Elementary Schools in Radford City Public Schools

Summary:

The Radford City Public Schools district in Virginia operates two elementary schools: Belle Heth Elementary and McHarg Elementary. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade in the Radford City area.

Belle Heth Elementary has consistently ranked in the top half of Virginia elementary schools, with strong academic performance in math and reading. However, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7% and a high percentage of students (72.35%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch. In contrast, McHarg Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, spending significantly more per student ($18,955) compared to Belle Heth ($7,430), and also has a high percentage of students (72.89%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Both Belle Heth and McHarg elementary schools in the Radford City Public Schools district serve a population with significant economic challenges, as evidenced by the high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The district may benefit from further investigation into resource allocation, attendance policies, and strategies to support its economically disadvantaged student population.

District Detail

1612 Wadsworth St
Radford, VA 24141

(540) 731-3647

SchoolDigger Rank:
48^th of 129 Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,321

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)				SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (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 Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belle Heth Elementary	Public	3-6	151 George Street	Radford	24141	Radford city	Radford City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 731-3653	473	34	13.9	79.9%	323 (68.3%)	52 (11.0%)	36 (7.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.8%)	61.1	463^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	58.3%		65.5	419^th of 1114 public elementary schools	62.4%	44	69.8	79.3	85.6	67.5	75.7	62.5	75.5	80.6	74.4	$9,094	$263	$8,831
McHarg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	700 Twelfth St	Radford	24141	Radford city	Radford City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 731-3652	383	29	13.2	88.8%	264 (68.9%)	46 (12.0%)	23 (6.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.0%)								(n/a)										$10,999	$1,594	$9,405

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pulaski County Public Schools	1.43 mi	9	72^nd
Department Of Corrections	3.32 mi	61
Montgomery County Public Schools	3.67 mi	21	54^th
Department of Education State-Operated Educ Prgms	7.37 mi	23
Southwest Virginia Governor's School	7.87 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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