 66.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Virginia's top nor bottom 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 Sanville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #706 of 1,101 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #702 of 1,111 ▼ 217 | #5 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #812 of 1,111 ▼ 297 | #7 of 9 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #1,041 of 1,176 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #804 of 1,105 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #895 of 1,106 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #68 of 1,157 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #752 of 759 | #8 of 8 |
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
250
+28 (+13%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 250 | 16.5 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 16.6 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 18.5 | 12.9:1 | 92% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 18 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 17 | 14.8:1 | 86% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 17 | 15.5:1 | 84% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 69% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 385 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 48% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 16 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sanville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (251 to 250); teachers down 3% (17 to 16.5).
About Sanville Elementary
At 19 Sanville School Rd in Bassett, Virginia, Sanville Elementary operates as a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 250 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 50% below that mark.
Sanville Elementary is among 13 schools run by Henry County Public Schools, which serves 6,916 students.
Federal enrollment data show Sanville Elementary is 76% White. Next come 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.2:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1.
Sanville Elementary earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 46% of Virginia public elementary schools.
Sanville Elementary is 5.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (66.0% versus 60.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
Henry County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $50,760, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 15 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,916, Sanville Elementary among them.
Sanville Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Campbell Court Elementary, about 4.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Sanville Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
A 13% increase took enrollment from 222 in 2020-21 to 250 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.3:1 to 15.2:1.
The allk12 page for Sanville Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,980
Census ACS
Median income
$50,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,916 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County Public Schools
- Magna Vista HighHigh · 1,147 students
- Bassett HighHigh · 1,098 students
- Fieldale-Collinsville MiddleMiddle · 792 students
- Laurel Park MiddleMiddle · 734 students
- Meadow View ElementaryElementary · 659 students
- G.W. Carver ElementaryElementary · 460 students
Other schools in Bassett
- Bassett HighHigh · 1,098 students
- Campbell Court ElementaryElementary · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Campbell Court Elementary4.8 mi · 249
- Bassett High5.0 mi · 1,098
- Stanleytown Elementary6.4 mi · 250
- G.W. Carver Elementary7.0 mi · 460
- Fieldale-Collinsville Middle7.2 mi · 792
- Hardin Reynolds Memorial School7.8 mi · 203
Frequently asked questions
About Sanville ElementaryHow many students attend Sanville Elementary?
Sanville Elementary enrolls approximately 250 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sanville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sanville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sanville Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sanville Elementary is approximately 15.2:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sanville Elementary?
At Sanville Elementary, the student body is approximately 76% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Sanville Elementary in?
Sanville Elementary is part of Henry County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.