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Axton Elementary

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Axton Elementary ranks 600 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

600^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Axton Elementary is a PK–5 school in Axton, VA, serving 371 students within Henry County Public Schools. The school serves a very high-poverty population—essentially every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch—yet it has historically punched above its weight. Axton currently ranks 600th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (46th percentile, 2 stars), placing it roughly in the middle of the state. It achieves this while operating with the lowest per-pupil spending among nearby elementary schools at $8,495 per student and the highest student–teacher ratio at 17.4. By comparison, Albert Harris Elementary and Patrick Henry Elementary spend substantially more per student ($12,151 and $11,087, respectively) with much smaller class sizes.

Axton's clearest academic strength is early-grade mathematics. In 2025–26, 3rd grade math proficiency reached 85.7% versus 74.0% statewide, and 4th grade math hit 79.7% compared to 73.3% statewide. This pattern has held since 2022–23, with Axton exceeding district and state averages by wide margins—including a standout 90.2% 3rd grade math proficiency in 2024–25 versus 69.6% for the district. The school also keeps students connected: chronic absenteeism was just 13.6% in 2024–25, well below the district's 18.8% and slightly under the state's 14.8%, a notable feat for a high-poverty school. Axton also posts strong results for historically underserved students, with Hispanic and African American students both ranking in the 70th percentile statewide in 2025–26.

However, the most recent year shows a step backward. After climbing from 852nd in 2018–19 to a 4-star, 334th-place finish in 2023–24, Axton has slipped to 515th and then 600th in the last two years. Reading is the relative weak spot, especially in upper elementary: 5th grade reading proficiency fell to 64.0% in 2025–26, below the state's 72.4%, and 5th grade math, reading, and science all dipped below district averages. Within Henry County, Axton ranks third among six elementary schools, trailing Drewry Mason Elementary and Rich Acres Elementary. The central challenge ahead is stabilizing the decline in upper-elementary and reading performance while preserving the early-grade math strength that sets Axton apart.

371

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,461

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

1500 Axton School Road
Axton, VA 24054

(276) 650-1193

District: Henry County Public Schools

Students who attend Axton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Laurel Park Middle
High:	Magna Vista High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.9%

Hispanic:

27.5%

African American:

22.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg71%

Virginia avg72%

600^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	50.9	600 of 1111	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.0	515 of 1110	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	334 of 1114	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	369 of 1114	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	570 of 1109	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	775 of 1103	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	852 of 1105	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.2	652 of 1097	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.9	652 of 1099	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.3	555 of 1096	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.2	734 of 1100	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.7	693 of 1110	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.9	474 of 1120	57.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	176 of 591	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	57.9	256 of 579	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.0	140 of 588	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	125 of 579	78.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	99 of 315	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	91.4	13 of 300	95.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	676 of 1100	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.4	484 of 1096	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	414 of 1098	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	453 of 1100	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	186 of 619	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	151 of 606	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	163 of 580	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	84 of 564	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	413 of 1040	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.0	226 of 1046	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	68 of 1036	93.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	474 of 1099	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.9	533 of 1093	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.2	289 of 1101	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	286 of 1093	73.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	695 of 974	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	59.1	424 of 973	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	209 of 979	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.2	383 of 984	61.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)70th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)69th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)57th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics78%+5 vs state

English Reading70%~ state avg

VA Studies67%-3 vs state

Science62%-7 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 (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	Directly certified (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 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
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	99.2%	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		$8,461	$937	$7,524
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	98.9%	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		$10,702	$1,191	$9,510
Brosville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	195 Bulldog Ln.	Danville	24541	Danville city	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 685-7787	219	19	11.5	88.6%	136 (62.1%)	67 (30.6%)	10 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	58.5	500^th of 1111 public elementary schools	55.0%		49.9	597^th of 1110 public elementary schools	46.2%	97	71.4	84.9	73.2	73.2	51.4	84.9	85.0	72.7		$10,891	$1,445	$9,446
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	99.2%	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	$10,810	$1,950	$8,859
Stony Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Stony Mill Elementary Cir	Danville	24541	Danville city	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 685-7545	440	31	14.1	83.6%	295 (67.0%)	61 (13.9%)	54 (12.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	44.5	685^th of 1111 public elementary schools	38.3%		63.4	437^th of 1110 public elementary schools	60.6%	248	85.7	76.7	66.1	64.3	61.2	72.1	64.3	61.6		$8,250	$570	$7,680
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	98.8%	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		$10,128	$1,202	$8,925
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		$9,685	$1,212	$8,473
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	99.2%	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	$12,075	$2,787	$9,288
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	99.5%	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		$8,723	$962	$7,760
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%)	71.5	328^th of 1111 public elementary schools	70.5%		78.8	236^th of 1110 public elementary schools	78.7%	92	85.7	75.8	87.9	70.6	80.0	81.8	79.4	81.8		$9,779	$1,047	$8,731

Frequently Asked Questions about Axton Elementary

Is Axton Elementary a good school?

Axton Elementary ranks 600^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Axton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Axton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Laurel Park Middle
High : Magna Vista High

What is the racial makeup of Axton Elementary?

Students at Axton Elementary are 43% White, 27% Hispanic, 23% African American, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Axton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Axton Elementary.

What district is Axton Elementary in?

Henry County Public Schools

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