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Troutville Elementary

12 Barron Dr, Troutville, VA 24175 · (540) 992-1871 · Botetourt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of Virginia public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+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

Enrollment
247
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
82 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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-K208%
Kindergarten3012%
Grade 13916%
Grade 23715%
Grade 33715%
Grade 44317%
Grade 54117%

This year's kindergarten class (30) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).

Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
21487%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
125%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
52%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
135%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
12952%
Female
11848%

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
90.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +12.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2590.0%88.0%
2023-2490.0%80.0%
2022-2382.0%76.0%
% 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
83.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.1%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Troutville Elementary

Troutville Elementary's state test result (83.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Troutville Elementary this school24733.2%83.6%
Cloverdale Elementary
Cloverdale
23432.9%83.6%
Breckinridge Elementary
Fincastle
21136.5%82.9%
Boonsboro Elementary
Lynchburg
30926.5%77.9%
New London Academy Elementary
Forest
33031.8%87.3%
Byrd Elementary
Goochland
28138.1%73.4%
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 Troutville Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn VirginiaIn Botetourt County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
83.6%#212 of 1,101#3 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
88.0%#152 of 1,111
▲ 184
#2 of 7
▲ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
90.0%#68 of 1,111
▼ 9
#1 of 7
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
247#1,049 of 1,176#4 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.0:1#170 of 1,105#2 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
24.4%#1,020 of 1,106#4 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
33.2%#915 of 1,157#6 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.4%#597 of 759N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
247
+8 (+3%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2524720.612.0:133% (82)
2023-2425819.613.2:139% (100)
2022-2324718.513.3:132% (78)
2020-212391813.3:1N/A
2017-182611913.7:134% (90)
2015-162691814.9:130% (81)
2010-113172015.8:131% (99)
2000-012451912.9:119% (46)
1990-914532418.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Troutville Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (261 to 247); teachers up 8% (19 to 20.6).

About Troutville Elementary

Troutville, Virginia, is home to Troutville Elementary, a small elementary school. It teaches 247 students in pre-K through 5. That is 51% below the average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.

District-wide, Botetourt County Public Schools has 11 schools and 4,424 students.

By race and ethnicity, Troutville Elementary is 87% White. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.

The school lists 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 33% of the student body.

Troutville Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of Virginia public elementary schools.

Troutville Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Virginia schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 83.6% and a predicted 79.1%.

In Botetourt County, the median household earns about $81,213 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Across Botetourt County, 13 public schools serve about 4,424 students.

Of the public schools around it, Troutville Elementary is closest to Lord Botetourt High, about 4.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Troutville Elementary is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 247, compared with 239 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.0:1) than in 2020-21 (13.3:1).

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Botetourt County at a glance

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Population
34,004
Census ACS
Median income
$81,213
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,424 students

Quick facts

School name
Troutville Elementary
District
Botetourt County Public Schools
Address
12 Barron Dr, Troutville, VA 24175
Phone
(540) 992-1871
County
Botetourt County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
247
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
12.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
82 (33%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
510042000173
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Troutville Elementary
How many students attend Troutville Elementary?
Troutville Elementary enrolls approximately 247 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Troutville Elementary serve?
Troutville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Troutville Elementary have?
Troutville Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
How diverse is Troutville Elementary?
Troutville Elementary reports a student body of 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Troutville Elementary?
Troutville Elementary is overseen by Botetourt County Public Schools in Botetourt County.
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