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Honaker Elementary

Q: Is Honaker Elementary a good school?

Honaker Elementary ranks 232 nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-7

232^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Honaker Elementary is a public elementary school located in Honaker, Virginia, serving grades PK-7 with a student population of 626. The school is part of the Russell County Public Schools district, which is ranked 61 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Honaker Elementary consistently performs above the district and state averages in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Honaker Elementary's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 89.19%, compared to 71.81% for the Russell County Public Schools district and 72.89% for the state of Virginia. The school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 25% of Virginia elementary schools for several years, and has received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating it is performing well above average.

Honaker Elementary's academic performance is notably stronger than the other nearby schools in the Russell County Public Schools district, such as Lebanon Elementary and Swords Creek Elementary. Despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Honaker Elementary has been able to achieve strong academic outcomes, outperforming the state and district averages, which suggests the school is effectively supporting its economically disadvantaged students.

712

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,475

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Honaker Elementary Dr.
Honaker, VA 24260

(276) 873-6301

District: Russell County Public Schools

Students who attend Honaker Elementary usually attend:

High:

Honaker High

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.6%

American Indian:

1.0%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (84% vs 70% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Virginia elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 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 school84%

District avg73%

Virginia avg70%

Elementary school

232^nd of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

73^rd of 419

Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Virginia Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Russell County Public Schools

61^st of 129Russell 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	232 of 1110	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	343 of 1114	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	306 of 1114	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	332 of 1109	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	198 of 1103	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	114 of 1105	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	146 of 1097	86.7%	★★★★☆
2017	77.9	180 of 1099	83.6%	★★★★☆
2016	73.8	248 of 1096	77.4%	★★★★☆
2015	62.3	431 of 1100	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	43.1	705 of 1110	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.0	503 of 1120	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.8	377 of 1117	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.3	321 of 1117	71.3%	★★★★☆
2010	70.9	252 of 1113	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	73.0	232 of 1082	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	67.0	324 of 1081	70.0%	★★★★☆
2007	53.5	542 of 1083	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.8	559 of 1071	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.4	532 of 1062	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	78.8	39 of 355	89.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	276 of 1096	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	421 of 1098	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	338 of 1100	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	53 of 1046	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	80.2	126 of 1036	87.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	199 of 1093	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	265 of 1101	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	289 of 1093	73.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	410 of 973	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	582 of 979	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	494 of 984	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	73 of 419	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	63 of 417	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	56 of 422	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	81 of 415	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	23 of 419	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	5 of 424	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	25 of 413	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	76.8	51 of 415	87.7%	★★★★☆
2016	69.2	78 of 409	80.9%	★★★★☆
2015	62.7	122 of 412	70.4%	★★★★☆
2014	54.5	167 of 416	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.0	168 of 416	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.1	178 of 413	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.5	99 of 413	76.0%	★★★★☆
2010	66.7	84 of 408	79.4%	★★★★☆
2009	80.5	16 of 390	95.9%	★★★★★
2008	45.9	234 of 391	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.5	337 of 387	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.7	360 of 383	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	66 of 403	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	52 of 407	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	24 of 411	94.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	20 of 403	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	31 of 402	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	74 of 404	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	68 of 407	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	87 of 409	78.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	136 of 400	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	122 of 396	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	119 of 402	70.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2024)89th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)66th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies92%+24 vs state

Civics and Economics87%+18 vs state

English Reading85%+14 vs state

Science82%+13 vs state

Mathematics81%+13 vs state

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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	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	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Honaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	50 Honaker Elementary Dr.	Honaker	24260	Russell County	Russell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 873-6301	712	54	13.2	91.2%	695 (97.6%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	78.9	232^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	79.1%		70.8	343^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	69.2%	111	89.2	85.5	80.3	66.7	85.3	81.8	85.1	91.9	86.4	82.1	82.7	86.7	91.9		$7,475	$942	$6,533
Belfast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	646 Belfast School Rd.	Rosedale	24280	Russell County	Russell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 880-2283	141	10	14.7	91.5%	137 (97.2%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	93.2	16^th of 1110 public elementary schools	98.6%		91.2	32^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	97.1%	16	90.0	100.0	100.0			100.0	100.0	100.0	91.7				87.5		$6,294	$1,079	$5,215
Council Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-7	7608 Helen Henderson Hwy	Honaker	24260	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 859-9329	194	16	12.2	103.6%	189 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	38.1	737^th of 1110 public elementary schools	33.6%		45.1	667^th of 1114 public elementary schools	40.1%	70	66.7		59.3	62.5	60.9	74.1	74.1	79.0	44.4	66.7	60.9	13.0	68.4	33.3	$10,736	$3,923	$6,813
Lebanon Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	919 East Main Street	Lebanon	24266	Russell County	Russell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 889-4507	267	20	13.1	94.4%	257 (96.3%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								(n/a)															$7,633	$1,275	$6,357
Richlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 East Front Street	Richlands	24641	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 964-4112	576	42	13.7	90.5%	554 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	70.1	351^st of 1110 public elementary schools	68.4%		81.1	200^th of 1114 public elementary schools	82.0%	151	81.1	86.7	68.8			69.9	81.1	88.9	75.3				86.7		$9,850	$1,554	$8,296
Cedar Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1089 Cedar Valley Drive	Cedar Bluff	24609	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 963-5765	308	22	14.0	91.6%	294 (95.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	71.3	338^th of 1110 public elementary schools	69.5%		87.1	87^th of 1114 public elementary schools	92.2%	251	77.6	80.0	64.6			77.1	86.2	87.8	83.3				83.7		$9,110	$1,815	$7,295
Lebanon Elementary	Public	2-4	56 George Ben Whited Drive	Lebanon	24266	Russell County	Russell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 889-6531	292	24	12.3	89.7%	279 (95.5%)	6 (2.1%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	48.9	617^th of 1110 public elementary schools	44.4%		43.9	681^st of 1114 public elementary schools	38.9%	64	66.3	65.3					70.7	74.0					74.8		$8,272	$1,095	$7,177
Twin Valley Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-7	9017 Riverside Drive	Oakwood	24631	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 498-4537	240	21	11.2	104.2%	229 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	50.4	592^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	46.7%		68.6	375^th of 1114 public elementary schools	66.3%	217	73.1	60.7	64.0	80.8	64.0	58.3	65.4	78.6	79.2	92.3	80.0	68.0	48.2	68.0	$10,649	$3,532	$7,117
Saltville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1013 E Main St	Saltville	24370	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 496-4751	189	16	11.5	101.6%	173 (91.5%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	89.8	53^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	95.2%		84.3	133^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	88.1%	80	88.0	89.5	100.0			100.0	80.0	89.5	100.0				89.5		$12,996	$1,838	$11,157
Rich Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	196 Long Hollow Rd	Saltville	24370	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 624-3314	126	11	11.3	101.6%	124 (98.4%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.5	154^th of 1110 public elementary schools	86.1%		77.3	253^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	77.3%	99	88.9	92.3	78.6			78.6	94.4	92.3	78.6				100.0		$12,975	$2,582	$10,393

Frequently Asked Questions about Honaker Elementary

How many students attend Honaker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 712 students attended Honaker Elementary.

What district is Honaker Elementary in?

Russell County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Honaker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Honaker Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Honaker High

Is Honaker Elementary a good school?

Honaker Elementary ranks 232^nd of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Honaker Elementary?

Students at Honaker Elementary are 98% White.

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