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Montvale Elementary

Q: Is Montvale Elementary a good school?

Montvale Elementary ranks 703 rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

703^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Montvale Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Montvale, Virginia, with an enrollment of 260 students. The school is part of the Bedford County Public Schools district, which is ranked 43 out of 129 school districts in the state.

Montvale Elementary has had a mixed performance in its statewide ranking, ranging from 703 out of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools (2 stars) to 504 out of 1,114 (3 stars) over the past few years. In comparison, nearby schools like Goodview Elementary (428 out of 1,110, 3 stars) and Stewartsville Elementary (694 out of 1,110, 2 stars) have performed better in their statewide rankings. Montvale Elementary's test scores in mathematics, science, and English reading are generally lower than the Bedford County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia averages. However, the school's 4th-grade VA Studies proficiency rate was higher than the district and state averages in recent years.

Montvale Elementary faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 78.37% to 88.85% in recent years. This is significantly higher than the nearby schools, such as Goodview Elementary (74.06%) and Stewartsville Elementary (90.71%). The school also has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.0% to 19.3% in recent years, which is higher than the nearby schools in the Bedford County Public Schools district.

252

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,847

Per pupil spending ?

102.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Recently slipping — 55th percentile in 2024 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 55th-percentile peak (2024) to 37th (2025)

!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 (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg77%

Virginia avg71%

703^rd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

43^rd of 129Bedford 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	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
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
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
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
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)

Male (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies78%+10 vs state

Mathematics67%-5 vs state

Science65%-4 vs state

English Reading64%-7 vs state

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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

Schools Near Montvale Elementary

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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	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	102.4%	226 (89.7%)	6 (2.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	41.6	703^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	36.7%		58.5	504^th of 1114 public elementary schools	54.8%	199	70.2	70.7	59.5	64.9	57.5	68.3	67.6	78.1	$9,847	$818	$9,028
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%)	88.2	74^th of 1110 public elementary schools	93.3%		86.2	99^th of 1114 public elementary schools	91.1%	25	83.9	97.1	94.4	97.2	79.8	95.6	94.4	89.2	$9,669	$1,058	$8,611
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	102.1%	231 (79.1%)	8 (2.7%)	33 (11.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	42.3	694^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.5%		50.2	616^th of 1114 public elementary schools	44.7%	78	59.5	74.5	68.0	58.0	57.1	76.5	64.0	78.7	$8,826	$1,180	$7,646
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%)	64.5	428^th of 1110 public elementary schools	61.4%		60.7	481^st of 1114 public elementary schools	56.8%	53	70.0	80.0	74.7	90.7	62.5	83.1	82.7	76.6	$9,231	$1,007	$8,224
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	145^th of 1110 public elementary schools	86.9%		77.9	242^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	78.3%	97	90.9	87.8	87.2	82.1	87.9	92.7	89.7	77.5	$11,254	$616	$10,638
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%)	67.7	378^th of 1110 public elementary schools	65.9%		81.2	194^th of 1114 public elementary schools	82.6%	184	80.7	71.8	86.7	73.3	78.6	79.5	86.7	64.1	$11,126	$1,637	$9,490
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	103.0%	184 (69.2%)	35 (13.2%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.2%)								(n/a)									$10,636	$1,147	$9,489
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%)	91.3	31^st of 1110 public elementary schools	97.2%		91.8	26^th of 1114 public elementary schools	97.7%	5	93.8	100.0	83.7	88.4	87.2	100.0	93.0	100.0	$14,901	$543	$14,358
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	100.7%	312 (69.6%)	72 (16.1%)	17 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (9.8%)	32.5	805^th of 1110 public elementary schools	27.5%		33.7	793^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	28.8%	12	60.0	54.0	69.0	65.0	54.5	64.0	69.3	66.1	$9,331	$1,153	$8,178
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%)	78.9	233^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	79.0%		82	171^st of 1114 public elementary schools	84.6%	62	78.8	97.7	75.0	75.0	84.9	97.7	81.8	90.0	$11,850	$1,183	$10,666

Frequently Asked Questions about Montvale Elementary

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 703^rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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 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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