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Prices Fork Elementary

Q: Is Prices Fork Elementary a good school?

Prices Fork Elementary ranks 510 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

510^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Prices Fork Elementary is a PK–5 public school in Blacksburg, VA, serving 457 students as part of Montgomery County Public Schools. The school has climbed from the 23rd percentile statewide a decade ago to the 54th percentile (3 stars) for 2025–2026. Notably, about 87% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — the highest rate among nearby Blacksburg elementaries like Kipps Elementary and Harding Avenue Elementary. Yet despite this economic disadvantage, chronic absenteeism is just 8.4%, well below the district and state averages and even lower than some more affluent schools.

Academically, Prices Fork shows genuine bright spots. Fifth-grade math proficiency reached 89% in the latest year, far above the state average, and 4th-grade Virginia Studies scores also topped district and state averages. However, early reading and 4th-grade math are areas of concern, with scores below district averages. Test results can swing from year to year, which is common with smaller grade cohorts. Over the long term, the school has improved significantly while serving an increasingly disadvantaged population, and it outperforms several schools with similar poverty levels, such as Belview Elementary.

The school's subgroup results show room for growth. Male students rank higher than female students statewide, and economically disadvantaged students at Prices Fork perform below the median for similar students across Virginia. That said, the school compares favorably to nearby schools with comparable demographics — Riverlawn Elementary has a similar poverty rate but a lower state ranking. Parents should know that the school's strengths in attendance, 5th-grade math, and social studies provide a solid foundation. The path forward is closing internal gaps while building on the structures that clearly keep students coming to school and engaged.

457

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$1,819

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4021 Prices Fork Rd
Blacksburg, VA 24060

(540) 951-5736

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Prices Fork Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Blacksburg Middle
High:	Blacksburg High

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.0%

Hispanic:

19.7%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Virginia median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg77%

Virginia avg72%

510^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools

51^st of 131Montgomery 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	57.8	510 of 1111	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.2	609 of 1110	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.1	450 of 1114	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	479 of 1114	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	444 of 1109	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	422 of 1103	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	652 of 1105	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	680 of 1097	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	743 of 1099	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.7	846 of 1096	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.0	748 of 1100	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.2	660 of 1110	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.4	653 of 1120	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.7	365 of 1117	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.4	168 of 1117	85.0%	★★★★☆
2010	45.4	733 of 1113	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.1	755 of 1082	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.5	769 of 1081	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.9	596 of 1083	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.9	539 of 1071	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.9	795 of 1062	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	54.8	190 of 355	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	597 of 1100	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	654 of 1096	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	528 of 1098	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	460 of 1100	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	399 of 619	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.3	475 of 606	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.2	294 of 580	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	685 of 1040	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	674 of 1046	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.6	386 of 1036	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	407 of 1099	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.7	544 of 1093	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	361 of 1101	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	500 of 1093	54.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	599 of 974	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.1	661 of 973	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	468 of 979	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	657 of 984	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)63rd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2024)46th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies80%+9 vs state

Mathematics77%+4 vs state

Science73%+4 vs state

English Reading71%~ state avg

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by a parent
Sunday, April 8, 2018

Outstanding, well-resourced, very diverse school that nicely integrates children from professional and low-income rural communities. Several youth in our neighborhood that attended Prices Fork have recently achieved scholarships at prestigious universities -- a testimony in part to the strength of their early education. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, April 24, 2015

The staff of PFES is excellent. My daughter loves her teacher and class, and the PE, music, and art teachers at this school are really great. Mr Young, the music teacher, just won an award for teaching; he's the absolute best and so friendly. All the kindergarten teachers are really great from our experience.

I like the fact that my daughter attends a school that is socioeconomically diverse. Although the test scores for this school are lower than other Blacksburg schools, PFES serves a greater variety of students well and really lifts up students that need that extra help and attention. I'm also pleased that the school 'mainstreams' kids with communicative and developmental disabilities; I think disability is an important part of diversity for people to see and have made normal in everyday life.

We are very happy at PFES. Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	57.8	510^th of 1111 public elementary schools	54.1%		49.2	609^th of 1110 public elementary schools	45.1%	99	76.1	69.4	89.3		72.7	66.7	70.4	78.2		80.0	$1,819	$389	$1,430
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%)	88.3	67^th of 1111 public elementary schools	94.0%		84.4	137^th of 1110 public elementary schools	87.7%	70	95.0	96.1	84.6		84.4	91.7	94.2	87.2		98.0	$9,494	$498	$8,995
Belview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3187 Peppers Ferry Rd	Radford	24141	Radford city	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%)	30.2	841^st of 1111 public elementary schools	24.3%		40.5	714^th of 1110 public elementary schools	35.7%	127	61.4	71.4	58.8		47.1	55.8	73.8	55.9		69.1	$13,253	$1,484	$11,769
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	201^st of 1111 public elementary schools	81.9%		79.9	215^th of 1110 public elementary schools	80.6%	14	80.9	85.4	91.4		87.9	78.3	82.9	89.7		78.1	$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%)	85.1	126^th of 1111 public elementary schools	88.7%		89.1	64^th of 1110 public elementary schools	94.2%	62	86.2	95.9	86.5		86.5	87.7	93.9	78.9		91.7	$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%)	78.3	226^th of 1111 public elementary schools	79.7%		82.1	181^st of 1110 public elementary schools	83.7%	45	76.8	95.4	82.0		80.3	78.6	95.4	82.0		92.9	$10,254	$342	$9,912
Riverlawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8100 Beth Nelson Drive	Fairlawn	24141	Radford city	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%)	54.4	566^th of 1111 public elementary schools	49.1%		52.2	570^th of 1110 public elementary schools	48.6%	4	54.9	76.8	80.4		73.9	51.0	84.1	76.1		78.5	$9,180	$1,228	$7,952
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%)	54.1	570^th of 1111 public elementary schools	48.7%		59.8	476^th of 1110 public elementary schools	57.1%	94	71.3	75.4	72.1		70.1	69.3	77.1	71.4		75.6	$9,830	$947	$8,882
Belle Heth Elementary	Public	3-6	151 George Street	Radford	24141	Radford city	Radford City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 731-3653	473	34	13.9	79.9%	323 (68.3%)	52 (11.0%)	36 (7.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.8%)	64.9	416^th of 1111 public elementary schools	62.6%		61.1	463^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	58.3%	47	73.1	76.8	81.0	83.3	73.3	70.8	79.8	77.9	78.8		$9,094	$263	$8,831
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Prices Fork Elementary

Is Prices Fork Elementary a good school?

Prices Fork Elementary ranks 510^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Prices Fork Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Prices Fork Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Prices Fork Elementary?

Students at Prices Fork Elementary are 65% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Prices Fork Elementary attend?

Students who attend Prices Fork Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blacksburg Middle
High : Blacksburg High

What district is Prices Fork Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

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