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Glade Hill Elementary

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Glade Hill Elementary ranks 465 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

465^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Glade Hill Elementary is a public elementary school in Glade Hill, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 206 students. The school is part of the Franklin County Public Schools district, which is ranked 32 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Glade Hill Elementary has consistently performed well in standardized tests, with several grade levels exceeding the district and state averages in subjects like Mathematics, Science, and English Reading. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 5th-grade students at Glade Hill Elementary achieved 93.1% proficiency in both Mathematics and Science, significantly higher than the district (79.81% and 77.52%) and state (71.56% and 68.94%) averages. The school's performance in English Reading is also noteworthy, with 5th-grade students achieving 82.76% proficiency in 2024-2025, compared to the district's 72.13% and the state's 71.95%. Despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 76.21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, Glade Hill Elementary has consistently ranked highly among Virginia elementary schools serving a similar demographic, with a 4-star rating in the 2020-2021 school year and a ranking in the top 20% of schools for low-income students in the 2024-2025 school year.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Franklin County Public Schools district, Glade Hill Elementary consistently outperforms its peers in various academic measures, such as Mathematics, Science, and English Reading proficiency. The school has also shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the years, moving from the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools in 2017-2018 to the top half in 2020-2021. However, the school has faced challenges with chronic absenteeism, with rates ranging from 12.4% to 19.3% over the past few years, an area the school and district should continue to focus on.

227

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$48

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8081 Old Franklin Turnpike
Glade Hill, VA 24092

(540) 576-3010

District: Franklin County Public Schools

Students who attend Glade Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Benjamin Franklin Middle
High:	Franklin County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.1%

Hispanic:

11.9%

African American:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (76% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (58th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg77%

Virginia avg71%

465^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Franklin County Public Schools

32^nd of 129Franklin 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	60.9	465 of 1110	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	531 of 1114	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	454 of 1114	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	405 of 1109	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	315 of 1103	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	470 of 1105	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	700 of 1097	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.3	587 of 1099	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.6	435 of 1096	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.3	340 of 1100	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.8	448 of 1110	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.0	305 of 1120	72.8%	★★★★☆
2012	84.5	61 of 1117	94.5%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	10 of 1117	99.1%	★★★★★
2010	83.0	52 of 1113	95.3%	★★★★★
2009	84.1	49 of 1082	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	73.2	225 of 1081	79.2%	★★★★☆
2007	71.2	248 of 1083	77.1%	★★★★☆
2006	69.2	288 of 1071	73.1%	★★★★☆
2005	63.1	385 of 1062	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	466 of 1096	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	393 of 1098	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	374 of 1100	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	181 of 1046	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	305 of 1036	70.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	450 of 1093	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	612 of 1101	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	536 of 1093	51.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	684 of 973	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	765 of 979	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.5	554 of 984	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)83rd percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

White (2025)30th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science93%+24 vs state

Mathematics78%+5 vs state

English Reading74%+4 vs state

VA Studies60%-8 vs state

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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
Glade Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8081 Old Franklin Turnpike	Glade Hill	24092	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 576-3010	227	22	10.5	87.2%	175 (77.1%)	11 (4.8%)	27 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	60.9	465^th of 1110 public elementary schools	58.1%		56.5	531^st of 1114 public elementary schools	52.3%	66	66.7	76.7	93.1	93.1	68.6	73.3	82.8	60.0	$48	$00	$48
Dudley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7250 Brooks Mill Rd	Wirtz	24184	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 721-2621	317	26	12.2	88.0%	261 (82.3%)	8 (2.5%)	16 (5.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.1%)	58.5	498^th of 1110 public elementary schools	55.1%		62.9	456^th of 1114 public elementary schools	59.1%	42	69.6	78.7	82.2	73.9	76.1	73.8	66.0	73.8	$10,451	$1,584	$8,867
Sontag Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 Sontag Rd	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5667	248	26	9.4	87.5%	149 (60.1%)	24 (9.7%)	33 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (16.5%)	46.9	641^st of 1110 public elementary schools	42.3%		51.7	589^th of 1114 public elementary schools	47.1%	52	86.8	87.5	61.4	70.5	71.1	71.0	54.6	50.0	$10,424	$1,585	$8,840
Rocky Mount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 School Board Rd	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5040	296	35	8.3	87.5%	151 (51.0%)	49 (16.6%)	43 (14.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (17.2%)	51.2	585^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.3%		48.4	635^th of 1114 public elementary schools	43.0%	50	75.7	87.5	71.1	76.3	63.9	59.4	68.4	65.6	$10,499	$1,600	$8,900
Lee M. Waid Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	540 E Court Street	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5736	386	36	10.6	85.5%	206 (53.4%)	59 (15.3%)	52 (13.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (17.1%)	81.1	195^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.4%		76.9	258^th of 1114 public elementary schools	76.8%	63	95.2	96.0	82.8	75.9	75.8	88.0	82.5	92.0	$10,270	$1,568	$8,701
Snow Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5393 Snow Creek Rd	Penhook	24137	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5599	226	20	11.3	86.7%	169 (74.8%)	15 (6.6%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (14.2%)	78.8	236^th of 1110 public elementary schools	78.7%		75.4	275^th of 1114 public elementary schools	75.3%	39	84.4	71.4	94.4	88.9	87.5	85.7	77.8	88.6	$10,356	$1,572	$8,785
Boones Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	265 Taylors Rd	Boones Mill	24065	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 334-4000	290	21	14.0	85.5%	244 (84.1%)	5 (1.7%)	20 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	45.8	659^th of 1110 public elementary schools	40.6%		60.5	482^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	56.7%	177	77.6	75.0	66.0	67.9	57.1	69.2	67.9	70.0	$10,431	$1,581	$8,850
Windy Gap Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	465 Truman Hill Road	Hardy	24101	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 719-2809	391	26	15.0	87.0%	323 (82.6%)	14 (3.6%)	20 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	72.6	314^th of 1110 public elementary schools	71.7%		70.8	342^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	69.3%	28	76.1	85.4	90.5	77.8	66.2	89.6	79.4	93.8	$10,283	$1,559	$8,723
Moneta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12718 Moneta Rd	Moneta	24121	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 297-4411	218	16	13.3	87.2%	169 (77.5%)	16 (7.3%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.6%)	80.9	200^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.0%		57.3	520^th of 1114 public elementary schools	53.3%	320	88.2	83.9	76.2	95.2	71.4	93.3	90.5	93.3	$9,350	$909	$8,441
Ferrum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	660 Ferrum Rd	Ferrum	24088	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 365-7194	281	22	12.7	89.0%	233 (82.9%)	16 (5.7%)	13 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	63.2	441^st of 1110 public elementary schools	60.3%		65.8	414^th of 1114 public elementary schools	62.8%	27	87.8	74.5	75.6	78.1	80.5	80.9	63.4	70.2	$10,221	$1,583	$8,638

Frequently Asked Questions about Glade Hill Elementary

How many students attend Glade Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended Glade Hill Elementary.

What district is Glade Hill Elementary in?

Franklin County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Glade Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Glade Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Benjamin Franklin Middle
High : Franklin County High

Is Glade Hill Elementary a good school?

Glade Hill Elementary ranks 465^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Glade Hill Elementary?

Students at Glade Hill Elementary are 77% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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