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Mount Airy Elementary

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Mount Airy Elementary ranks 173 rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Mount Airy Elementary is a public elementary school located in Gretna, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 142 students. This school is part of the Pittsylvania County Public Schools district, which is ranked 14 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mount Airy Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked in the top 16% of Virginia elementary schools, with 92.86% of 3rd-grade students, 96.3% of 4th-grade students, and 95% of 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better in SOL/Mathematics, compared to the district's 85.97%, 84.86%, and 80.12%, respectively. The school has also demonstrated exceptional performance in supporting diverse student subgroups, such as female students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who ranked in the top 5% and top 2% of Virginia elementary schools, respectively, in the 2024-2025 school year.

While Mount Airy Elementary has faced challenges with chronic absenteeism, reaching 22.9% in 2022-2023, the school's academic performance is generally stronger than the nearby Union Hall Elementary, Chatham Elementary, and John L. Hurt Elementary schools within the Pittsylvania County Public Schools district. The school's high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio may contribute to its strong academic performance, particularly for its students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

141

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,245

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Mt Airy Elementary Cir
Gretna, VA 24557

(434) 630-1816

District: Pittsylvania County Public Schools

Students who attend Mount Airy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gretna Middle
High:	Gretna High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

African American:

30.5%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg81%

Virginia avg71%

173^rd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10Elementary Schools in the Pittsylvania County Public Schools

14^th of 129Pittsylvania 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	82.3	173 of 1110	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	120 of 1114	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	357 of 1114	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	330 of 1109	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.2	434 of 1103	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	789 of 1105	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	66.7	365 of 1097	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.9	275 of 1099	75.0%	★★★★☆
2016	58.4	487 of 1096	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.9	471 of 1100	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.6	213 of 1110	80.8%	★★★★☆
2013	70.9	285 of 1120	74.6%	★★★★☆
2012	62.7	393 of 1117	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.0	273 of 1117	75.6%	★★★★☆
2010	53.4	579 of 1113	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.8	416 of 1082	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	36.8	798 of 1081	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	57.1	485 of 1083	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.7	636 of 1071	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.9	756 of 1062	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	303 of 1096	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	38 of 1098	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	54.5	541 of 1100	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	97 of 1046	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	18 of 1036	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	92 of 1093	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	71.6	304 of 1101	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	354 of 1093	67.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	180 of 973	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	215 of 979	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	454 of 984	53.9%	★★★☆☆

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)92nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics95%+23 vs state

English Reading88%+18 vs state

VA Studies85%+17 vs state

Science65%-4 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
Mount Airy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Mt Airy Elementary Cir	Gretna	24557	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 630-1816	141	15	9.4	85.8%	80 (56.7%)	43 (30.5%)	11 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	82.3	173^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	84.4%		85	120^th of 1114 public elementary schools	89.2%	53	92.9	96.3	95.0	65.0	78.6	88.5	95.0	85.2	$14,245	$2,649	$11,595
Sydnor Jennings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Sydnor Jennings Rd	Nathalie	24577	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 349-1013	157	17	9.2	96.2%	76 (48.4%)	55 (35.0%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.1%)	37.1	747^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.7%		25.4	893^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	19.8%	146	78.6	52.0	54.2	50.0	71.4	64.0	62.5	76.0	$13,219	$576	$12,643
Gretna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 Franklin Blvd South	Gretna	24557	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 630-1808	493	36	13.6	83.0%	332 (67.3%)	131 (26.6%)	20 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	68.3	372^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	66.5%		74.9	282^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	74.7%	90	84.9	82.8	85.9	79.7	69.7	73.4	77.8	73.4	$9,012	$1,404	$7,607
Meadville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Meadville School Loop	Nathalie	24577	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 349-1012	173	11	16.2	100.6%	106 (61.3%)	57 (32.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	67.4	387^th of 1110 public elementary schools	65.1%		60.5	485^th of 1114 public elementary schools	56.5%	98	80.7	89.3	70.6	64.7	87.1	85.7	52.9	78.6	$9,780	$25	$9,755
John L. Hurt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Prospect Rd	Hurt	24563	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 630-1812	257	19	13.5	87.5%	175 (68.1%)	63 (24.5%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	78.9	231^st of 1110 public elementary schools	79.2%		89.8	48^th of 1114 public elementary schools	95.7%	183	82.6	89.2	89.2	75.7	93.5	83.8	86.5	73.0	$9,709	$645	$9,063
Union Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Union Hall Cir	Chatham	24531	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 724-7010	183	17	10.7	85.8%	129 (70.5%)	34 (18.6%)	10 (5.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.9%)	94.3	8^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.3%		84.7	124^th of 1114 public elementary schools	88.9%	116	88.9	100.0	96.7	100.0	92.6	100.0	96.7	100.0	$12,311	$1,665	$10,646
Chatham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	245 Chatham Elementary Lane	Chatham	24531	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 432-6461	236	23	10.2	86.0%	153 (64.8%)	53 (22.5%)	24 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	56.9	519^th of 1110 public elementary schools	53.2%		62.1	463^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	58.4%	56	65.5	82.9	80.0	73.3	71.4	74.3	73.3	65.7	$12,554	$1,728	$10,827
Altavista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 Lynch Mill Rd	Altavista	24517	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 369-5665	497	36	13.9	78.1%	269 (54.1%)	147 (29.6%)	31 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.3%)	47.3	633^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	43.0%		67	397^th of 1114 public elementary schools	64.4%	236	55.1	71.8	75.4	72.5	57.7	71.8	71.0	80.5	$8,303	$804	$7,499
Brookneal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Charlotte St.	Brookneal	24528	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 376-2042	410	34	12.1	79.5%	268 (65.4%)	94 (22.9%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.8%)	43.4	684^th of 1110 public elementary schools	38.4%		57.9	511^th of 1114 public elementary schools	54.1%	173	82.0	66.7	71.4	66.1	64.0	66.7	68.3	59.4	$8,660	$1,093	$7,566
Sinai Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Sinai Elementary Drive	Halifax	24558	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 476-6193	243	23	10.8	99.2%	47 (19.3%)	167 (68.7%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	33.3	798^th of 1110 public elementary schools	28.1%		35	778^th of 1114 public elementary schools	30.2%	20	66.7	54.3	75.0	81.3	61.1	71.4	62.5	35.3	$11,984	$2,676	$9,308

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Airy Elementary

What schools do graduates of Mount Airy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mount Airy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gretna Middle
High : Gretna High

How many students attend Mount Airy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 141 students attended Mount Airy Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mount Airy Elementary?

Students at Mount Airy Elementary are 57% White, 30% African American, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Mount Airy Elementary in?

Pittsylvania County Public Schools

Is Mount Airy Elementary a good school?

Mount Airy Elementary ranks 173^rd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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