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Stanley Elementary

306 Aylor Grubbs Ave, Stanley, VA 22851 · (540) 778-2612 · Page County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
305 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K175%
Kindergarten4012%
Grade 16319%
Grade 25416%
Grade 35015%
Grade 44915%
Grade 56419%

This year's kindergarten class (40) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).

Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
30691%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
206%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Two+
51%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
16348%
Female
17452%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
58.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
63.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -3.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2558.0%63.0%
2023-2464.0%72.0%
2022-2355.0%66.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Stanley Elementary

Stanley Elementary's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Stanley Elementary this school33790.5%69.0%
Shenandoah Elementary
Shenandoah
35194.0%77.4%
Castlewood Elementary
Castlewood
35491.5%63.3%
Tazewell Intermediate
North Tazewell
37188.4%74.5%
St. Paul
Cana
30494.1%73.4%
Dudley Elementary
Wirtz
31788.0%74.5%
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 Stanley Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Virginia
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
69.0%#621 of 1,101
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
63.0%#840 of 1,111
▼ 276
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#897 of 1,111
▼ 130
Enrollment
ranked largest first
337#927 of 1,176
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.5:1#248 of 1,105
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
17.1%#1,065 of 1,106
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
90.5%#317 of 1,157
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-20.9%#161 of 759
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 2024-25
Enrollment
337
-41 (-11%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 535
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253372712.5:191% (305)
2023-243482613.4:192% (320)
2022-2336127.513.1:187% (313)
2020-213782515.1:1N/A
2017-184262715.8:167% (286)
2015-164433014.8:164% (282)
2010-115222918.0:160% (314)
2000-015804313.5:147% (275)
1990-915353415.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stanley Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 21% (426 to 337); teachers unchanged (27 to 27).

About Stanley Elementary

Stanley Elementary is the name of a small elementary school in Stanley, Virginia. The school counted 337 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That is 32% below the average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.

The 8 schools of Page County Public Schools, including Stanley Elementary, enroll 2,928 students.

Of every 100 students at Stanley Elementary, about 91 are White. It is also 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put Page County at about 92% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 17, compared with 70 nationally.

Its ratio of 12.5:1 is based on 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

On BeatsExpectations, Stanley Elementary is 5.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Virginia schools.

In the surrounding county, Page County, the median household earns about $57,037 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Page County has 9 public schools with about 2,928 students, including Stanley Elementary.

Measured in a straight line, Luray High is about 5.4 miles from Stanley Elementary. The ten-mile area around Stanley Elementary holds 6 other public schools. Stanley Elementary comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.

The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).

The school's student count decreased 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.1 to 12.5 over 4 years.

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Page County at a glance

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Population
23,727
Census ACS
Median income
$57,037
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,928 students

Quick facts

School name
Stanley Elementary
District
Page County Public Schools
Address
306 Aylor Grubbs Ave, Stanley, VA 22851
Phone
(540) 778-2612
County
Page County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
337
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
305 (91%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
510285001184
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Stanley Elementary. Stanley Elementary is the 5th largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Stanley Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Stanley Elementary?
Stanley Elementary enrolls approximately 337 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Stanley Elementary serve?
Stanley Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Stanley Elementary have?
Stanley Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Stanley Elementary?
Student demographics at Stanley Elementary are roughly 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Stanley Elementary in?
Stanley Elementary is part of Page County Public Schools.
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