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Millboro Elementary

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Millboro Elementary ranks 459 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-7

459^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Millboro Elementary is a small, rural PK–7 school in Millboro, Virginia, serving 143 students and operating as part of Bath County Public Schools. The district ranks 21st out of 131 Virginia districts (84th percentile, 4 stars), and the school currently ranks 459th out of 1,111 elementary schools (59th percentile, 3 stars) for 2025–2026, down from the 71st percentile the previous year. Nearly every Millboro student — 98.6% — is eligible for free/reduced-price lunch, making the school's academic outcomes especially noteworthy.

Mathematics is Millboro's clear academic strength. In 2024–2025, math proficiency reached 93.75% in 3rd grade and 100% in 4th grade, well above state averages. In 2025–2026, math remained above the state at every reported grade, including 87.5% in 5th grade, and 5th grade science also stood out at 87.5% proficiency versus the state's 68.75%. Economically disadvantaged students ranked in the 76th percentile statewide in 2024–2025, and chronic absenteeism dropped to just 6.3% in 2023–2024 — well below the state's 15.7%. The school spends $14,353 per student, more than most neighbors, though its 18.4 student-teacher ratio suggests high fixed costs of operating a small rural school rather than unusually small classes.

Reading is the area of greatest concern. Third grade reading fell to 50% proficiency in 2025–2026 versus 67.61% statewide, although 4th and 5th grade reading both reached 81.25%. Millboro outperforms comparable high-poverty neighbors like Mountain View Elementary in Covington and Craigsville Elementary in several subjects, but it still trails regional standouts Sharon Elementary and Harrington Waddell Elementary, which serve less disadvantaged populations. Within Bath County, Valley Elementary ranks higher overall, though Millboro outpaced Valley in math across several grades in 2024–2025. The school's PK–7 structure also provides an important bridge into middle school for rural students. Overall, Millboro is a solid, stable performer with a strong math foundation and room to grow in early literacy.

143

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,206

Per pupil spending ?

97.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

411 Church Street
Millboro, VA 24460

(540) 997-5452

District: Bath County Public Schools

Students who attend Millboro Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bath County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.1%

Hispanic:

2.1%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 46th percentile in 2023 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (75% vs 70% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 59th (2026) from a 46th-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the Virginia median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg76%

Virginia avg70%

Elementary school

459^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

228^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 54 pts since 2017

From top 1% (2017) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Bath County Public Schools

21^st of 131Bath 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.4	459 of 1111	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.2	321 of 1110	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	455 of 1114	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	596 of 1114	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	579 of 1109	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.8	440 of 1103	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.9	201 of 1105	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	230 of 1097	79.0%	★★★★☆
2017	70.6	299 of 1099	72.8%	★★★★☆
2016	86.1	56 of 1096	94.9%	★★★★★
2015	95.1	2 of 1100	99.8%	★★★★★
2014	58.3	468 of 1110	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.8	511 of 1120	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.1	717 of 1117	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.9	700 of 1117	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.1	884 of 1113	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	55.7	498 of 1082	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.5	413 of 1081	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.1	553 of 1083	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.0	426 of 1071	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.8	470 of 1062	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	637 of 1100	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	71.2	316 of 1096	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	524 of 1098	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	451 of 1100	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	256 of 1046	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	211 of 1036	79.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	701 of 974	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.9	522 of 973	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	640 of 979	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	782 of 984	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	228 of 416	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.7	126 of 419	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	154 of 417	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.8	78 of 422	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	111 of 415	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	72 of 419	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	20 of 424	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.1	16 of 413	96.1%	★★★★★
2017	91.9	3 of 415	99.3%	★★★★★
2014	88.8	10 of 416	97.6%	★★★★★
2012	44.2	248 of 413	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.6	344 of 413	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.3	345 of 408	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.0	206 of 390	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	72.7	50 of 391	87.2%	★★★★☆
2007	47.6	217 of 387	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	72.3	47 of 383	87.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	225 of 409	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	202 of 407	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	74.3	72 of 402	82.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	94.9	4 of 409	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	339 of 400	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.4	210 of 400	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	258 of 396	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.6	128 of 402	68.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-31 vs school

Middle school

Male (2023)99th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)82nd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile~ school

White (2026)15th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Science88%+19 vs state

Mathematics78%+9 vs state

VA Studies75%+4 vs state

English Reading72%~ state avg

Civics and Economics69%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)					SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)					SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th 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	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Millboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	411 Church Street	Millboro	24460	Bath County	Bath County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 997-5452	143	8	18.4	—	136 (95.1%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	61.4	459^th of 1111 public elementary schools	58.7%		72.2	321^st of 1110 public elementary schools	71.1%	138	80.0	75.0	87.5	392.0	68.8	87.5	50.0	81.3	81.3	66.7	75.0	68.8	75.0	$16,206	$1,632	$14,574
Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	98 Panther Drive	Hot Springs	24445	Bath County	Bath County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 839-5395	184	9	21.0	—	147 (79.9%)	12 (6.5%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.8%)	71.1	338^th of 1111 public elementary schools	69.6%		56.8	520^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.2%	182	76.5	82.4	95.0	80.0	70.8	80.0	52.9	76.5	85.0	88.0	75.0	75.0	82.4	$13,606	$1,859	$11,748
Sharon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Sharon School Cir.	Clifton Forge	24422	Alleghany County	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 863-1712	216	16	13.5	84.3%	188 (87.0%)	13 (6.0%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	90.2	44^th of 1111 public elementary schools	96.0%		84.3	139^th of 1110 public elementary schools	87.5%	95	97.0	96.4	97.0			87.9	90.6	89.3	84.9				92.9	$10,728	$654	$10,074
Craigsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 East First St	Craigsville	24430	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 997-9184	117	12	9.7	—	96 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	11 (9.4%)	18.2	963^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	13.3%		19.7	932^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	16.0%	31	56.3	395.0	369.0			50.0	372.0	63.2	50.0				63.2	$18,712	$928	$17,785
Harrington Waddell Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Pendleton Place	Lexington	24450	Lexington city	Lexington City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 463-5353	350	24	14.5	25.4%	266 (76.0%)	22 (6.3%)	21 (6.0%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.1%)	88	76^th of 1111 public elementary schools	93.2%		91.2	33^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	97.0%	43	88.5	89.1	100.0			92.5	77.4	90.9	96.2				90.6	$9,201	$648	$8,553
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Central Road	Lexington	24450	Lexington city	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 463-4500	466	37	12.6	85.8%	370 (79.4%)	17 (3.6%)	53 (11.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	49.6	614^th of 1111 public elementary schools	44.7%		49.8	601^st of 1110 public elementary schools	45.9%	13	70.9	71.8	84.9			73.6	56.8	67.6	71.7				80.3	$10,376	$1,368	$9,008
Fairfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Fairfield School Rd	Fairfield	24435	Rockbridge County	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 348-5202	241	22	11.0	79.7%	203 (84.2%)	5 (2.1%)	15 (6.2%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	70.5	346^th of 1111 public elementary schools	68.9%		53.3	561^st of 1110 public elementary schools	49.5%	215	87.0	91.2	80.6			63.9	82.6	85.3	66.7				85.3	$11,938	$962	$10,976
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Gleason Dr.	Covington	24426	Covington city	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 863-1737	415	38	10.9	82.7%	321 (77.3%)	38 (9.2%)	15 (3.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	34.1	800^th of 1111 public elementary schools	28.0%		33.5	792^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	28.6%	8	72.3	72.6	62.7			61.0	64.6	64.5	52.5				62.9	$12,733	$1,781	$10,952
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Burger Circle	Buena Vista	24416	Buena Vista city	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 261-2418	154	14	10.6	97.4%	136 (88.3%)	4 (2.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	70.7	343^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	69.1%		56.1	532^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	52.1%	189	73.9	94.4	79.0			84.2	56.5	88.9	89.5				94.4	$11,965	$1,286	$10,679

Frequently Asked Questions about Millboro Elementary

How many students attend Millboro Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 143 students attended Millboro Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Millboro Elementary attend?

Students who attend Millboro Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Bath County High

Is Millboro Elementary a good school?

Millboro Elementary ranks 459^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Millboro Elementary?

Students at Millboro Elementary are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Millboro Elementary in?

Bath County Public Schools

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