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Riverlawn Elementary

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Riverlawn Elementary ranks 570 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

570^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Riverlawn Elementary is a public elementary school located in Fairlawn, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 381 students. The school is part of the Pulaski County Public Schools district, which is ranked 72 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverlawn Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state. The school's student performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, particularly in math and science. Additionally, Riverlawn Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 7.0% to 26.1% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the state and district averages.

In contrast, the nearby Snowville Elementary and Dublin Elementary schools have higher rankings and ratings, with Snowville Elementary ranking in the top 25% of Virginia elementary schools and receiving a 4-star rating. These nearby schools also have significantly higher student performance, often exceeding the state and district averages across multiple subjects and grade levels.

380

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,180

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8100 Beth Nelson Drive
Fairlawn, VA 24141

(540) 643-0748

District: Pulaski County Public Schools

Students who attend Riverlawn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pulaski County Middle
High:	Pulaski County Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.9%

Two or more races:

10.5%

Hispanic:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg66%

Virginia avg71%

570^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Pulaski County Public Schools

72^nd of 129Pulaski 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	52.2	570 of 1110	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	699 of 1114	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	745 of 1114	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	698 of 1109	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	643 of 1103	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	596 of 1105	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	696 of 1097	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.8	767 of 1099	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.0	673 of 1096	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.3	741 of 1100	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.2	580 of 1110	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.6	514 of 1120	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.9	498 of 1117	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	38.6	821 of 1117	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	54.0	567 of 1113	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.2	926 of 1082	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.6	776 of 1081	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.9	771 of 1083	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	43.3	716 of 1071	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	20.7	955 of 1062	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	520 of 1096	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	582 of 1098	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	673 of 1100	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	467 of 1046	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	454 of 1036	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	616 of 1093	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	850 of 1101	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	798 of 1093	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	10.0	238 of 247	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	789 of 973	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	843 of 979	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	909 of 984	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)4th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies76%+8 vs state

Mathematics73%~ state avg

English Reading72%~ state avg

Science62%-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 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
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
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%)	61.1	463^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	58.3%		65.5	419^th of 1114 public elementary schools	62.4%	44	69.8	79.3	85.6	67.5	75.7	62.5	75.5	80.6	74.4		$9,094	$263	$8,831
McHarg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	700 Twelfth St	Radford	24141	Radford city	Radford City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 731-3652	383	29	13.2	88.8%	264 (68.9%)	46 (12.0%)	23 (6.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (12.0%)								(n/a)											$10,999	$1,594	$9,405
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
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
Dublin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Dunlap St	Dublin	24084	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 643-0337	411	32	12.9		351 (85.4%)	15 (3.6%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.3%)	49.1	613^th of 1110 public elementary schools	44.8%		57.7	513^th of 1114 public elementary schools	53.9%	100	75.4	63.6	70.5		63.9	72.5	72.7	73.8		61.4	$9,795	$1,438	$8,357
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
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
Snowville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4858 Lead Mine Rd	Hiwassee	24347	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 643-0766	201	17	12.0	92.0%	181 (90.0%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.0%)	78.8	235^th of 1110 public elementary schools	78.8%		74.8	284^th of 1114 public elementary schools	74.5%	49	92.0	91.9	74.1		74.1	84.0	89.2	74.1		94.6	$9,281	$445	$8,836

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverlawn Elementary

What district is Riverlawn Elementary in?

Pulaski County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Riverlawn Elementary?

Students at Riverlawn Elementary are 78% White, 11% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Riverlawn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riverlawn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pulaski County Middle
High : Pulaski County Senior High

Is Riverlawn Elementary a good school?

Riverlawn Elementary ranks 570^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Riverlawn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 380 students attended Riverlawn Elementary.

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