Enrollment
110
Elementary
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510219000902
St. Charles Elementary
2434 St. Charles Road, St Charles, VA 24282 · (276) 383-4531 · Lee County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL110 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Virginia public elementary schools
- ATest 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
9.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
91 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 22 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 35% larger than its 4th grade class (20).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
86.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
78.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 86 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 up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 88.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
88.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% 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 23 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 St. Charles Elementary
St. Charles Elementary's state test result (88.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Charles Elementary this school | 110 | 82.7% | 88.7% |
| Indian Valley Elementary Radford | 110 | 81.8% | 80.4% |
| Speedwell Elementary Speedwell | 123 | 82.1% | 72.6% |
| Temperance Elementary Amherst | 93 | 82.8% | 82.1% |
| Dungannon Elementary Dungannon | 131 | 74.0% | 77.4% |
| Gladesboro Elementary Hillsville | 108 | 92.6% | 81.9% |
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 St. Charles Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.7% | #81 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #460 of 1,111 ▼ 333 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #165 of 1,111 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 110 | #1,162 of 1,176 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.7% | #468 of 1,157 |
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
110
-40 (-27%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 170
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 110 | 11.5 | 9.6:1 | 83% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 111 | 11.5 | 9.7:1 | 77% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 11.5 | 10.4:1 | 84% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | 10 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 188 | 15 | 12.5:1 | 80% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 161 | 12 | 13.4:1 | 73% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 179 | 11 | 16.3:1 | 71% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 174 | 21 | 8.3:1 | 79% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 170 | 13 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Charles Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (188 to 110); teachers down 23% (15 to 11.5).
About St. Charles Elementary
St. Charles Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in St Charles, Virginia. Its 110 students are spread across pre-K through 4. The school's enrollment is 78% smaller than the 499 average for elementary schools in Virginia.
Lee County Public Schools has 10 schools and 2,966 students, and St. Charles Elementary is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show St. Charles Elementary is 96% White. That is close to the 93% White share among all Lee County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 7% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
St. Charles Elementary's 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 9.6:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 83%. That is 11 points below the 94% average for public schools in Lee County.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, St. Charles Elementary receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school in Virginia with St. Charles Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 65.6%. St. Charles Elementary scores 88.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lee County show that the median household income is $41,827, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. St. Charles Elementary is one of 11 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Pennington Middle is about 3.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. St. Charles Elementary's average proficiency of 88.7% compares with 61.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put St. Charles Elementary in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment declined 27% from its 2020-21 level of 150. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.0:1 in 2020-21 to 9.6:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at St. Charles Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,900
Census ACS
Median income
$41,827
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,966 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County Public Schools
- Lee HighHigh · 803 students
- Flatwoods ElementaryElementary · 336 students
- Elk Knob ElementaryElementary · 291 students
- Thomas Walker HighHigh · 291 students
- Pennington MiddleMiddle · 278 students
- Rose Hill ElementaryElementary · 256 students
Other St. Charles Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named St. Charles Elementary. St. Charles Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARYSAINT CHARLES, MN · 457 students
- St. Charles Elementary SchoolThibodaux, LA · 253 students
Nearby schools
- Pennington Middle3.6 mi · 278
- Lee High5.3 mi · 803
- Elk Knob Elementary6.2 mi · 291
- Dryden Elementary6.7 mi · 237
- Black Mountain Elementary School7.2 mi · 248
- Evarts Elementary School8.8 mi · 335
Frequently asked questions
About St. Charles ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at St. Charles Elementary?
St. Charles Elementary enrolls approximately 110 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does St. Charles Elementary serve?
St. Charles Elementary serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at St. Charles Elementary?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at St. Charles Elementary.
What is the student diversity at St. Charles Elementary?
Student demographics at St. Charles Elementary are roughly 96% White, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is St. Charles Elementary in?
St. Charles Elementary is part of Lee County Public Schools.
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