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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 (2024)
Name	Distance	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 (2025)	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
Independence Elementary	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-5	915 E Main St	Independence	24348	Grayson County	Grayson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 773-2722	287	23	12.5	93.0%	224 (78.0%)	12 (4.2%)	37 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	35.6	781^st of 1111 public elementary schools	29.7%		38.7	730^th of 1110 public elementary schools	34.2%	51	61.1	68.6	70.7			48.8	61.1	74.5	65.9				64.7	$8,651	$1,874	$6,777
Fries Elementary	11.0mi	Public	PK, KG-7	114 E Main St	Fries	24330	Grayson County	Grayson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 744-7201	231	25	9.0	95.7%	207 (89.6%)	3 (1.3%)	10 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	40.1	735^th of 1111 public elementary schools	33.8%		59.9	475^th of 1110 public elementary schools	57.2%	260	82.6	76.7	61.9	71.9	66.7	61.9	56.5	60.0	57.1	78.1	71.4	71.4	50.0	$13,383	$2,176	$11,207
Galax Elementary	12.0mi	Public	PK, KG-5	300 McArthur Street	Galax	24333	Galax city	Galax City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 236-6159	667	49	13.6	99.7%	394 (59.1%)	26 (3.9%)	210 (31.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	45.6	669^th of 1111 public elementary schools	39.8%		37.8	743^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	33.1%	74	76.5	73.2	73.9			63.0	71.6	71.3	68.5				58.3	$9,432	$1,760	$7,672
Fairview Elementary	12.8mi	Public	K-5	2323 Fairview Rd	Galax	24333	Galax city	Grayson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 236-2365	146	14	10.5	94.5%	128 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	67.3	384^th of 1111 public elementary schools	65.4%		84.7	127^th of 1110 public elementary schools	88.6%	257	76.5	88.6	73.7			72.2	64.7	85.7	73.7				80.0	$11,444	$1,926	$9,518
Speedwell Elementary	13.5mi	Public	PK, KG-5	6820 Cedar Springs Rd	Speedwell	24374	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 621-4622	123	12	9.9	82.1%	116 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	83.5	152^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	86.3%		67.1	391^st of 1110 public elementary schools	64.8%	239	95.5	95.2	94.1			81.3	81.8	76.2	93.8				85.7	$11,315	$2,711	$8,604
Grayson Highlands	15.1mi	Public	PK, KG-7	6459 Troutdale Hwy.	Troutdale	24378	Grayson County	Grayson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 579-2235	156	15	10.6	95.5%	141 (90.4%)	3 (1.9%)	6 (3.8%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	62.7	442^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	60.2%		71.8	327^th of 1110 public elementary schools	70.5%	115	79.2	80.0	81.3	71.4	88.9	75.0	75.0	80.0	62.5	78.6	94.4	77.8	80.0	$11,735	$1,203	$10,532
Gladeville Elementary	15.3mi	Public	PK, KG-5	3117 Glendale Rd	Galax	24333	Galax city	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 236-5449	259	19	13.9	91.1%	203 (78.4%)	6 (2.3%)	41 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	43	701^st of 1111 public elementary schools	36.9%		46.3	650^th of 1110 public elementary schools	41.4%	51	69.1	80.0	72.7			51.5	54.8	74.3	69.7				74.3	$8,635	$1,078	$7,557
Oakland Elementary	16.6mi	Public	PK, KG-5	4930 Pipers Gap Road	Galax	24333	Galax city	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 236-3049	196	16	12.2	92.9%	148 (75.5%)	3 (1.5%)	37 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	38.4	751^st of 1111 public elementary schools	32.4%		56.9	517^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.4%	234	74.2	47.8	53.6			75.0	71.0	56.5	78.6				47.6	$10,431	$899	$9,532
Sugar Grove Elementary	18.7mi	Public	PK, KG-5	242 Teas Rd	Sugar Grove	24375	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 677-3311	88	11	8.1	95.5%	85 (96.6%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.1	319^th of 1111 public elementary schools	71.3%		64.5	429^th of 1110 public elementary schools	61.4%	110	87.5	76.9	84.6			76.9	87.5	84.6	84.6				61.5	$15,481	$3,472	$12,008
Laurel Elementary	19.8mi	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Pleasant View Road	Austinville	24312	Wythe County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 728-9247	199	17	11.6	91.5%	186 (93.5%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	41.8	711^th of 1111 public elementary schools	36.0%		48	627^th of 1110 public elementary schools	43.5%	84	67.9	75.0	67.7			64.7	60.7	62.5	73.5				70.8	$9,187	$719	$8,468

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