Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510069000254
St. Paul
231 Flower Gap Road, Cana, VA 24317 · (276) 755-3512 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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
10.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
286 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 | 45 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 76% larger than its 7th grade class (17).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
83.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 77.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 86.0% |
% 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
73.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 St. Paul
St. Paul's state test result (73.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul this school | 304 | 94.1% | 73.4% |
| Shenandoah Elementary Shenandoah | 351 | 94.0% | 77.4% |
| Stanley Elementary Stanley | 337 | 90.5% | 69.0% |
| Cedar Bluff Elementary Cedar Bluff | 308 | 91.6% | 84.6% |
| Lebanon Primary Lebanon | 267 | 94.4% | N/A |
| Lebanon Elementary Lebanon | 292 | 89.7% | 69.8% |
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. Paul ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.4% | #486 of 1,101 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #305 of 1,111 ▲ 120 | #1 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #621 of 1,111 ▼ 2 | #6 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #965 of 1,176 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #55 of 1,105 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #1,039 of 1,106 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #264 of 1,157 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #320 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
304
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 304 | 28.4 | 10.7:1 | 94% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 25.9 | 11.8:1 | 90% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 25.5 | 11.9:1 | 83% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 23 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 29.3 | 12.1:1 | 69% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 70% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 62% (293) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 38 | 12.7:1 | 53% (256) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 29 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St. Paul.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (354 to 304); teachers down 3% (29.3 to 28.4).
About St. Paul
St. Paul is one of the public schools in Cana, Virginia. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school serves 304 students in pre-K through 7 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Virginia is roughly 499 students; this school is 39% smaller than that.
Federal data list 9 schools in Carroll County Public Schools, with 3,437 students enrolled.
St. Paul's enrollment is 88% White. Next come 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. St. Paul's diversity index is 21%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 28.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.7:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 94%. For comparison, public schools in Carroll County average 91%.
allk12 grades St. Paul a B+. The grade compares the school only with Virginia public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
St. Paul is 10.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (73.4% versus 62.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Virginia.
Among Carroll County residents, the median household income is $54,484, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Paul is one of 12 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Fancy Gap Elementary, is about 5.9 miles from St. Paul. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, St. Paul places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
St. Paul has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment decrease, from 315 in 2020-21 to 304 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.7:1 to 10.7:1.
Discussions about St. Paul may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,157
Census ACS
Median income
$54,484
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County Public Schools
- Carroll County HighHigh · 1,033 students
- Carroll County MiddleMiddle · 747 students
- Hillsville ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- Gladeville ElementaryElementary · 259 students
- Laurel ElementaryElementary · 199 students
- Oakland ElementaryElementary · 196 students
Nearby schools
- Fancy Gap Elementary5.9 mi · 130
- North Surry High6.9 mi · 792
- Gladesboro Elementary7.2 mi · 108
- J Sam Gentry Middle7.5 mi · 320
- Mount Airy High7.6 mi · 620
- Jones Intermediate7.7 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About St. PaulHow many students attend St. Paul?
St. Paul enrolls approximately 304 students in grades PK-07.
What grades does St. Paul serve?
St. Paul serves grades PK-07.
How many teachers does St. Paul have?
St. Paul employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at St. Paul?
At St. Paul, the student body is approximately 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is St. Paul public or private?
St. Paul is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carroll County Public Schools.
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