Enrollment
250
Elementary
DISTRICT 435 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510390001750
Valley Institute Elementary
4350 Gate City Highway, Bristol, VA 24202 · (276) 642-5500 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B+Test 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.
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
9.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
189 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
81.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp 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 81 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
80.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 68% 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 13 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 Valley Institute Elementary
Valley Institute Elementary's state test result (80.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Institute Elementary this school | 250 | 75.6% | 80.9% |
| Ottobine Elementary Dayton | 248 | 74.2% | 72.3% |
| Greendale Elementary Abingdon | 257 | 76.3% | 88.4% |
| Sheffey Elementary Wytheville | 224 | 79.0% | 80.9% |
| Springfield Elementary Rileyville | 208 | 75.5% | 82.3% |
| Bland County Elementary Bland | 301 | 75.4% | 70.1% |
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 Valley Institute Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #292 of 1,101 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #390 of 1,111 ▼ 29 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #180 of 1,111 ▲ 151 | #2 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #1,044 of 1,176 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #22 of 1,105 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #1,080 of 1,106 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #568 of 1,157 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #189 of 759 | #2 of 6 |
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
250
-46 (-16%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 322
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 250 | 25.5 | 9.8:1 | 76% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 24.5 | 11.0:1 | 76% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 26 | 10.7:1 | 81% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 296 | 25 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 24 | 12.9:1 | 61% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 23 | 14.5:1 | 62% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 27 | 11.7:1 | 57% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 379 | N/A | N/A | 49% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 322 | 22 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Institute Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (310 to 250); teachers up 6% (24 to 25.5).
About Valley Institute Elementary
Valley Institute Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Bristol, Virginia. It reports enrollment of 250 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Virginia enroll around 499, and this school is 50% below that mark.
Washington County Public Schools has 7,270 students in 16 schools, and Valley Institute Elementary is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Valley Institute Elementary is 93% White. Next come 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. In Washington County overall, the White share is about 95%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.8 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. Of all students at Valley Institute Elementary, 76% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Washington County is close, at 75%.
Valley Institute Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of Virginia public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Valley Institute Elementary is in the top 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 80.9% is 13.4 points above the 67.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
For Washington County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $64,552 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Washington County number 19, with about 7,270 students.
Valley Institute Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Stonewall Jackson Elementary, about 4.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 80.9% is above the 67.5% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment fell 16% over 4 years, reaching 250 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.8:1 in 2020-21, and 9.8:1 in 2024-25.
The Valley Institute Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,926
Census ACS
Median income
$64,552
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington County Public Schools
- Abingdon HighHigh · 914 students
- E.B. Stanley MiddleMiddle · 659 students
- John S. Battle HighHigh · 613 students
- High Point ElementaryElementary · 582 students
- Watauga ElementaryElementary · 581 students
- Meadowview ElementaryElementary · 544 students
Other schools in Bristol
- Virginia Intermediate SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Virginia HighHigh · 638 students
- John S. Battle HighHigh · 613 students
- High Point ElementaryElementary · 582 students
- Virginia MiddleMiddle · 452 students
- Wallace MiddleMiddle · 443 students
Nearby schools
- Stonewall Jackson Elementary4.3 mi · 263
- Virginia Middle5.2 mi · 452
- Virginia High5.2 mi · 638
- Washington-Lee Elementary5.4 mi · 219
- Anderson Elementary5.5 mi · 280
- Tennessee Online Public School5.8 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About Valley Institute ElementaryHow many students attend Valley Institute Elementary?
Valley Institute Elementary enrolls approximately 250 students in grades PK-05.
Is Valley Institute Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley Institute Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Valley Institute Elementary have?
Valley Institute Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Valley Institute Elementary?
Student demographics at Valley Institute Elementary are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Valley Institute Elementary public or private?
Valley Institute Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.