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Enrollment
603
Elementary
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WISE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510408001798
Wise Primary
323 Railroad Ave SE, Wise, VA 24293 · (276) 328-8019 · Wise County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% 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.
- A+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
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
526 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 81 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 134 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is 41% larger than its 4th grade class (95).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
88.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 84.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
84.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% 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 20 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 Wise Primary
Wise Primary's state test result (84.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wise Primary this school | 603 | 87.2% | 84.3% |
| Spiller Elementary Wytheville | 615 | 82.4% | 74.6% |
| J.W. Adams Combined Pound | 523 | 85.7% | 90.9% |
| St. Paul Elementary St Paul | 514 | 86.8% | 97.6% |
| Richlands Elementary Richlands | 576 | 90.5% | 81.8% |
| Goodview Elementary Goodview | 504 | 82.9% | 76.4% |
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 Wise Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #196 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #179 of 1,111 ▲ 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #115 of 1,111 ▲ 140 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #355 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #424 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #1,022 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.2% | #395 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #429 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 2024-25Enrollment
603
+34 (+6%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 603 | 45 | 13.4:1 | 87% (526) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 44.5 | 13.8:1 | 86% (529) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 46.5 | 13.1:1 | 84% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 45 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 675 | 42.8 | 15.8:1 | 82% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 49% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 690 | 40 | 17.3:1 | 45% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 626 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 46% (290) |
| 1990-91 | 623 | 33 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wise Primary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (675 to 603); teachers up 5% (42.8 to 45).
About Wise Primary
This page covers Wise Primary, a mid-sized elementary school in Wise, Virginia. It reported 603 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 499 students for elementary schools in Virginia.
Wise County Public Schools counts 5,779 students in its 11 schools, and Wise Primary is one of them.
The share of students at Wise Primary who are White is 87%. The remaining students are 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Wise County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
Wise Primary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1, with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 87% at Wise Primary.
Among Virginia public elementary schools, Wise Primary outscored 93%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
After accounting for student poverty, Wise Primary is in the top 10% of Virginia schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 84.3% is 20.0 points above the 64.3% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Wise County show that the median household earns about $52,943 a year, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Wise County, 14 public schools serve about 5,779 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Wise Primary from the closest public school, L.F. Addington Middle. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Local comparison: Wise Primary ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 84.3% versus an 83.2% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Wise Primary is Town: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 6%, from 569 to 603.
This page collects posts and questions about Wise Primary, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Wise County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,448
Census ACS
Median income
$52,943
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,779 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wise County Public Schools
- Union PrimaryElementary · 809 students
- Central HighHigh · 676 students
- Union HighHigh · 564 students
- Union MiddleMiddle · 561 students
- J.W. Adams CombinedElementary · 523 students
- St. Paul ElementaryElementary · 514 students
Other schools in Wise
- L.F. Addington MiddleMiddle · 387 students
- Regional Learning Academy/Wise CoElementary
- Wise Co. Alternative Ed. Ctr.Elementary
- Wise County Career-Technical CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- L.F. Addington Middle0.1 mi · 387
- Central High1.7 mi · 676
- Norton Elementary3.4 mi · 527
- J.I. Burton High4.4 mi · 328
- Coeburn Middle6.2 mi · 304
- Coeburn Primary6.2 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Wise PrimaryWhat is the total enrollment at Wise Primary?
Wise Primary enrolls approximately 603 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Wise Primary serve?
Wise Primary serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wise Primary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wise Primary is approximately 13.4:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wise Primary?
At Wise Primary, the student body is approximately 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Wise Primary public or private?
Wise Primary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wise County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.