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Mount Olivet Elementary

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Mount Olivet Elementary ranks 616 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

616^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Mount Olivet Elementary serves 271 students in grades PK–5 in Martinsville, VA, and is part of Henry County Public Schools. The school currently ranks 616th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools — placing it in the 45th percentile with a 2-star rating — and serves a student body that is almost entirely economically disadvantaged, with nearly all students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

What makes Mount Olivet stand out is its momentum. The school has climbed roughly 300 spots in statewide rankings since 2021–22, improving from a 1-star to a stable 2-star rating. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 26.7% in 2022–23 to just 8.6% in 2024–25 — far better than the district rate of 18.8% and the state rate of 14.8%. Only nearby Patrick Henry Elementary has a lower absenteeism rate. The school also posts strong results for historically underserved groups: its African American students rank in the 68th percentile statewide and its low-income students rank in the 61st percentile, both earning 3-star ratings.

Academically, Mount Olivet saw big gains in 2025–26. Third-grade math proficiency jumped from about 56% to 82%, and third-grade reading rose from 49% to 71%. It now outperforms several Henry County peers — including Campbell Court Elementary, Stanleytown Elementary, and Meadow View Elementary — in most subjects, though it still trails top-area schools like Drewry Mason Elementary, Rich Acres Elementary, and Snow Creek Elementary. Its per-student spending of $9,962 is lower than many nearby schools, making its results particularly notable. The main area to watch is 4th grade reading, which continues to trail district and state averages. Overall, Mount Olivet is a school clearly on the rise.

271

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,962

Per pupil spending ?

100.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

255 Lancer Lane
Martinsville, VA 24112

(276) 638-1022

District: Henry County Public Schools

Students who attend Mount Olivet Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Laurel Park Middle
High:	Magna Vista High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.6%

White:

34.3%

Hispanic:

12.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg71%

Virginia avg72%

616^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Henry County Public Schools

91^st 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	616 of 1111	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.9	687 of 1110	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	693 of 1114	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	877 of 1114	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	909 of 1109	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	827 of 1103	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	666 of 1105	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.8	401 of 1097	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.3	601 of 1099	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.9	621 of 1096	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.7	707 of 1100	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.5	795 of 1110	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.3	674 of 1120	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.5	795 of 1117	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	68.6	300 of 1117	73.1%	★★★★☆
2010	51.4	617 of 1113	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.7	431 of 1082	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.5	412 of 1081	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.8	194 of 1083	82.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	190 of 591	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.7	316 of 579	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.7	220 of 588	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	465 of 579	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	641 of 1100	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.0	818 of 1096	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	738 of 1098	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	912 of 1100	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	402 of 1040	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.1	479 of 1046	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	544 of 1036	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	606 of 1099	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.8	535 of 1093	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	621 of 1101	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	839 of 1093	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	397 of 974	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	509 of 973	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	430 of 979	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.3	726 of 984	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)68th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)45th percentile~ school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics75%~ state avg

Science70%~ state avg

English Reading69%-3 vs state

VA Studies68%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)		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 (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 Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mount Olivet Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Lancer Lane	Martinsville	24112	Martinsville city	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 638-1022	271	17	15.9	100.4%	93 (34.3%)	110 (40.6%)	34 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.5%)	49.4	616^th of 1111 public elementary schools	44.6%		42.9	687^th of 1110 public elementary schools	38.1%	71	82.4	67.5	75.0	70.5	70.6	62.5	72.7	67.5		$9,962	$1,367	$8,595
Patrick Henry Elementary	Public	K-5	1810 Church Street Ext.	Martinsville	24112	Martinsville city	Martinsville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 403-5812	357	28	12.7	100.6%	103 (28.9%)	187 (52.4%)	48 (13.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.9%)	23.9	906^th of 1111 public elementary schools	18.5%		28.3	847^th of 1110 public elementary schools	23.7%	59	58.9	60.0	68.9	51.7	60.7	65.7	65.6	42.9	58.9	$11,087	$2,569	$8,519
Albert Harris Elementary	Public	K-5	710 Smith Road	Martinsville	24112	Martinsville city	Martinsville City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 403-5838	399	36	11.0	99.7%	54 (13.5%)	229 (57.4%)	91 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	22.3	923^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	16.9%		23.6	890^th of 1110 public elementary schools	19.8%	33	50.0	49.2	66.7	61.7	43.3	63.9	63.3	31.2	75.0	$12,151	$3,516	$8,634
Rich Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Rich Acres School Rd	Martinsville	24112	Martinsville city	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 638-3366	253	19	13.3	101.6%	71 (28.1%)	97 (38.3%)	53 (20.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.3%)	67.3	386^th of 1111 public elementary schools	65.3%		71.6	335^th of 1110 public elementary schools	69.8%	51	87.2	82.1	80.0	70.0	71.8	79.5	80.0	76.9		$10,431	$1,463	$8,967
Axton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Axton School Road	Axton	24054	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 650-1193	371	21	17.4	99.5%	159 (42.9%)	84 (22.6%)	102 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.7%)	50.9	600^th of 1111 public elementary schools	46.0%		57	515^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.6%	85	85.7	79.7	68.0	62.0	65.3	78.1	64.0	67.2		$8,495	$1,146	$7,349
Meadow View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	740 Figsboro Road	Martinsville	24112	Martinsville city	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 647-7676	659	41	16.0	100.8%	289 (43.9%)	137 (20.8%)	158 (24.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (10.8%)	34.9	789^th of 1111 public elementary schools	29.0%		44.1	674^th of 1110 public elementary schools	39.3%	115	75.4	73.0	61.9	60.7	59.7	65.2	67.9	52.3		$9,135	$966	$8,169
Drewry Mason Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Drewry Mason Drive	Ridgeway	24148	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 956-3154	382	26	14.6	99.0%	218 (57.1%)	51 (13.4%)	56 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.7%)	70	349^th of 1111 public elementary schools	68.6%		65.1	415^th of 1110 public elementary schools	62.6%	66	86.8	80.0	84.1	70.3	77.4	84.0	73.4	81.9		$8,948	$1,061	$7,888
G.W. Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Trott Circle	Martinsville	24112	Martinsville city	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 957-2226	460	30	15.3	102.0%	256 (55.7%)	89 (19.3%)	61 (13.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.3%)	48.5	624^th of 1111 public elementary schools	43.8%		52.8	565^th of 1110 public elementary schools	49.1%	59	71.7	75.4	76.6	67.2	61.7	68.1	76.6	68.1		$9,264	$1,362	$7,902
Stanleytown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	74 Edgewood Dr	Stanleytown	24168	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 629-5084	250	21	12.1	100.0%	134 (53.6%)	44 (17.6%)	42 (16.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.2%)	36.3	773^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	30.4%		26.4	867^th of 1110 public elementary schools	21.9%	94	63.9	56.1	77.5	62.5	55.6	65.9	72.5	68.3		$11,668	$740	$10,928
Campbell Court Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Campbell Ct	Bassett	24055	Henry County	Henry County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 629-5344	249	20	12.4	100.4%	150 (60.2%)	41 (16.5%)	34 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.2%)	34.2	799^th of 1111 public elementary schools	28.1%		18.4	946^th of 1110 public elementary schools	14.8%	147	70.3	47.6	83.3	73.3	70.3	59.5	56.7	54.8		$10,616	$1,778	$8,838

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Olivet Elementary

Is Mount Olivet Elementary a good school?

Mount Olivet Elementary ranks 616^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mount Olivet Elementary?

Students at Mount Olivet Elementary are 41% African American, 34% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

What district is Mount Olivet Elementary in?

Henry County Public Schools

How many students attend Mount Olivet Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Mount Olivet Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mount Olivet Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mount Olivet Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Laurel Park Middle
High : Magna Vista High

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