Best Public Schools in Bland, VA

Summary:

The city of Bland, Virginia has a single public school, Bland County Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 371 students. The school is part of the Bland County Public Schools district, which is ranked 18 out of 130 districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating.

Bland County Elementary has a predominantly white student population, with 93.26% of students identifying as white. The school's academic performance, as measured by SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores, is generally above the state average in most subject areas and grade levels, though there are some areas where the school's performance is below the state average. The school has a relatively high percentage of students (66.58%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher level of economic disadvantage among the student population. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.8 to 1, which may contribute to its generally above-average academic performance.

While Bland County Elementary has maintained relatively consistent academic performance, its statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, with the school ranking 608 out of 1,114 Virginia elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests that the school's performance relative to other Virginia elementary schools is not entirely stable, and there may be room for improvement in certain areas. The school's lack of racial diversity may also be an area for the district to consider addressing.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Mathematics (2024)				SOL Science (2024)	SOL English Reading (2024)				SOL VA Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th 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 VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bland County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	31 Rocket Drive	Bland	24315	Bland County	Bland County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 688-3621	357	31	11.5	75.1%	340 (95.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	50.6	608^th of 1114 public elementary schools	45.4%		66	399^th of 1114 public elementary schools	64.2%	209	78.4	64.2	64.2	75.6	75.5	56.9	66.0	69.8	71.1	73.6	$7,923	$421	$7,503

Cities Near Bland

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rocky Gap	8.65 mi	1	35^th
Max Meadows	12.21 mi	3	64^th
Wytheville	13.72 mi	6	91^st
Pulaski	14.15 mi	5	248^th
Bluefield	15.11 mi	5	85^th

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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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