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Enrollment
767
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MECKLENBURG COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510246001009
South Hill Elementary
1290 Plank Road, South Hill, VA 23970 · (434) 447-8134 · Mecklenburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL767 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Virginia public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
733 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 70 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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 Mecklenburg County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
76.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
78.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 83.0% |
% 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
75.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% 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 14 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 →
Schools most like South Hill Elementary
South Hill Elementary's state test result (75.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hill Elementary this school | 767 | 95.6% | 75.6% |
| Churchland Elementary Portsmouth | 721 | 99.6% | 69.6% |
| Simonsdale Elementary Portsmouth | 613 | 99.5% | 57.3% |
| Sutherland Elementary Sutherland | 548 | 94.2% | 55.9% |
| Riverdale Elementary Courtland | 533 | 91.2% | 79.0% |
| Ghent K-8 Norfolk | 501 | 99.4% | 84.1% |
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 South Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #425 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #462 of 1,111 ▼ 178 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #428 of 1,111 ▲ 90 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 767 | #115 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #781 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #494 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #240 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #190 of 324 |
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
767
+43 (+6%) vs 2020
+183% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 767 | 51 | 15.0:1 | 96% (733) |
| 2023-24 | 761 | 42 | 18.1:1 | 95% (722) |
| 2022-23 | 733 | 42 | 17.4:1 | 88% (642) |
| 2020-21 | 724 | 51 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 51.9 | 14.0:1 | 68% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 804 | 52 | 15.5:1 | 65% (519) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 45 | 15.2:1 | 67% (457) |
| 2000-01 | 255 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 61% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 21 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (725 to 767); teachers down 2% (51.9 to 51).
About South Hill Elementary
South Hill Elementary is a large elementary school serving families in South Hill, Virginia. It reported 767 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
The 6 schools in Mecklenburg County Public Schools enroll 3,907 students altogether, South Hill Elementary among them.
At South Hill Elementary, Black students make up the biggest share, 46%. The remaining students are 39% White, 7% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Mecklenburg County, the Black share is about 32%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 51 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 96% of students at South Hill Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 94% average for public schools in Mecklenburg County.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, South Hill Elementary outscored 75%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. South Hill Elementary beats its 62.1% prediction with 75.6%, a top-10% result in Virginia.
For the population of Mecklenburg County, the median household earns about $57,045 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. South Hill Elementary shares Mecklenburg County with 6 other public schools.
LaCrosse Elementary is the nearest public school to South Hill Elementary, about 5.2 miles away. South Hill Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within ten miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, South Hill Elementary ranks 3rd on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 724 (2020-21) to 767 (2024-25).
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Mecklenburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,516
Census ACS
Median income
$57,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mecklenburg County Public Schools
- Mecklenburg County HighHigh · 1,140 students
- Mecklenburg County MiddleMiddle · 819 students
- Clarksville ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- Chase City ElementaryElementary · 396 students
- LaCrosse ElementaryElementary · 353 students
- Phoenix AcademyElementary
Nearby schools
- LaCrosse Elementary5.2 mi · 353
- Mecklenburg County Middle7.9 mi · 819
- Mecklenburg County High7.9 mi · 1,140
- James S. Russell Middle16.4 mi · 288
- Totaro Elementary16.5 mi · 295
- Kenbridge Elementary17.3 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About South Hill ElementaryHow many students attend South Hill Elementary?
South Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 767 students in grades PK-05.
Is South Hill Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Hill Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does South Hill Elementary have?
South Hill Elementary employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at South Hill Elementary?
Student demographics at South Hill Elementary are roughly 39% White, 7% Hispanic, 46% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees South Hill Elementary?
South Hill Elementary is overseen by Mecklenburg County Public Schools in Mecklenburg County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.