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Elon Elementary

Q: Is Elon Elementary a good school?

Elon Elementary ranks 516 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

516^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Elon Elementary is a public elementary school located in Madison Heights, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 318 students. The school is part of the Amherst County Public Schools district, which is ranked 96 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elon Elementary consistently outperforms the Amherst County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 89.13% of 3rd-grade students at Elon Elementary were proficient or better in SOL/Mathematics, compared to 65.83% for the district and 72.89% for the state. The school also performs well in English Reading, with 75% of 4th-grade students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 68.53% for the district and 73.09% for the state. However, the nearby Boonsboro Elementary, which is part of the Bedford County Public Schools district, consistently outperforms Elon Elementary across all subject areas and grade levels.

Elon Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 41.76% to 80.82% over the past few years, indicating a relatively high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite this challenge, the school has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.5 to 17 students per teacher over the past few years. This suggests a more favorable learning environment with smaller class sizes compared to the nearby Madison Heights Elementary and Amelon Elementary schools in the Amherst County Public Schools district.

288

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,060

Per pupil spending ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

147 Younger Dr
Madison Heights, VA 24572

(434) 528-6496

District: Amherst County Public Schools

Students who attend Elon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Monelison Middle
High:	Amherst County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.7%

African American:

12.2%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2022 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2025) from a 22nd-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Virginia median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg62%

Virginia avg71%

516^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Amherst County Public Schools

96^th of 129Amherst County 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	516 of 1110	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	587 of 1114	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	752 of 1114	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	864 of 1109	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.7	613 of 1103	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.0	400 of 1105	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	350 of 1097	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	476 of 1099	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.8	354 of 1096	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	84.3	82 of 1100	92.5%	★★★★★
2014	69.1	314 of 1110	71.7%	★★★★☆
2013	64.3	391 of 1120	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.9	809 of 1117	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	68.4	303 of 1117	72.9%	★★★★☆
2010	55.1	546 of 1113	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	78.2	130 of 1082	88.0%	★★★★☆
2008	63.2	387 of 1081	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.3	381 of 1083	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	80.1	110 of 1071	89.7%	★★★★☆
2005	66.0	330 of 1062	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	570 of 1096	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	532 of 1098	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.6	830 of 1100	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	506 of 1046	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	583 of 1036	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	460 of 1093	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	557 of 1101	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	613 of 1093	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	685 of 973	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	731 of 979	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	873 of 984	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)58th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)48th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+4 vs state

English Reading74%+3 vs state

VA Studies70%~ state avg

Science70%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (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 Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	147 Younger Dr	Madison Heights	24572	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 528-6496	288	22	13.0	83.0%	215 (74.7%)	35 (12.2%)	8 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (8.0%)	57	516^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.5%		51.9	587^th of 1114 public elementary schools	47.3%	71	89.1	71.7	69.6	69.6	73.3	75.0	71.7	70.0	$10,060	$878	$9,182
Paul Munro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4641 Locksview Rd	Lynchburg	24503	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5260	356	26	13.6	97.2%	173 (48.6%)	113 (31.7%)	34 (9.6%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.9%)	73.7	300^th of 1110 public elementary schools	73.0%		81.8	175^th of 1114 public elementary schools	84.3%	125	79.2	88.1	77.8	75.6	72.9	90.5	82.6	83.3	$8,460	$1,798	$6,661
Amelon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	132 Amer Court	Madison Heights	24572	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 528-6498	415	32	12.9	83.6%	243 (58.6%)	106 (25.5%)	21 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)	16	969^th of 1110 public elementary schools	12.7%		14.8	983^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	11.8%	14	58.2	52.1	50.8	49.2	46.3	60.3	64.6	48.0	$10,619	$1,067	$9,552
Bedford Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4330 Morningside Dr	Lynchburg	24503	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5210	402	31	12.9	98.0%	195 (48.5%)	124 (30.8%)	42 (10.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.5%)	36.6	750^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.4%		22.9	921^st of 1114 public elementary schools	17.3%	171	80.0	60.0	45.1	64.7	73.5	62.5	70.6	56.9	$10,827	$1,504	$9,323
Boonsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1234 Eagle Circle	Lynchburg	24503	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 384-2881	309	19	16.2	26.5%	253 (81.9%)	22 (7.1%)	16 (5.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	74.5	294^th of 1110 public elementary schools	73.5%		69.4	368^th of 1114 public elementary schools	67.0%	74	81.5	75.5	93.6	77.3	87.0	84.0	81.8	72.0	$8,031	$318	$7,714
Linkhorne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 Linkhorne Dr	Lynchburg	24503	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5240	378	33	11.4	97.1%	87 (23.0%)	221 (58.5%)	29 (7.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.8%)	9.6	1029^th of 1110 public elementary schools	7.3%		6.4	1064^th of 1114 public elementary schools	4.5%	35	57.6	42.6	29.2	30.8	55.9	61.1	35.9	44.2	$10,101	$1,795	$8,306
Madison Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	287 Learning Lane	Madison Heights	24572	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 846-2151	449	32	14.0	84.0%	218 (48.6%)	127 (28.3%)	47 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (12.5%)	24.1	886^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.2%		27.7	868^th of 1114 public elementary schools	22.1%	18	57.9	52.6	66.1	67.9	56.1	56.1	66.1	27.3	$9,665	$1,688	$7,978
Dearington Elementary/Innovation	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	210 Smyth St	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(434) 515-5220	180	19	9.4	98.3%	29 (16.1%)	117 (65.0%)	11 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.7%)	24.3	884^th of 1110 public elementary schools	20.4%		42.1	703^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	36.9%	181	39.4	62.5	65.0	75.0	45.5	56.3	65.0	59.4	$15,178	$2,100	$13,078
Robert S. Payne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 Floyd St	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 515-5270	435	33	13.1	97.2%	79 (18.2%)	280 (64.4%)	34 (7.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.0%)	4.8	1074^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.2%		12.1	1004^th of 1114 public elementary schools	9.9%	70	45.1	18.8	22.0	43.6	35.2	50.0	46.3	46.2	$9,579	$2,364	$7,215
T.C. Miller Elementary School for Innovation	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	600 Mansfield Ave	Lynchburg	24501	Lynchburg city	Lynchburg City Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(434) 515-5300	168	16	10.5	98.2%	46 (27.4%)	89 (53.0%)	9 (5.4%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (10.1%)	17.9	952^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	14.2%		24.5	906^th of 1114 public elementary schools	18.7%	46	50.0	60.0	46.9	53.1	40.0	63.3	62.5	58.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Elon Elementary

Is Elon Elementary a good school?

Elon Elementary ranks 516^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Elon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Monelison Middle
High : Amherst County High

How many students attend Elon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 288 students attended Elon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Elon Elementary?

Students at Elon Elementary are 75% White, 12% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

What district is Elon Elementary in?

Amherst County Public Schools

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