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Kipps Elementary

Q: Is Kipps Elementary a good school?

Kipps Elementary ranks 137 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Kipps Elementary is a public elementary school located in Blacksburg, Virginia, serving 370 students in grades K-5. As part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, Kipps Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic performance and a diverse student population.

Kipps Elementary's academic achievements are truly impressive, with proficiency rates on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests significantly higher than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 94.64% of 3rd graders at Kipps Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 77.93% for the district and 72.89% for the state. The school's consistent high performance and statewide ranking between 20 and 344 over the past 10 years are a testament to the quality of education it provides.

Kipps Elementary also stands out for its diverse student population and equitable resource allocation. The school has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (19.73% in 2023-2024), suggesting a higher socioeconomic status compared to some nearby schools. Additionally, Kipps Elementary maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 13.7 students per teacher and a higher per-student spending of $8,132 in the 2020-2021 school year, indicating a strong investment in educational resources. These factors likely contribute to the school's ability to support the diverse needs of its student population and maintain its exceptional academic performance, outpacing nearby schools like Falling Branch Elementary, Christiansburg Elementary, and Prices Fork Elementary.

358

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,494

Per pupil spending ?

23.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2801 Prices Fork Rd
Blacksburg, VA 24060

(540) 951-5760

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Kipps Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Blacksburg Middle
High:	Blacksburg High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.5%

Asian:

16.5%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (88% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Montgomery County Public Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg75%

Virginia avg71%

137^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 10Elementary Schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools

54^th of 129Montgomery 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
2025	84.4	137 of 1110	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	90 of 1114	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	122 of 1114	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	144 of 1109	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	260 of 1103	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	310 of 1105	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	344 of 1097	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	80.0	155 of 1099	85.9%	★★★★☆
2016	90.2	20 of 1096	98.2%	★★★★★
2015	82.8	109 of 1100	90.1%	★★★★★
2014	85.5	84 of 1110	92.4%	★★★★★
2013	86.8	68 of 1120	93.9%	★★★★★
2012	53.9	558 of 1117	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.7	682 of 1117	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.7	917 of 1113	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.0	724 of 1082	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	17.6	1022 of 1081	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	34.9	837 of 1083	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.3	883 of 1071	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.4	846 of 1062	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	62 of 249	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	11 of 230	95.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	261 of 1096	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	103 of 1098	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.5	140 of 1100	87.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	203 of 1046	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	218 of 1036	79.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	48 of 1093	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	91 of 1101	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	123 of 1093	88.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	371 of 973	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.0	200 of 979	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	300 of 984	69.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)96th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies91%+23 vs state

Mathematics91%+19 vs state

English Reading86%+16 vs state

Science76%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kipps Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 Prices Fork Rd	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5760	358	26	13.7	23.2%	238 (66.5%)	10 (2.8%)	32 (8.9%)	59 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	84.4	137^th of 1110 public elementary schools	87.7%		87.1	90^th of 1114 public elementary schools	91.9%	47	94.6	93.7	83.3	75.9	83.9	91.0	82.4	91.0	$9,494	$498	$8,995
Prices Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4021 Prices Fork Rd	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 951-5736	457	34	13.4	86.9%	297 (65.0%)	15 (3.3%)	90 (19.7%)	17 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.1%)	49.2	609^th of 1110 public elementary schools	45.1%		63.1	450^th of 1114 public elementary schools	59.6%	159	73.2	78.9	69.4	55.6	64.8	76.9	71.8	75.0	$1,819	$389	$1,430
Gilbert Linkous Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	813 Toms Creek Rd	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5726	292	24	12.1	28.8%	197 (67.5%)	14 (4.8%)	16 (5.5%)	45 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	79.9	215^th of 1110 public elementary schools	80.6%		80.6	208^th of 1114 public elementary schools	81.3%	7	81.8	93.0	84.8	79.3	75.0	94.6	86.7	79.0	$9,686	$104	$9,582
Harding Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	429 Harding Avenue	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5732	279	21	13.1	23.7%	197 (70.6%)	11 (3.9%)	19 (6.8%)	32 (11.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	89.1	64^th of 1110 public elementary schools	94.2%		90.8	37^th of 1114 public elementary schools	96.7%	27	87.2	89.8	94.7	94.7	87.2	91.5	94.6	89.4	$9,379	$382	$8,997
Margaret Beeks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	709 Airport Rd	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5700	346	26	13.3	39.9%	230 (66.5%)	29 (8.4%)	29 (8.4%)	25 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.2%)	82.1	181^st of 1110 public elementary schools	83.7%		70.2	351^st of 1114 public elementary schools	68.5%	170	74.5	87.1	90.6	90.6	87.0	86.9	94.3	80.3	$10,254	$342	$9,912
Belview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3187 Peppers Ferry Rd	Radford	24141	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 633-3200	245	22	11.0	60.0%	182 (74.3%)	22 (9.0%)	16 (6.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.0%)	40.5	714^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.7%		33.8	792^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	28.9%	78	63.4	57.6	80.5	68.3	68.3	57.6	75.6	45.5	$13,253	$1,484	$11,769
Christiansburg Elementary	Public	3-5	160 Wades Lane	Christiansburg	24073	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 382-5172	401	31	12.9	42.6%	285 (71.1%)	32 (8.0%)	40 (10.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (9.7%)	59.8	476^th of 1110 public elementary schools	57.1%		68.5	377^th of 1114 public elementary schools	66.2%	99	84.2	70.7	78.8	76.1	79.7	68.5	84.1	60.7	$9,830	$947	$8,882
Christiansburg Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	240 Betty Drive	Christiansburg	24073	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 382-5175	346	28	12.3	50.6%	241 (69.7%)	25 (7.2%)	36 (10.4%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.6%)								(n/a)									$10,152	$520	$9,633
Riverlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8100 Beth Nelson Drive	Fairlawn	24141	Pulaski County	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%)	52.2	570^th of 1110 public elementary schools	48.6%		42.7	699^th of 1114 public elementary schools	37.3%	129	66.7	86.7	70.0	62.0	63.8	82.6	72.0	76.1	$9,180	$1,228	$7,952
Falling Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	735 Falling Branch Rd	Christiansburg	24073	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 381-6145	535	44	12.2	88.6%	394 (73.6%)	32 (6.0%)	65 (12.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.7%)	40.3	719^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.2%		47.8	643^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	42.3%	76	75.3	60.0	68.5	64.0	59.3	64.7	69.3	69.4	$10,611	$621	$9,990

Frequently Asked Questions about Kipps Elementary

Is Kipps Elementary a good school?

Kipps Elementary ranks 137^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Kipps Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Kipps Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Kipps Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kipps Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blacksburg Middle
High : Blacksburg High

What district is Kipps Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Kipps Elementary?

Students at Kipps Elementary are 66% White, 16% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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