Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510144000644
Sontag Elementary
3101 Sontag Rd, Rocky Mount, VA 24151 · (540) 483-5667 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- BBeats 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
9.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
217 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 27 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Franklin County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
77.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
Schools most like Sontag Elementary
Sontag Elementary's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sontag Elementary this school | 248 | 87.5% | 66.5% |
| Rocky Mount Elementary Rocky Mount | 296 | 87.5% | 69.3% |
| Amherst Elementary Amherst | 307 | 83.4% | 70.8% |
| Chatham Elementary Chatham | 236 | 86.0% | 72.9% |
| Mount Pleasant Elementary Roanoke | 246 | 83.7% | 83.5% |
| Glade Hill Elementary Glade Hill | 227 | 87.2% | 72.1% |
Matched among Virginia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sontag Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #690 of 1,101 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #483 of 1,111 ▼ 1 | #8 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #732 of 1,111 ▼ 77 | #12 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #1,047 of 1,176 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #13 of 1,105 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #606 of 1,106 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #393 of 1,157 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.5% | #48 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
248
+19 (+8%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 248 | 26.3 | 9.4:1 | 88% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 24.2 | 8.9:1 | 77% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 22.3 | 10.8:1 | 76% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 22 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 84% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 86% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 314 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 74% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 57% (179) |
| 1990-91 | 267 | 16 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sontag Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (352 to 248); teachers down 2% (27 to 26.3).
About Sontag Elementary
Sontag Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Virginia, with an address in Rocky Mount. Its 248 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Virginia is about 499 students.
Franklin County Public Schools is responsible for 14 schools, Sontag Elementary included, with 6,540 students in all.
At 60%, White students outnumber all other groups at Sontag Elementary combined. Other students are 17% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 10% Black. By comparison, Franklin County residents are about 86% White. Sontag Elementary has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Sontag Elementary total 26.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 88%. Across public schools in Franklin County, the average is about the same, 86%.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Sontag Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Sontag Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.5% is 2.2 points above the 64.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Franklin County, median household income is about $68,849, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Franklin County number 14 and enroll about 6,540.
Lee M. Waid Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.2 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Nearby schools average 74.1% on proficiency, and Sontag Elementary is below that at 66.5%.
For locale, NCES codes Sontag Elementary as Rural: Distant.
Sontag Elementary had 229 students in 2020-21 and 248 in 2024-25, an 8% increase.
Community posts for Sontag Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
55,130
Census ACS
Median income
$68,849
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,540 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County Public Schools
- Franklin County HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Benjamin Franklin MiddleMiddle · 1,382 students
- Windy Gap ElementaryElementary · 391 students
- Lee M. Waid ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- Dudley ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Rocky Mount ElementaryElementary · 296 students
Other schools in Rocky Mount
- Franklin County HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Benjamin Franklin MiddleMiddle · 1,382 students
- Lee M. Waid ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- Rocky Mount ElementaryElementary · 296 students
Nearby schools
- Lee M. Waid Elementary5.2 mi · 386
- Franklin County High5.8 mi · 1,880
- Rocky Mount Elementary6.5 mi · 296
- Glade Hill Elementary6.6 mi · 227
- Benjamin Franklin Middle6.7 mi · 1,382
- Henry Elementary7.3 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About Sontag ElementaryHow many students attend Sontag Elementary?
Sontag Elementary enrolls approximately 248 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sontag Elementary serve?
Sontag Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sontag Elementary?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Sontag Elementary.
How diverse is Sontag Elementary?
Sontag Elementary reports a student body of 60% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Sontag Elementary?
Sontag Elementary is overseen by Franklin County Public Schools in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.