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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)					SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)					SOL Civics and Economics (2025)	SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Distance	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 Mathematics 7th 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 English Reading 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Elementary	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Central Road	Lexington	24450	Lexington city	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 463-4500	466	37	12.6	85.8%	370 (79.4%)	17 (3.6%)	53 (11.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	49.8	601^st of 1110 public elementary schools	45.9%		54.5	565^th of 1114 public elementary schools	49.3%	36	70.3	83.3	64.6			69.5	63.0	77.8	65.9				77.8	$9,262	$1,144	$8,118
Harrington Waddell Elementary	1.0mi	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Pendleton Place	Lexington	24450	Lexington city	Lexington City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 463-5353	350	24	14.5	25.4%	266 (76.0%)	22 (6.3%)	21 (6.0%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.1%)	91.2	33^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	97.0%		90.1	45^th of 1114 public elementary schools	96.0%	12	94.7	96.1	91.0			86.6	96.5	96.1	89.6				94.1	$9,454	$932	$8,522
Mountain View Elementary	4.3mi	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Burger Circle	Buena Vista	24416	Rockbridge County	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 261-2418	154	14	10.6	97.4%	136 (88.3%)	4 (2.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	56.1	532^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	52.1%		62.8	457^th of 1114 public elementary schools	59.0%	75	93.8	94.7	64.0			60.0	68.8	84.2	56.0				89.5	$12,304	$1,272	$11,032
F.W. Kling Junior Elementary	5.0mi	Public	PK, KG-1	3400 Lombardy Ave	Buena Vista	24416	Buena Vista city	Buena Vista City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 261-6717	177	15	11.8	94.9%	129 (72.9%)	9 (5.1%)	13 (7.3%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	22 (12.4%)								(n/a)														$7,008	$1,785	$5,223
Enderly Heights Elementary	6.0mi	Public	2-5	101 Woodland Ave	Buena Vista	24416	Buena Vista city	Buena Vista City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 261-6151	268	21	12.7	92.2%	213 (79.5%)	7 (2.6%)	21 (7.8%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	57.4	511^th of 1110 public elementary schools	54.0%		57.5	518^th of 1114 public elementary schools	53.5%	7	81.8	79.7	65.5			63.6	76.8	85.5	50.9				78.3	$10,062	$1,512	$8,550
Fairfield Elementary	10.2mi	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Fairfield School Rd	Fairfield	24435	Rockbridge County	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 348-5202	241	22	11.0	79.7%	203 (84.2%)	5 (2.1%)	15 (6.2%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	53.3	561^st of 1110 public elementary schools	49.5%		41.9	708^th of 1114 public elementary schools	36.4%	147	87.9	73.5	59.5			64.3	81.8	70.6	69.8				75.8	$13,163	$1,744	$11,419
Natural Bridge Elementary	11.7mi	Public	PK, KG-5	42 Natural Bridge School Rd.	Natural Bridge Station	24479	Rockbridge County	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 291-2292	230	22	10.5	98.3%	178 (77.4%)	8 (3.5%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.6%)	14.4	986^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.2%		31.4	818^th of 1114 public elementary schools	26.6%	168	61.8	55.2	54.6			39.4	44.1	51.7	46.9				62.1	$11,862	$1,771	$10,091
Millboro Elementary	16.5mi	Public	PK, KG-7	411 Church Street	Millboro	24460	Bath County	Bath County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 997-5452	143	8	18.4	98.6%	136 (95.1%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	72.2	321^st of 1110 public elementary schools	71.1%		62.9	455^th of 1114 public elementary schools	59.2%	134	93.8	100.0	82.4	83.3	73.3	76.5	87.5	78.6	64.7	83.3	66.7	73.3	64.3	$14,353	$808	$13,545
Sharon Elementary	17.1mi	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Sharon School Cir.	Clifton Forge	24422	Alleghany County	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 863-1712	216	16	13.5	84.3%	188 (87.0%)	13 (6.0%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	84.3	139^th of 1110 public elementary schools	87.5%		88.4	64^th of 1114 public elementary schools	94.3%	75	96.6	100.0	100.0			81.5	75.0	87.9	74.1				97.0	$11,026	$1,061	$9,965
Big Island Elementary	17.3mi	Public	PK, KG-5	1114 Schooldays Rd	Big Island	24526	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 299-5863	182	12	14.9	82.4%	153 (84.1%)	7 (3.8%)	9 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)	51.6	580^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.7%		65.6	418^th of 1114 public elementary schools	62.5%	162	69.6	61.9	71.9			81.3	69.6	52.4	84.4				61.9	$9,621	$757	$8,865

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