Summary:
Zip code 24085 is home to one school, Eagle Rock Elementary, a small rural school serving grades PK through 5 with 121 students, and it is part of the highly ranked Botetourt County Public Schools district.
Eagle Rock Elementary stands out for its strong early-grade math performance, achieving a perfect 100% proficiency rate in 3rd-grade math for 2025–2026, well above both the district (83.91%) and state (74.04%). The school also posted a strong 5th-grade reading rebound to 92.31%, and its overall average math and reading proficiency improved from the prior year. Despite a high poverty rate of 70.25% free/reduced lunch, chronic absenteeism is just 9.4% — far better than the state average of 14.8% — and the student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1 suggests small class sizes and individualized attention. Per-student spending is a healthy $15,163.
However, there are concerns. The most notable is a sharp 4th-grade slump in 2025–2026: reading fell to 68.18%, math to 77.27%, and VA Studies to 59.09% — the latter down from 92.86% the previous year and well below district and state averages. With only 121 students, grade-level cohorts are tiny, so even a few students can swing scores dramatically. The school’s state ranking has also slipped from the 75th percentile (4 stars) in 2023–2024 to the 63rd percentile (3 stars) in 2025–2026, even though its district is ranked 7th in Virginia. This suggests Eagle Rock is not one of the district’s top performers, though it offers a supportive, well-staffed environment. Families should watch whether the 4th-grade dip is a temporary cohort effect or a broader instructional issue.
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