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Montvale Elementary

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Montvale Elementary ranks 555 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

555^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Montvale Elementary is a small Pre-K–5 school in Montvale, Virginia, serving 252 students in Bedford County Public Schools. The school currently holds a 3-star rating and sits at the 50th percentile of Virginia elementary schools—a marked improvement from a decade ago, when it ranked near the bottom of the state. Montvale serves a student body with very high economic need, with nearly every student qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its most recent ranking reflects a strong bounce-back year after a difficult 2024–25.

Montvale's brightest spots are in the early grades and in one standout subject. Its 3rd graders outperformed both district and state averages in reading and math in 2025–26. The school is also consistently excellent in 4th grade Virginia Studies, posting proficiency rates between 78% and 92% over the past four years, well above state averages. Perhaps most notably, Montvale's economically disadvantaged students ranked in the 70th percentile statewide—a 4-star result—suggesting the school is doing particularly good work with the population it serves most.

The biggest challenges are attendance and the transition to upper elementary. Chronic absenteeism rose to 18.5% in 2024–25, well above the district rate of 11.8% and the state rate of 14.8%, and higher than most nearby schools except Bedford Primary. By 5th grade, Montvale's proficiency rates in reading, math, and science fall below both district and state averages. It is also worth noting that comparisons to high-performing neighbors like Cloverdale Elementary and Bonsack Elementary are not apples-to-apples: those schools serve far fewer low-income families and have more staff per student and higher per-pupil spending. Within Bedford County, Montvale sits in the middle of the pack while serving one of the highest poverty rates.

252

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,106

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

One Little Patriot Dr
Montvale, VA 24122

(540) 947-2241

District: Bedford County Public Schools

Students who attend Montvale Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Liberty Middle
High:	Liberty High

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.7%

Two or more races:

5.2%

Hispanic:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Virginia median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

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

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

555^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 35 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Bedford County Public Schools

35^th of 131Bedford 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
2026	55.2	555 of 1111	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.6	703 of 1110	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	504 of 1114	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.5	686 of 1114	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.7	518 of 1109	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	637 of 1103	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	627 of 1105	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	705 of 1097	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.6	837 of 1099	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.9	928 of 1096	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.1	798 of 1100	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.9	970 of 1110	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.1	810 of 1120	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.0	978 of 1117	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.2	812 of 1117	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.0	857 of 1113	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.5	823 of 1082	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.7	1021 of 1081	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	34.2	848 of 1083	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.6	949 of 1071	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.7	765 of 1062	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	526 of 1100	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.4	758 of 1096	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.5	383 of 1098	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	522 of 1100	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	308 of 1040	70.4%	★★★★☆
2025	42.5	639 of 1046	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.7	294 of 1036	71.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	559 of 1099	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.8	622 of 1093	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	639 of 1101	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	692 of 1093	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	778 of 974	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	907 of 973	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	713 of 979	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	825 of 984	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)49th percentile~ school

White (2026)20th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies85%+15 vs state

Mathematics74%~ state avg

English Reading71%~ state avg

Science67%~ state avg

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Principal does nothing about bullying or anything at all. She has her favorites. There are teachers that bully the kids and away with it. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (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 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
Montvale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	One Little Patriot Dr	Montvale	24122	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 947-2241	252	16	15.3	—	226 (89.7%)	6 (2.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	55.2	555^th of 1111 public elementary schools	50.0%		41.6	703^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	36.7%	148	81.1	74.5	66.7	66.7	75.7	74.5	64.3	85.1	$10,106	$850	$9,256
Colonial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	142 Murray Drive	Troutville	24175	Botetourt County	Botetourt County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 977-6773	439	33	13.3	36.0%	376 (85.6%)	8 (1.8%)	24 (5.5%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.7%)	91.6	24^th of 1111 public elementary schools	97.8%		88.2	74^th of 1110 public elementary schools	93.3%	50	94.4	91.2	98.6	91.6	93.1	92.4	95.8	90.1	$11,057	$915	$10,141
Stewartsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1138 Wildcat Rd	Goodview	24095	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 890-2174	292	21	13.9	—	231 (79.1%)	8 (2.7%)	33 (11.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	49.6	615^th of 1111 public elementary schools	44.6%		42.3	694^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.5%	79	84.2	70.0	60.0	68.0	71.1	70.0	76.0	69.4	$10,076	$1,404	$8,672
Goodview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1374 Rivermont Academy Rd	Goodview	24095	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 892-5674	504	34	14.7	82.9%	400 (79.4%)	22 (4.4%)	33 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.1%)	65.3	409^th of 1111 public elementary schools	63.2%		64.5	428^th of 1110 public elementary schools	61.4%	19	80.0	76.8	85.3	85.3	60.0	81.7	77.1	79.3	$8,888	$774	$8,114
Troutville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12 Barron Dr	Troutville	24175	Botetourt County	Botetourt County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 992-1871	247	21	11.9	33.2%	214 (86.6%)	3 (1.2%)	12 (4.9%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	84.7	130^th of 1111 public elementary schools	88.3%		84	145^th of 1110 public elementary schools	86.9%	15	92.5	96.8	80.0	72.5	92.5	93.6	90.0	100.0	$12,713	$902	$11,811
Buchanan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Schoolhouse Rd	Buchanan	24066	Botetourt County	Botetourt County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 254-2084	276	23	12.2	69.9%	252 (91.3%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)	60.9	466^th of 1111 public elementary schools	58.1%		67.7	378^th of 1110 public elementary schools	65.9%	88	64.9	83.3	68.9	66.7	73.0	86.8	71.1	87.0	$11,681	$1,196	$10,485
Bedford Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	807 College St	Bedford	24523	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 586-8339	266	20	13.4	—	184 (69.2%)	35 (13.2%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.2%)								(n/a)									$11,330	$1,138	$10,192
Bonsack Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5437 Crumpacker Dr	Roanoke	24019	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 977-5870	311	25	12.6	22.5%	253 (81.4%)	9 (2.9%)	25 (8.0%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	92	21^st of 1111 public elementary schools	98.1%		91.3	31^st of 1110 public elementary schools	97.2%	10	95.2	92.5	98.3	93.0	95.2	86.8	94.7	96.1	$15,347	$315	$15,032
Bedford Elementary	Public	2-5	806 Tiger Trail Road	Bedford	24523	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 586-0275	448	31	14.4	—	312 (69.6%)	72 (16.1%)	17 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.8%)	19.4	954^th of 1111 public elementary schools	14.1%		32.5	805^th of 1110 public elementary schools	27.5%	149	62.5	51.5	58.6	61.6	50.5	56.4	61.6	53.0	$9,504	$1,333	$8,170
Cloverdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	833 Cougar Drive	Cloverdale	24077	Botetourt County	Botetourt County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 992-1086	234	19	12.4	32.9%	197 (84.2%)	6 (2.6%)	11 (4.7%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.0%)	87.1	91^st of 1111 public elementary schools	91.8%		78.9	233^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	79.0%	142	85.7	88.9	92.5	87.5	88.1	91.7	97.5	83.3	$12,890	$755	$12,135

Frequently Asked Questions about Montvale Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Montvale Elementary?

Students at Montvale Elementary are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Montvale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Montvale Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Liberty Middle
High : Liberty High

Is Montvale Elementary a good school?

Montvale Elementary ranks 555^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Montvale Elementary in?

Bedford County Public Schools

How many students attend Montvale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Montvale Elementary.

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