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What's the biggest difference between Spiller Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
615
Elementary
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WYTHE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510411001809
Spiller Elementary
330 Tazewell St, Wytheville, VA 24382 · (276) 228-3561 · Wythe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL615 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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.
- 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
12.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
507 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 | 42 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
74.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
78.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 74 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
74.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Spiller Elementary
Spiller Elementary's state test result (74.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spiller Elementary this school | 615 | 82.4% | 74.6% |
| Wise Primary Wise | 603 | 87.2% | 84.3% |
| Jouett Elementary Mineral | 647 | 78.1% | 82.3% |
| J.W. Adams Combined Pound | 523 | 85.7% | 90.9% |
| Goodview Elementary Goodview | 504 | 82.9% | 76.4% |
| High Point Elementary Bristol | 582 | 76.1% | 84.9% |
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 Spiller Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Wythe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #444 of 1,101 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #474 of 1,111 ▼ 4 | #6 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #500 of 1,111 ▼ 31 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 615 | #330 of 1,176 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #310 of 1,105 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.1% | #998 of 1,106 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.4% | #473 of 1,157 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #459 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
615
+34 (+6%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 661
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
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 | 615 | 48 | 12.8:1 | 82% (507) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 49 | 13.0:1 | 77% (489) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 45 | 13.9:1 | 73% (453) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 41 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 683 | 44 | 15.5:1 | 57% (388) |
| 2015-16 | 688 | 40 | 17.2:1 | 49% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 733 | 43 | 17.1:1 | 46% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 584 | 22 | 26.6:1 | 42% (243) |
| 1990-91 | 661 | 42 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spiller Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (683 to 615); teachers up 9% (44 to 48).
About Spiller Elementary
Spiller Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Virginia, with an address in Wytheville. The school has 615 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Virginia enroll about 499 students on average.
Wythe County Public Schools runs Spiller Elementary along with 11 other schools, enrolling 3,734 students in total.
White students account for 84% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 5% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 93%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 28, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 48 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. Elementary schools in Virginia have an average ratio of 13.8:1. About 82% of students at Spiller Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 81% average for public schools in Wythe County.
Spiller 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 69% of Virginia public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Spiller Elementary is +9.0 points: 74.6% actual, 65.7% predicted.
Looking at the county, Wythe County, the median household earns about $57,745 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Spiller Elementary, Wythe County has 14 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Spiller Elementary is closest to Scott Memorial Middle, about 1.2 miles away. Spiller Elementary has 2 other public schools within five miles. Spiller Elementary ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 74.6% against a local average of 80.3%.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 615, from 581 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 14.2:1 to 12.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Wythe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,188
Census ACS
Median income
$57,745
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,734 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wythe County Public Schools
- George Wythe HighHigh · 421 students
- Fort Chiswell HighHigh · 411 students
- Rural Retreat ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- Fort Chiswell MiddleMiddle · 319 students
- Scott Memorial MiddleMiddle · 305 students
- Rural Retreat HighHigh · 300 students
Other schools in Wytheville
- George Wythe HighHigh · 421 students
- Scott Memorial MiddleMiddle · 305 students
- Sheffey ElementaryElementary · 224 students
- Regional Alternative/Wythe CoElementary
- Wythe County Tech CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Scott Memorial Middle1.2 mi · 305
- George Wythe High1.2 mi · 421
- Sheffey Elementary6.8 mi · 224
- Max Meadows Elementary7.6 mi · 201
- Fort Chiswell High8.2 mi · 411
- Fort Chiswell Middle8.2 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About Spiller ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Spiller Elementary?
Spiller Elementary enrolls approximately 615 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Spiller Elementary serve?
Spiller Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Spiller Elementary have?
Spiller Elementary employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Spiller Elementary?
Student demographics at Spiller Elementary are roughly 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Spiller Elementary in?
Spiller Elementary is part of Wythe County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.