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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 24122

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School

252

Students

Top rankedMontvale Elementary703^rd of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools

Summary:

The 24122 zip code in Virginia has only one school, Montvale Elementary, a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 with 260 students. Montvale Elementary is part of the Bedford County Public Schools district, which is ranked 43 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Montvale Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16:1, the school faces some significant challenges. Its test scores are generally below the district and state averages, particularly in English Reading and Mathematics. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, a very high percentage of students (88.85%) receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite these challenges, Montvale Elementary does have some areas of strength. For example, the school's 4th grade Mathematics proficiency (85.37%) and 4th grade VA Studies proficiency (90.24%) were higher than the district and state averages in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's 5th grade Mathematics proficiency (59.46%) was significantly lower than the district and state in the 2024-2025 school year. Overall, Montvale Elementary appears to be struggling to provide consistent, high-quality instruction across all grade levels and subject areas, which may be exacerbated by the high poverty levels among its student population.

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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 Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Montvale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	One Little Patriot Dr	Montvale	24122	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 947-2241	252	16	15.3	102.4%	226 (89.7%)	6 (2.4%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	41.6	703^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	36.7%		58.5	504^th of 1114 public elementary schools	54.8%	199	70.2	70.7	59.5	64.9	57.5	68.3	67.6	78.1	$9,847	$818	$9,028

Cities Near Zip Code 24122

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Montvale	3.72 mi	1	269^th
Buchanan	5.72 mi	2	50^th
Thaxton	7.62 mi	1
Troutville	7.71 mi	4	36^th
Fincastle	10.08 mi	3	22^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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