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Eastern Montgomery Elementary

Q: Is Eastern Montgomery Elementary a good school?

Eastern Montgomery Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Virginia elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Eastern Montgomery Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Eastern Montgomery Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Eastern Montgomery Elementary?

Students at Eastern Montgomery Elementary are 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Eastern Montgomery Elementary attend?

Students who attend Eastern Montgomery Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Shawsville Middle High : Eastern Montgomery High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1019^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Eastern Montgomery Elementary is a public elementary school located in Elliston, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 373 students. The school is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, which is ranked 54 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a moderately-ranked district, Eastern Montgomery Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools over the past decade, with its performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics and reading were 37-61%, compared to the district's 72-78% and the state's 67-73%. In contrast, nearby schools like Gilbert Linkous Elementary, Christiansburg Elementary, and Margaret Beeks Elementary consistently perform above the district and state averages on SOL tests.

The school's academic struggles appear to be closely linked to its high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 75-89% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This is in contrast to the nearby schools, which have much lower percentages of low-income students, ranging from 22% to 43%. While Eastern Montgomery Elementary faces significant challenges, the fact that other schools in the Montgomery County Public Schools district are performing well suggests that there may be opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and learning from the successful practices of higher-performing schools.

376

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,646

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4580 Eastern Montgomery Ln.
Elliston, VA 24087

(540) 268-1147

District: Montgomery County Public Schools

Students who attend Eastern Montgomery Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shawsville Middle
High:	Eastern Montgomery High

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.6%

Hispanic:

13.6%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (47% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg75%

Virginia avg71%

1,019^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	10.7	1019 of 1110	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	927 of 1114	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	985 of 1114	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	751 of 1109	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	890 of 1103	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	723 of 1105	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	770 of 1097	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.6	890 of 1099	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.9	906 of 1096	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.7	814 of 1100	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.3	1044 of 1110	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.3	934 of 1120	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.9	929 of 1117	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.8	765 of 1117	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	953 of 1096	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	771 of 1098	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	906 of 1100	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	926 of 1046	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	697 of 1036	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1029 of 1093	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	993 of 1101	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1008 of 1093	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	971 of 973	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	946 of 979	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.1	983 of 984	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Science60%-8 vs state

Mathematics50%-22 vs state

English Reading47%-24 vs state

VA Studies30%-38 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
Eastern Montgomery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4580 Eastern Montgomery Ln.	Elliston	24087	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 268-1147	376	29	12.9	88.0%	303 (80.6%)	5 (1.3%)	51 (13.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	10.7	1019^th of 1110 public elementary schools	8.2%		22	927^th of 1114 public elementary schools	16.8%	92	61.1	50.0	37.2	60.5	50.0	40.9	51.2	30.3	$11,646	$1,653	$9,993
Glenvar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4507 Malus Dr	Salem	24153	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6540	372	26	14.5	42.7%	322 (86.6%)	13 (3.5%)	18 (4.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	64.4	431^st of 1110 public elementary schools	61.2%		71.9	325^th of 1114 public elementary schools	70.8%	106	87.7	74.1	74.2	82.3	73.7	79.6	72.6	68.5	$10,676	$503	$10,172
Fort Lewis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3115 West Main St	Salem	24153	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-6594	250	18	14.2	21.6%	198 (79.2%)	5 (2.0%)	18 (7.2%)	10 (4.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	87	88^th of 1110 public elementary schools	92.1%		87.1	85^th of 1114 public elementary schools	92.4%	3	86.8	91.4	95.5	97.7	81.1	88.6	97.7	79.4	$11,452	$1,716	$9,736
Back Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7130 Bent Mountain Rd	Roanoke	24018	Roanoke County	Roanoke County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 772-7565	274	20	14.0	22.3%	253 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	92.6	21^st of 1110 public elementary schools	98.1%		85.8	106^th of 1114 public elementary schools	90.5%	85	95.8	95.7	93.0	95.4	91.7	95.7	95.4	89.1	$11,782	$637	$11,145
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
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
South Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Carolyn Rd	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2478	371	36	10.1	40.2%	282 (76.0%)	30 (8.1%)	36 (9.7%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.0%)	77.6	251^st of 1110 public elementary schools	77.4%		80.5	212^th of 1114 public elementary schools	81.0%	39	86.7	75.0	95.0	83.3	76.7	83.1	88.1	79.3	$10,097	$503	$9,594
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
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
West Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 N Bruffey St	Salem	24153	Salem city	Salem City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 387-2503	375	27	13.7	35.5%	296 (78.9%)	24 (6.4%)	26 (6.9%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	72.2	323^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	70.9%		69	370^th of 1114 public elementary schools	66.8%	47	91.6	72.0	81.7	73.2	83.3	80.0	78.3	83.0	$10,591	$289	$10,302

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastern Montgomery Elementary

How many students attend Eastern Montgomery Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Eastern Montgomery Elementary.

Is Eastern Montgomery Elementary a good school?

Eastern Montgomery Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.2% of Virginia elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Eastern Montgomery Elementary?

Students at Eastern Montgomery Elementary are 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Eastern Montgomery Elementary attend?

Students who attend Eastern Montgomery Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shawsville Middle
High : Eastern Montgomery High

What district is Eastern Montgomery Elementary in?

Montgomery County Public Schools

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