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Sanville Elementary

Q: Is Sanville Elementary a good school?

Sanville Elementary ranks 760 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

760^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Sanville Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bassett, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 248 students. The school is part of the Henry County Public Schools district, which is ranked 93 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sanville Elementary faces several key challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower test scores compared to state and district averages, and a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. For example, in 2024-2025, Sanville's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 64.1%, compared to the state average of 72.89% and the district average of 69.58%. When compared to nearby schools like Rich Acres Elementary and Meadow View Elementary, Sanville is underperforming, with higher chronic absenteeism rates and lower test scores.

Despite these challenges, there may be opportunities for improvement at Sanville Elementary. The school's relatively small size and the district's resources could be leveraged to implement targeted interventions and support programs to address the specific needs of the student population. Engaging the local community, including parents and community organizations, could also be crucial in supporting the school and addressing the unique challenges it faces. By addressing these issues and leveraging available resources, Sanville Elementary has the potential to improve its academic performance and provide a better educational experience for its students.

250

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,940

Per pupil spending ?

100.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19 Sanville School Rd
Bassett, VA 24055

(276) 629-5301

District: Henry County Public Schools

Students who attend Sanville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fieldale-Collinsville Middle
High:	Bassett High

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

Hispanic:

10.8%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (64% vs 71% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg69%

Virginia avg71%

760^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Henry County Public Schools

93^rd of 129Henry 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	35.8	760 of 1110	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	567 of 1114	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	714 of 1114	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	682 of 1109	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.9	978 of 1103	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	725 of 1105	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	576 of 1097	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.4	598 of 1099	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.6	796 of 1096	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	49.5	641 of 1100	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.5	657 of 1110	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.6	433 of 1120	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	64.5	369 of 1117	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.2	236 of 1117	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	82.7	59 of 1113	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	75.6	180 of 1082	83.4%	★★★★☆
2008	67.4	319 of 1081	70.5%	★★★★☆
2007	74.8	196 of 1083	81.9%	★★★★☆
2006	66.6	326 of 1071	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	45.3	650 of 1062	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	774 of 1096	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.0	551 of 1098	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	773 of 1100	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	669 of 1046	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	503 of 1036	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	667 of 1093	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	586 of 1101	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	652 of 1093	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	898 of 973	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	748 of 979	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	837 of 984	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)39th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics69%-4 vs state

English Reading62%-8 vs state

VA Studies62%-7 vs state

Science59%-10 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	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sanville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19 Sanville School Rd	Bassett	24055	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 629-5301	250	17	15.1	100.8%	189 (75.6%)	16 (6.4%)	27 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	35.8	760^th of 1110 public elementary schools	31.5%		54.2	567^th of 1114 public elementary schools	49.1%	193	64.1	76.9	65.9	58.5	53.9	76.9	56.1	61.5		$10,940	$1,732	$9,208
Campbell Court Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Campbell Ct	Bassett	24055	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 629-5344	249	20	12.4	100.4%	150 (60.2%)	41 (16.5%)	34 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.2%)	18.4	946^th of 1110 public elementary schools	14.8%		33.9	790^th of 1114 public elementary schools	29.1%	156	55.8	50.0	63.9	55.6	51.2	60.7	52.8	53.6		$10,616	$1,778	$8,838
Stanleytown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	74 Edgewood Dr	Stanleytown	24168	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 629-5084	250	21	12.1	100.0%	134 (53.6%)	44 (17.6%)	42 (16.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.2%)	26.4	867^th of 1110 public elementary schools	21.9%		33.5	798^th of 1114 public elementary schools	28.4%	69	53.7	60.5	51.3	59.0	61.0	72.1	48.7	65.1		$11,668	$740	$10,928
G.W. Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Trott Circle	Martinsville	24112	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 957-2226	460	30	15.3	102.0%	256 (55.7%)	89 (19.3%)	61 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.3%)	52.8	565^th of 1110 public elementary schools	49.1%		51.5	590^th of 1114 public elementary schools	47.0%	25	76.9	75.4	81.3	71.9	65.4	63.8	62.5	78.3		$9,264	$1,362	$7,902
Albert Harris Elementary	Public	K-5	710 Smith Road	Martinsville	24112	Martinsville city	Martinsville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 403-5838	399	36	11.0	99.7%	54 (13.5%)	229 (57.4%)	91 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	23.6	890^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.8%		18.8	950^th of 1114 public elementary schools	14.7%	60	67.2	61.9	51.7	55.2	51.7	63.5	55.2		58.2	$12,151	$3,516	$8,634
Patrick Springs Primary	Public	PK, KG-3	75 Elementary Lane	Patrick Springs	24133	Patrick County	Patrick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 694-3396	241	18	13.3	99.6%	198 (82.2%)	5 (2.1%)	20 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.5%)								(n/a)	90.7				93.0					$10,112	$1,418	$8,693
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
Patrick Henry Elementary	Public	K-5	1810 Church Street Ext.	Martinsville	24112	Martinsville city	Martinsville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 403-5812	357	28	12.7	100.6%	103 (28.9%)	187 (52.4%)	48 (13.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	28.3	847^th of 1110 public elementary schools	23.7%		37.3	757^th of 1114 public elementary schools	32.0%	90	62.7	58.9	68.4	59.7	56.7	64.3	66.1		45.5	$11,087	$2,569	$8,519
Rich Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Rich Acres School Rd	Martinsville	24112	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 638-3366	253	19	13.3	101.6%	71 (28.1%)	97 (38.3%)	53 (20.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.3%)	71.6	335^th of 1110 public elementary schools	69.8%		66.8	402^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	63.9%	67	85.4	82.4	80.0	74.3	70.8	80.4	77.1	88.2		$10,431	$1,463	$8,967
Drewry Mason Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Drewry Mason Drive	Ridgeway	24148	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 956-3154	382	26	14.6	99.0%	218 (57.1%)	51 (13.4%)	56 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.7%)	65.1	415^th of 1110 public elementary schools	62.6%		58.8	501^st of 1114 public elementary schools	55.0%	86	73.9	84.1	76.9	72.3	73.4	81.0	75.4	78.7		$8,948	$1,061	$7,888

Frequently Asked Questions about Sanville Elementary

How many students attend Sanville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Sanville Elementary.

Is Sanville Elementary a good school?

Sanville Elementary ranks 760^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sanville Elementary in?

Henry County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Sanville Elementary?

Students at Sanville Elementary are 76% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What schools do graduates of Sanville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sanville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fieldale-Collinsville Middle
High : Bassett High

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