Troutville Elementary

As a modestly sized elementary-level community in Troutville, Virginia, Troutville Elementary caters to 247 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Botetourt County Public Schools. That puts it 51% below the typical public school in Virginia, which averages around 499 students.

Troutville Elementary is one of 11 schools operated by Botetourt County Public Schools, a district that instructs 4,424 students overall.

On demographics, Troutville Elementary logs that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Troutville Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Troutville Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 79.1%; this one delivers 83.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Botetourt County put the typical household earns roughly $81,213 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Botetourt County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,424 students), Troutville Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Lord Botetourt High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Troutville Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Troutville Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 84.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Troutville Elementary's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 261 (now 247). Class-load math has fell: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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