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Narrows Elementary/Middle

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Narrows Elementary/Middle ranks 465 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-7

465^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Narrows Elementary/Middle is a pre-K through 7th-grade school in Narrows, Virginia, serving 514 students in Giles County Public Schools. The school has made a remarkable recovery over the past few years, climbing from a 1-star rating in 2022-23 to a 3-star rating and the 58th percentile statewide today. That rebound is especially encouraging given that 64.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — making this a high-poverty school that is improving.

Academic gains are visible across multiple subjects. Fourth-grade math jumped from 56% proficient in 2022-23 to 80% in 2025-26, well above the state average of 73%, and 6th-grade math reached 74.6% — above both the district (67.5%) and state (63.2%). Fifth-grade science and 4th-grade VA Studies (85.7% proficient) are also consistent strengths. In head-to-head comparisons, Narrows outperforms Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle in most subjects, including 3rd-grade, 5th-grade, and 6th-grade math, and it is nearly tied with Eastern Elementary/Middle statewide (58th vs. 59th percentile). The turnaround also coincides with a sharp drop in student-teacher ratio from 23.6 to 13.4 and a rise in per-pupil spending to $9,147.

Two concerns stand out. Chronic absenteeism has run between 16% and 21% for three straight years — higher than the district and state averages, and second-highest among neighboring schools. And the 7th-grade transition appears to be a weak point: civics proficiency is just 33.3% versus 70.1% statewide, while 7th-grade reading has trailed the state for three years. That said, the school's low-income students earn a strong 4-star ranking (71st percentile), suggesting Narrows is especially effective at helping economically disadvantaged children succeed. If the school can improve attendance and smooth the 7th-grade transition, it has a strong path toward becoming one of the better elementary/middle schools in southwestern Virginia.

514

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,692

Per pupil spending ?

64.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

401 Wolf St
Narrows, VA 24124

(540) 726-2391

District: Giles County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.2%

Two or more races:

2.7%

African American:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Virginia median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Civics and Economics scores 37 pts below the Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg69%

Virginia avg70%

Elementary school

465^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

257^th of 416

Virginia public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Giles County Public Schools

79^th of 131Giles 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	60.9	465 of 1111	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.3	550 of 1110	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	535 of 1114	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.1	813 of 1114	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	732 of 1109	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.0	469 of 1103	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	527 of 1105	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	411 of 1097	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.0	499 of 1099	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.4	544 of 1096	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.6	539 of 1100	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.8	495 of 1110	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.6	434 of 1120	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.3	243 of 1117	78.2%	★★★★☆
2011	67.9	310 of 1117	72.2%	★★★★☆
2010	64.9	364 of 1113	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.3	511 of 1082	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.4	777 of 1081	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.6	691 of 1083	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.1	480 of 1071	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.8	318 of 1062	70.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	36.6	417 of 579	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	486 of 1100	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.8	574 of 1096	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	601 of 1098	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	819 of 1100	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	62.2	217 of 564	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	305 of 1040	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	62.6	370 of 1046	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	442 of 1036	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	429 of 1099	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.4	493 of 1093	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	473 of 1101	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.3	793 of 1093	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	724 of 974	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	745 of 973	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	719 of 979	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	833 of 984	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	257 of 416	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	223 of 419	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	278 of 417	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.3	164 of 422	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	156 of 415	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	180 of 419	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	271 of 424	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.5	216 of 413	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.0	215 of 415	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.6	215 of 409	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.2	119 of 412	71.1%	★★★★☆
2014	42.4	236 of 416	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.7	200 of 416	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.9	143 of 413	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.0	271 of 413	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.8	94 of 408	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	35.5	286 of 390	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.3	221 of 391	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.4	182 of 387	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.0	72 of 383	81.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	61.6	111 of 298	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	284 of 409	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.6	187 of 403	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	277 of 407	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	192 of 411	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	88.9	16 of 275	94.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	164 of 401	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	203 of 403	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	237 of 402	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	222 of 410	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	266 of 404	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	260 of 407	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.0	127 of 409	68.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	338 of 400	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	306 of 400	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	356 of 396	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	253 of 402	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)71st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2023)62nd percentile+35 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile~ school

African American (2023)28th percentile~ school

White (2026)26th percentile-32 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2023)94th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2023)63rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies86%+15 vs state

Science74%+5 vs state

Mathematics72%+4 vs state

English Reading71%~ state avg

Civics and Economics33%-37 vs state

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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
Narrows Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-7	401 Wolf St	Narrows	24124	Giles County	Giles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 726-2391	514	38	13.4	64.4%	484 (94.2%)	8 (1.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	60.9	465^th of 1111 public elementary schools	58.1%		54.3	550^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.5%	85	75.4	80.3	70.5	74.6	58.3	73.9	64.3	77.5	67.4	79.7	63.3	33.3	85.7	$9,692	$973	$8,719
Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-7	1001 Henson Ave	Pearisburg	24134	Giles County	Giles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 921-1363	440	43	10.2	65.9%	408 (92.7%)	8 (1.8%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	35.6	780^th of 1111 public elementary schools	29.8%		28.7	841^st of 1110 public elementary schools	24.2%	61	58.8	73.5	53.1	53.2	65.5	57.1	58.8	73.5	66.0	74.5	78.2	56.4	71.4	$10,526	$787	$9,739
Eastern Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-7	6899 Virginia Ave	Pembroke	24136	Giles County	Giles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 626-7281	433	34	12.8	67.2%	408 (94.2%)	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	61.7	456^th of 1111 public elementary schools	59.0%		55.5	535^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.8%	79	81.5	80.0	77.1	70.8	45.6	69.4	70.4	78.0	61.2	81.3	65.5	60.3	90.0	$9,424	$889	$8,536
Dublin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Dunlap St	Dublin	24084	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 643-0337	411	32	12.9	—	351 (85.4%)	15 (3.6%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.3%)	55.3	553^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	50.2%		49.1	613^th of 1110 public elementary schools	44.8%	60	75.0	67.7	81.6			78.0	70.0	73.9	84.0				63.8	$11,072	$1,531	$9,541
Pulaski Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2004 Morehead Lane	Pulaski	24301	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 643-0737	472	39	12.1	91.7%	366 (77.5%)	31 (6.6%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.9%)	41.4	721^st of 1111 public elementary schools	35.1%		45.5	662^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	40.4%	59	61.8	65.9	74.6			69.8	66.2	73.3	69.8				61.8	$10,610	$1,065	$9,545
Riverlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8100 Beth Nelson Drive	Fairlawn	24141	Radford city	Pulaski County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 643-0748	380	31	12.3	91.6%	296 (77.9%)	13 (3.4%)	25 (6.6%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.5%)	54.4	566^th of 1111 public elementary schools	49.1%		52.2	570^th of 1110 public elementary schools	48.6%	4	54.9	76.8	80.4			73.9	51.0	84.1	76.1				78.5	$10,704	$1,327	$9,377
Critzer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Critzer Dr	Pulaski	24301	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 643-0274	416	36	11.5	91.3%	325 (78.1%)	31 (7.5%)	18 (4.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	55.6	547^th of 1111 public elementary schools	50.8%		58	506^th of 1110 public elementary schools	54.4%	41	80.0	71.2	67.7			80.0	73.9	71.2	81.5				59.3	$11,020	$1,278	$9,742
Pulaski County Public Schools Virtual School K-12	Public, Virtual	K-2	202 N. Washington Ave	Pulaski	24301	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(540) 994-2519	521	13	40.2	—	231 (44.3%)	119 (22.8%)	73 (14.0%)	31 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	64 (12.3%)								(n/a)														$7,982	$00	$7,982
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%)	64.9	416^th of 1111 public elementary schools	62.6%		61.1	463^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	58.3%	47	73.1	76.8	81.0	83.3		73.3	70.8	79.8	77.9	78.8				$11,705	$540	$11,165
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)														$12,096	$961	$11,135

Frequently Asked Questions about Narrows Elementary/Middle

How many students attend Narrows Elementary/Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Narrows Elementary/Middle.

Is Narrows Elementary/Middle a good school?

Narrows Elementary/Middle ranks 465^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Narrows Elementary/Middle in?

Giles County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Narrows Elementary/Middle?

Students at Narrows Elementary/Middle are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic.

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