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Meadow View Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
789th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools
Better than 29% of Virginia elementary schools
Summary

Meadow View Elementary is a PK–5 school in Martinsville, VA, serving 659 students as the largest elementary school in its local comparison group within Henry County Public Schools. The school's state ranking has slipped over the past two years, falling from a 48th-percentile ranking in 2023-2024 to a 29th-percentile ranking (1 star) in 2025-2026. One notable bright spot: despite serving a very high-poverty student population with near-universal free/reduced-price lunch eligibility, chronic absenteeism was just 12.6% in 2024-25 — better than both the Henry County district average of 18.8% and the Virginia state average of 14.8%. That suggests strong family engagement around attendance.

Academically, Meadow View Elementary's SOL test scores are generally below district and state averages. The largest gaps appear in 5th grade math (61.90% proficient vs. 74.40% district and 72.39% state), 4th grade Virginia Studies (52.25% vs. 66.28% district and 70.52% state), and all reading scores. There are sharp year-over-year swings: 3rd grade math improved 13 points to 75.44%, but 4th grade Virginia Studies collapsed 25 points and 5th grade scores declined across math, science, and reading. Operationally, Meadow View has the highest student-teacher ratio (16.0) among nearby schools and lower per-pupil spending ($9,135) than peers like Stanleytown ($11,668) and Albert Harris Elementary ($12,151), which may place the school at a resource disadvantage.

Compared with nearby schools, Meadow View ranks second-lowest among its Henry County peers, but several schools with similar poverty levels perform significantly better. Drewry Mason and Rich Acres, which also serve near-100% free/reduced-price lunch populations, posted much stronger 5th grade math scores (84.13 and 80.00 vs. Meadow View's 61.90). The school does show genuine strengths: English learners rank at the 63rd percentile and students with disabilities at the 76th percentile statewide. In a district ranked 91st of 131 in Virginia, those are meaningful bright spots. The pattern of strong early-grade results but sharp declines in upper grades suggests improvement is possible by studying what higher-performing peer schools are doing differently.

659
Students ?
16.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,723
Per pupil spending ?
99.5%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)
 740 Figsboro Road
       Martinsville, VA  24112

(276) 647-7676

District: Henry County Public Schools


Students who attend Meadow View Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Fieldale-Collinsville Middle
High:    Bassett High
Racial breakdown:

White:
43.9%
Hispanic:
24.0%
African American:
20.8%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Virginia average (65% vs 72% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!VA Studies scores 18 pts below the Virginia average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school65%
District avg71%
Virginia avg72%
789th of 1,111
Virginia public elementary schools ?
Bottom 29%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 9Elementary Schools in the Henry County Public Schools
91st of 131Henry 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202634.9789 of 111129.0%★☆☆☆☆
202544.1674 of 111039.3%★★☆☆☆
202452.9579 of 111448.0%★★☆☆☆
202340.1718 of 111435.5%★★☆☆☆
202230.9838 of 110924.4%★☆☆☆☆
202135.6754 of 110331.6%★★☆☆☆
201950.1631 of 110542.9%★★☆☆☆
201842.9729 of 109733.5%★★☆☆☆
201741.6744 of 109932.3%★★☆☆☆
201641.7742 of 109632.3%★★☆☆☆
201531.8852 of 110022.5%★☆☆☆☆
201440.0749 of 111032.5%★★☆☆☆
201337.6795 of 112029.0%★☆☆☆☆
201243.6729 of 111734.7%★★☆☆☆
201148.2654 of 111741.5%★★☆☆☆
201068.6295 of 111373.5%★★★★☆
200955.0517 of 108252.2%★★★☆☆
200858.8463 of 108157.2%★★★☆☆
200752.3563 of 108348.0%★★☆☆☆
200661.3419 of 107160.9%★★★☆☆
200543.0682 of 106235.8%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202650.6315 of 59146.7%★★☆☆☆
202547.3337 of 57941.8%★★☆☆☆
202463.0219 of 58862.8%★★★☆☆
202354.6290 of 57949.9%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202469.484 of 35576.3%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202663.4115 of 31563.5%★★★☆☆
202469.482 of 30673.2%★★★★☆
202355.0130 of 30056.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202637.2759 of 110031.0%★★☆☆☆
202545.6657 of 109640.1%★★☆☆☆
202453.2564 of 109848.6%★★☆☆☆
202339.6728 of 110033.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202640.5392 of 61936.7%★★☆☆☆
202556.5269 of 60655.6%★★★☆☆
202453.3289 of 58050.2%★★★☆☆
202349.7321 of 56443.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202649.9545 of 104047.6%★★☆☆☆
202559.1418 of 104660.0%★★★☆☆
202457.9449 of 103656.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202633.7806 of 109926.7%★☆☆☆☆
202542.3687 of 109337.1%★★☆☆☆
202450.8583 of 110147.0%★★☆☆☆
202339.5726 of 109333.6%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202616.0283 of 3067.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.0246 of 2470.4%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202625.1812 of 97416.6%★☆☆☆☆
202533.1735 of 97324.5%★☆☆☆☆
202451.3541 of 97944.7%★★☆☆☆
202335.2714 of 98427.4%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Disabled (2024)76th percentile+28 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)63rd percentile+35 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+19 vs school
African American (2026)47th percentile+18 vs school
Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2026)31st percentile~ school
Male (2026)27th percentile~ school
White (2026)17th percentile-12 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics71%~ state avg
English Reading64%-7 vs state
Science61%-8 vs state
VA Studies52%-18 vs state

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Meadow View Elementary ranks 789th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Meadow View Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fieldale-Collinsville Middle
High : Bassett High

Students at Meadow View Elementary are 44% White, 24% Hispanic, 21% African American, 11% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 659 students attended Meadow View Elementary.

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2023–24 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataOct 12, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 12, 2026
2025–26 SOL test scoresAug 25, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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