Summary:
Zip code 24092 is served by a single elementary school, Glade Hill Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 within Franklin County Public Schools and reflects a rural Virginia community where 87% of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch.
As the only school in the area, all attention falls on Glade Hill Elementary, and its standout results are in the upper grades. In the most recent school year, 100% of 5th graders were proficient in math, far exceeding the district’s 84.63% and the state’s 72.39%. Fifth grade science also shined at 80% proficiency, and 5th grade reading was above the state average. The previous year’s 5th grade math and science scores were both 93.1%, showing this is not a one-time fluke. The school also boasts a low student-teacher ratio of 10.5, and chronic absenteeism is just 9.6% compared to 15.4% for the district and 14.8% statewide. These strengths are especially notable given the high poverty rate among students.
The main concern is math in the lower grades. Only about 64% of 3rd and 4th graders were proficient in math, well below both district and state averages, with 4th grade math dropping from 76.67% to 64.86% year over year. Reading in 3rd and 4th grades is closer to average, and 4th grade VA Studies improved dramatically from 60% to 72.97%, now above the state mark. Because the school has just 227 students, each grade-level cohort is small, so a few students can swing proficiency rates by several points. The reported $48 per-student spending figure appears to reflect a specific category, not total school spending. Overall, Glade Hill Elementary is a high-poverty school with exceptional 5th grade achievement, strong attendance, and clear room for growth in lower-grade math.
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