Sharon Elementary

Sharon Elementary is one of the modestly sized elementary-level communitys in Clifton Forge, Virginia, overseen by Alleghany Highlands Public Schools, with 216 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Virginia's public schools average about 499 students each, so Sharon Elementary sits 57% leaner than that benchmark.

Sharon Elementary is one of 6 schools operated by Alleghany Highlands Public Schools, a district that works with 2,804 students overall.

Demographically, Sharon Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school logs 6% Black, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Sharon Elementary shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Sharon Elementary sits in the top 10% of Virginia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 65.2%; actual is 91.0%, +25.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Alleghany County put median household earnings sit near $56,188, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Sharon Elementary is one of 7 public schools in Alleghany County (combined enrollment of about 1,719 students).

Nearest neighbor: Mountain View Elementary, around 7.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sharon Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 66.8%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Sharon Elementary's enrollment has ticked up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 200 (now 216). White enrollment moved from 95% to 87% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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