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Sharon Elementary

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Sharon Elementary ranks 139 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Sharon Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school located in Clifton Forge, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 188 students. The school is part of the Alleghany Highlands Public Schools district, which is ranked 87 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sharon Elementary has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Virginia, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement, with 100% proficiency in Mathematics for grades 4 and 5 and high proficiency rates in English Reading, Science, and Virginia Studies, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. The school's performance across different student subgroups, including female, male, White, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, is also impressive, with the school ranking among the top schools in the state for these subgroups.

While Sharon Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, the school has consistently outperformed the district and state averages, suggesting effective strategies and resources in place to support the needs of all learners. The school's low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to the district and state averages may contribute to its ability to provide individualized attention and support to its students. Additionally, Sharon Elementary's performance stands out among the nearby schools, such as Callaghan Elementary and Mountain View Elementary, highlighting the potential for the school to serve as a model for effective educational practices and strategies within the region.

216

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,026

Per pupil spending ?

84.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Sharon School Cir.
Clifton Forge, VA 24422

(540) 863-1712

District: Alleghany Highlands Public Schools

Students who attend Sharon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Covington Middle
High:	Alleghany High

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.0%

African American:

6.0%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 94th percentile in 2024 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (89% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Alleghany Highlands Public Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 94th-percentile peak (2024) to 87th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg69%

Virginia avg71%

139^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 51 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Alleghany Highlands Public Schools

87^th of 129Alleghany Highlands Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	139 of 1110	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.4	64 of 1114	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	199 of 1114	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	93 of 1109	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	87 of 1103	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	41.5	743 of 1105	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	727 of 1097	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.3	827 of 1099	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.2	850 of 1096	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.5	697 of 1100	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	73.2	244 of 1110	78.0%	★★★★☆
2013	83.5	100 of 1120	91.1%	★★★★★
2012	71.3	256 of 1117	77.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.0	198 of 1117	82.3%	★★★★☆
2010	66.1	347 of 1113	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.7	589 of 1082	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	69.1	286 of 1081	73.5%	★★★★☆
2007	67.6	325 of 1083	70.0%	★★★★☆
2006	84.3	56 of 1071	94.8%	★★★★★
2005	42.6	688 of 1062	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	30 of 1096	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	48 of 1098	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	123 of 1100	88.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	21 of 1046	98.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	96 of 1093	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	30 of 1101	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	181 of 1093	83.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	217 of 973	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	161 of 979	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	346 of 984	64.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)97th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics99%+26 vs state

VA Studies97%+29 vs state

Science81%+13 vs state

English Reading80%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)					SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)					SOL Civics and Economics (2025)	SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sharon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Sharon School Cir.	Clifton Forge	24422	Alleghany County	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 863-1712	216	16	13.5	84.3%	188 (87.0%)	13 (6.0%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	84.3	139^th of 1110 public elementary schools	87.5%		88.4	64^th of 1114 public elementary schools	94.3%	75	96.6	100.0	100.0			81.5	75.0	87.9	74.1				97.0	$11,026	$1,061	$9,965
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Gleason Dr.	Covington	24426	Alleghany County	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 863-1737	415	38	10.9	82.7%	321 (77.3%)	38 (9.2%)	15 (3.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	33.5	792^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	28.6%		34.3	787^th of 1114 public elementary schools	29.4%	5	71.9	72.9	61.4			57.9	60.9	54.2	66.7				57.6	$11,342	$1,655	$9,687
Eagle Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	145 Eagles Nest Dr	Eagle Rock	24085	Botetourt County	Botetourt County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 884-2421	121	11	11.2	70.2%	114 (94.2%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	73.5	303^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	72.7%		75	279^th of 1114 public elementary schools	75.0%	24	84.2	86.7	76.9				79.0	92.9	61.5				92.9	$15,163	$2,203	$12,961
Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	98 Panther Drive	Hot Springs	24445	Bath County	Bath County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 839-5395	184	9	21.0	100.5%	147 (79.9%)	12 (6.5%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.8%)	56.8	520^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.2%		63.5	444^th of 1114 public elementary schools	60.1%	76	61.1	94.7	80.8	63.6	55.6	69.2	50.0	94.7	73.1	68.2	66.7	64.7	84.2	$11,881	$976	$10,905
Millboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	411 Church Street	Millboro	24460	Bath County	Bath County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 997-5452	143	8	18.4	98.6%	136 (95.1%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	72.2	321^st of 1110 public elementary schools	71.1%		62.9	455^th of 1114 public elementary schools	59.2%	134	93.8	100.0	82.4	83.3	73.3	76.5	87.5	78.6	64.7	83.3	66.7	73.3	64.3	$14,353	$808	$13,545
Jeter-Watson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	560 West Indian Valley Road	Covington	24426	Covington city	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(540) 965-1430	491	38	12.9	83.3%	366 (74.5%)	49 (10.0%)	34 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.4%)	34.5	778^th of 1110 public elementary schools	29.9%		41.1	716^th of 1114 public elementary schools	35.7%	62	84.2	52.4	60.0			52.9	79.0	61.0	68.6				40.2	$10,103	$1,099	$9,004
Harrington Waddell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Pendleton Place	Lexington	24450	Lexington city	Lexington City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 463-5353	350	24	14.5	25.4%	266 (76.0%)	22 (6.3%)	21 (6.0%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.1%)	91.2	33^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	97.0%		90.1	45^th of 1114 public elementary schools	96.0%	12	94.7	96.1	91.0			86.6	96.5	96.1	89.6				94.1	$9,454	$932	$8,522
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Central Road	Lexington	24450	Lexington city	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 463-4500	466	37	12.6	85.8%	370 (79.4%)	17 (3.6%)	53 (11.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	49.8	601^st of 1110 public elementary schools	45.9%		54.5	565^th of 1114 public elementary schools	49.3%	36	70.3	83.3	64.6			69.5	63.0	77.8	65.9				77.8	$9,262	$1,144	$8,118
Callaghan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4050 Midland Trail	Covington	24426	Alleghany County	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 965-1810	270	18	15.0	83.3%	243 (90.0%)	7 (2.6%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	66.6	398^th of 1110 public elementary schools	64.1%		72.4	319^th of 1114 public elementary schools	71.4%	79	65.6	86.8	82.5			77.5	68.8	81.6	72.5				86.8	$8,950	$1,163	$7,787
Natural Bridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	42 Natural Bridge School Rd.	Natural Bridge Station	24479	Rockbridge County	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 291-2292	230	22	10.5	98.3%	178 (77.4%)	8 (3.5%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.6%)	14.4	986^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.2%		31.4	818^th of 1114 public elementary schools	26.6%	168	61.8	55.2	54.6			39.4	44.1	51.7	46.9				62.1	$11,862	$1,771	$10,091

Frequently Asked Questions about Sharon Elementary

What district is Sharon Elementary in?

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Sharon Elementary?

Students at Sharon Elementary are 87% White, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Sharon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sharon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Covington Middle
High : Alleghany High

Is Sharon Elementary a good school?

Sharon Elementary ranks 139^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sharon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 216 students attended Sharon Elementary.

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