Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510144002763
Windy Gap Elementary
465 Truman Hill Road, Hardy, VA 24101 · (540) 719-2809 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
340 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Franklin County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
77.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
84.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
82.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% 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 18 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 Windy Gap Elementary
Windy Gap Elementary's state test result (82.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windy Gap Elementary this school | 391 | 87.0% | 82.1% |
| Tazewell Intermediate North Tazewell | 371 | 88.4% | 74.5% |
| Coeburn Primary Coeburn | 420 | 87.6% | 89.8% |
| Stuart Elementary Stuart | 361 | 89.8% | 78.4% |
| Riverlawn Elementary Fairlawn | 380 | 91.6% | 68.0% |
| Graham Intermediate Bluefield | 404 | 89.4% | 76.0% |
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 Windy Gap Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #253 of 1,101 | #4 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #279 of 1,111 ▲ 122 | #3 of 12 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #399 of 1,111 ▲ 21 | #4 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #835 of 1,176 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #784 of 1,105 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.7% | #984 of 1,106 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.0% | #403 of 1,157 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.4% | #54 of 324 | 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
391
+114 (+41%) vs 2020
+25% since 2010-11, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 391 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 87% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 20 | 12.6:1 | 77% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 75% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 20 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 21.5 | 15.5:1 | 44% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 21 | 15.5:1 | 39% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 18 | 17.4:1 | 35% (108) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Windy Gap Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (333 to 391); teachers up 21% (21.5 to 26).
About Windy Gap Elementary
Windy Gap Elementary is a small elementary school in Hardy, Virginia, administered by Franklin County Public Schools. The student body numbers 391 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Virginia) has about 499 students.
Franklin County Public Schools is made up of 14 schools with 6,540 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Windy Gap Elementary is 83% White. It is also 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Black. That is close to the 86% White share among all Franklin County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1 at Windy Gap Elementary, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Virginia have 13.8:1, compared with 15.1:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 87% of enrollment. That tracks the 86% average for public schools in Franklin County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Windy Gap Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Virginia schools. It scores 82.1%; the prediction is 64.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Franklin County, the median household income is $68,849, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Franklin County has 14 public schools and roughly 6,540 students.
The closest public school to Windy Gap Elementary is Mount Pleasant Elementary, about 5.2 miles away. Windy Gap Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Windy Gap Elementary ranks 4th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Windy Gap Elementary as Rural: Fringe.
Federal records list enrollment at Windy Gap Elementary as 277 in 2020-21 and 391 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.1:1) than in 2020-21 (13.8:1).
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
55,130
Census ACS
Median income
$68,849
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,540 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County Public Schools
- Franklin County HighHigh · 1,880 students
- Benjamin Franklin MiddleMiddle · 1,382 students
- Lee M. Waid ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- Dudley ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Rocky Mount ElementaryElementary · 296 students
- Boones Mill ElementaryElementary · 290 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Pleasant Elementary5.2 mi · 246
- Clearbrook Elementary5.3 mi · 320
- Garden City Elementary5.4 mi · 302
- Burnt Chimney Elementary5.4 mi · 266
- Boones Mill Elementary6.4 mi · 290
- Morningside Elementary7.0 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About Windy Gap ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Windy Gap Elementary?
Windy Gap Elementary enrolls approximately 391 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Windy Gap Elementary serve?
Windy Gap Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Windy Gap Elementary have?
Windy Gap Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Windy Gap Elementary?
Student demographics at Windy Gap Elementary are roughly 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Windy Gap Elementary in?
Windy Gap Elementary is part of Franklin County Public Schools.
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