Summary:
Bland County Public Schools operates a single elementary school, Bland County Elementary, which serves students from preschool through 5th grade. Located in the rural Bland County region of Virginia, the school stands out as a relatively strong performer within the district, ranking in the top half of all Virginia elementary schools for the 2022-2023 school year.
Bland County Elementary excels in mathematics, with proficiency rates for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades all exceeding the state average, and 3rd grade students performing particularly well at 84.62% proficient or better. The school also boasts impressive science proficiency, with 5th graders scoring 82.98% proficient, significantly higher than the state average of 68.94%. However, reading proficiency rates are more mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others falling below.
Despite serving a high-need student population, with 75.07% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Bland County Elementary maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.5 to 1. However, the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, dropping from 399 in 2022-2023 to 686 in 2024-2025, which warrants further investigation. Continued monitoring of key metrics, such as chronic absenteeism and student achievement, will be crucial for the school's ongoing success and improvement.
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