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Gilbert Linkous Elementary

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Gilbert Linkous Elementary ranks 215 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Gilbert Linkous Elementary is a public elementary school in Blacksburg, Virginia, serving 312 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, which is ranked 54 out of 129 school districts in the state.

Gilbert Linkous Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Virginia, with a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students outperform district and state averages on various SOL assessments, with 94.64% of 3rd-graders proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 77.93% for the district and 72.89% for the state. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and has increased its per-student spending in recent years, indicating a commitment to educational resources.

While Gilbert Linkous Elementary outperforms most nearby schools in the Montgomery County district, two other local schools, Margaret Beeks Elementary and Kipps Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.0% in 2020-2021 to 19.3% in 2022-2023, which may need to be addressed.

292

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,686

Per pupil spending ?

28.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

813 Toms Creek Rd
Blacksburg, VA 24060

(540) 951-5726

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Gilbert Linkous Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Blacksburg Middle
High:	Blacksburg High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.5%

Asian:

15.4%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (85% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Virginia elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg75%

Virginia avg71%

215^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	79.9	215 of 1110	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	208 of 1114	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	335 of 1114	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	122 of 1109	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	90.9	60 of 1103	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	71.8	290 of 1105	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	99 of 1097	91.0%	★★★★★
2017	83.2	106 of 1099	90.4%	★★★★★
2016	88.5	31 of 1096	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	84.4	78 of 1100	92.9%	★★★★★
2014	90.8	21 of 1110	98.1%	★★★★★
2013	92.3	10 of 1120	99.1%	★★★★★
2012	87.2	28 of 1117	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	87.0	24 of 1117	97.9%	★★★★★
2010	75.4	177 of 1113	84.1%	★★★★☆
2009	73.2	231 of 1082	78.7%	★★★★☆
2008	76.0	172 of 1081	84.1%	★★★★☆
2007	77.1	156 of 1083	85.6%	★★★★☆
2006	73.5	214 of 1071	80.0%	★★★★☆
2005	72.7	230 of 1062	78.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	1 of 249	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	2 of 238	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	200 of 1096	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	218 of 1098	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	329 of 1100	70.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	574 of 1046	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	261 of 1093	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	187 of 1101	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	355 of 1093	67.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	440 of 973	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	453 of 979	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	608 of 984	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2025)100th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics87%+14 vs state

English Reading86%+16 vs state

Science79%+10 vs state

VA Studies79%+11 vs state

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Schools Near Gilbert Linkous Elementary

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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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilbert Linkous Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Gilbert Linkous Elementary?

Students at Gilbert Linkous Elementary are 67% White, 15% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 5% African American.

How many students attend Gilbert Linkous Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Gilbert Linkous Elementary.

Is Gilbert Linkous Elementary a good school?

Gilbert Linkous Elementary ranks 215^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Gilbert Linkous Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gilbert Linkous Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blacksburg Middle
High : Blacksburg High

What district is Gilbert Linkous Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

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