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Sontag Elementary

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Sontag Elementary ranks 641 st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Sontag Elementary is a public elementary school located in Rocky Mount, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 216 students. The school is part of the Franklin County Public Schools district, which is ranked 32 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sontag Elementary has consistently performed above the state and district averages in various SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments, particularly in Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 86.84% of 3rd graders, 87.5% of 4th graders, and 61.36% of 5th graders were proficient or better in SOL Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 72.89%, 72.98%, and 71.56%, respectively. However, the school's performance in SOL English Reading has been more mixed, with 3rd and 4th grade scores above the state average, but 5th grade scores below the state average. Additionally, Sontag Elementary's performance in SOL Science and VA Studies for 4th grade has been below the district and state averages.

Sontag Elementary has experienced a higher rate of chronic absenteeism compared to the state average, ranging from 15.7% to 19.3% over the past few years. The school has also shown some disparities in performance among different student subgroups, with male students generally performing better than the state average, while female students and white students have lagged behind their peers. However, the school has performed well for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top third of Virginia elementary schools in this category. Sontag Elementary's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly below the other elementary schools in the Franklin County Public Schools district, but it stands out as a higher-performing school compared to the more distant Meadow View Elementary in the Henry County Public Schools district.

248

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,424

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3101 Sontag Rd
Rocky Mount, VA 24151

(540) 483-5667

District: Franklin County Public Schools

Students who attend Sontag Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Benjamin Franklin Middle
High:	Franklin County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.1%

Two or more races:

16.5%

Hispanic:

13.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!VA Studies scores 18 pts below the Virginia average

!Near the bottom of Franklin County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg77%

Virginia avg71%

641^st of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Franklin County Public Schools

32^nd of 129Franklin 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	641 of 1110	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	589 of 1114	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	727 of 1114	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.1	396 of 1109	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.5	258 of 1103	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	459 of 1105	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	769 of 1097	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.4	522 of 1099	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.5	712 of 1096	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.9	585 of 1100	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	65.9	351 of 1110	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.1	484 of 1120	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.5	380 of 1117	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.8	192 of 1117	82.8%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	224 of 1113	79.9%	★★★★☆
2009	76.1	169 of 1082	84.4%	★★★★☆
2008	56.2	508 of 1081	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.1	419 of 1083	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.8	186 of 1071	82.6%	★★★★☆
2005	81.0	122 of 1062	88.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	642 of 1096	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	625 of 1098	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	711 of 1100	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	336 of 1046	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	403 of 1036	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	528 of 1093	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	547 of 1101	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	702 of 1093	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	696 of 973	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	703 of 979	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	900 of 984	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

White (2025)28th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+5 vs state

Science70%~ state avg

English Reading65%-6 vs state

VA Studies50%-18 vs state

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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
Sontag Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 Sontag Rd	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5667	248	26	9.4	87.5%	149 (60.1%)	24 (9.7%)	33 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (16.5%)	46.9	641^st of 1110 public elementary schools	42.3%		51.7	589^th of 1114 public elementary schools	47.1%	52	86.8	87.5	61.4	70.5	71.1	71.0	54.6	50.0	$10,424	$1,585	$8,840
Lee M. Waid Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	540 E Court Street	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5736	386	36	10.6	85.5%	206 (53.4%)	59 (15.3%)	52 (13.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (17.1%)	81.1	195^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.4%		76.9	258^th of 1114 public elementary schools	76.8%	63	95.2	96.0	82.8	75.9	75.8	88.0	82.5	92.0	$10,270	$1,568	$8,701
Glade Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8081 Old Franklin Turnpike	Glade Hill	24092	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 576-3010	227	22	10.5	87.2%	175 (77.1%)	11 (4.8%)	27 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	60.9	465^th of 1110 public elementary schools	58.1%		56.5	531^st of 1114 public elementary schools	52.3%	66	66.7	76.7	93.1	93.1	68.6	73.3	82.8	60.0	$48	$00	$48
Rocky Mount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 School Board Rd	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5040	296	35	8.3	87.5%	151 (51.0%)	49 (16.6%)	43 (14.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (17.2%)	51.2	585^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.3%		48.4	635^th of 1114 public elementary schools	43.0%	50	75.7	87.5	71.1	76.3	63.9	59.4	68.4	65.6	$10,499	$1,600	$8,900
Snow Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5393 Snow Creek Rd	Penhook	24137	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5599	226	20	11.3	86.7%	169 (74.8%)	15 (6.6%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.2%)	78.8	236^th of 1110 public elementary schools	78.7%		75.4	275^th of 1114 public elementary schools	75.3%	39	84.4	71.4	94.4	88.9	87.5	85.7	77.8	88.6	$10,356	$1,572	$8,785
Ferrum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	660 Ferrum Rd	Ferrum	24088	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 365-7194	281	22	12.7	89.0%	233 (82.9%)	16 (5.7%)	13 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	63.2	441^st of 1110 public elementary schools	60.3%		65.8	414^th of 1114 public elementary schools	62.8%	27	87.8	74.5	75.6	78.1	80.5	80.9	63.4	70.2	$10,221	$1,583	$8,638
Dudley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7250 Brooks Mill Rd	Wirtz	24184	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 721-2621	317	26	12.2	88.0%	261 (82.3%)	8 (2.5%)	16 (5.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.1%)	58.5	498^th of 1110 public elementary schools	55.1%		62.9	456^th of 1114 public elementary schools	59.1%	42	69.6	78.7	82.2	73.9	76.1	73.8	66.0	73.8	$10,451	$1,584	$8,867
Boones Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	265 Taylors Rd	Boones Mill	24065	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 334-4000	290	21	14.0	85.5%	244 (84.1%)	5 (1.7%)	20 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	45.8	659^th of 1110 public elementary schools	40.6%		60.5	482^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	56.7%	177	77.6	75.0	66.0	67.9	57.1	69.2	67.9	70.0	$10,431	$1,581	$8,850
Meadow View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	740 Figsboro Road	Martinsville	24112	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 647-7676	659	41	16.0	100.8%	289 (43.9%)	137 (20.8%)	158 (24.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (10.8%)	44.1	674^th of 1110 public elementary schools	39.3%		52.9	579^th of 1114 public elementary schools	48.0%	95	62.0	71.6	67.6	70.5	56.2	66.7	74.0	77.7	$9,135	$966	$8,169
Callaway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8451 Callaway Rd	Callaway	24067	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-0364	185	18	10.1	88.1%	150 (81.1%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.3%)	88.8	66^th of 1110 public elementary schools	94.1%		81.4	186^th of 1114 public elementary schools	83.3%	120	90.9	87.5	100.0	100.0	84.9	87.5	94.1	91.7	$10,372	$1,566	$8,806

Frequently Asked Questions about Sontag Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sontag Elementary?

Students at Sontag Elementary are 60% White, 17% Two or more races, 13% Hispanic, 10% African American.

Is Sontag Elementary a good school?

Sontag Elementary ranks 641^st of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sontag Elementary in?

Franklin County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Sontag Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sontag Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Benjamin Franklin Middle
High : Franklin County High

How many students attend Sontag Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended Sontag Elementary.

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