Montgomery County Public Schools

Summary:

The Montgomery County Public Schools district in Virginia encompasses 19 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 4 high schools. The district serves a diverse student population and has a mix of high-performing and struggling schools, providing a nuanced picture of academic achievement in the area.

Among the standout schools are Harding Avenue Elementary, a 5-star school with exceptional test scores, and Kipps Elementary, which ranks in the top 100 elementary schools in Virginia. At the high school level, Blacksburg High stands out for its strong academic record, ranking in the top 100 high schools in the state. Christiansburg Middle also impresses with its 100% proficiency rate in Algebra I.

However, the data also reveals stark contrasts in performance, with some schools, like Eastern Montgomery Elementary and Belview Elementary, struggling with lower proficiency rates. This disparity appears to be linked to socioeconomic factors, as schools with higher free and reduced lunch rates tend to have lower academic outcomes. Overall, the Montgomery County Public Schools district showcases a diverse range of academic performance, highlighting the need for targeted support and strategies to ensure all students in the area can reach their full potential.

District Detail

750 Imperial St.
Christiansburg, VA 24073

(540) 382-5100

SchoolDigger Rank:
42^nd of 130 Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students:

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Writing (2024)		SOL Geometry (2024)			SOL Algebra I (2024)				SOL Algebra II (2024)	SOL Mathematics (2024)						SOL Biology (2024)		SOL Science (2024)	SOL Earth Science (2024)		SOL English Reading (2024)								SOL Civics and Economics (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 Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th 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 English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blacksburg High	Public	9-12	3401 Bruin Lane	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5706	1,321	84	15.7	22.7%	993 (75.2%)	55 (4.2%)	85 (6.4%)	110 (8.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (5.6%)	66	107^th of 329 public high schools	67.5%		70.8	79^th of 326 public high schools	75.8%	28	60.7			97.7	58.1			86.8		100.0							93.3	76.2										87.4				$7,343	$193	$7,150
Blacksburg Middle	Public	6-8	3109 Price's Fork Rd.	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5800	946	74	12.7	29.8%	689 (72.8%)	44 (4.7%)	86 (9.1%)	75 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.4%)	65.4	143^rd of 417 public middle schools	65.7%		70.9	117^th of 422 public middle schools	72.3%	26			100.0			100.0	98.4							60.2	41.3	63.0				81.4					79.6	77.9	83.7			87.4		$7,825	$208	$7,617
Christiansburg High	Public	9-12	100 Independence Blvd	Christiansburg	24073	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 382-5178	1,116	84	13.3	41.0%	872 (78.1%)	79 (7.1%)	87 (7.8%)	16 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (5.4%)	55.4	169^th of 329 public high schools	48.6%		57.5	157^th of 326 public high schools	51.8%	12	45.0	53.9		93.9				88.0	82.1	96.7							82.2	71.3			81.8							86.7	66.7			$8,338	$226	$8,112
Christiansburg Middle	Public	6-8	1205 Buffalo Drive NW	Christiansburg	24073	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 394-2180	752	66	11.4	44.0%	591 (78.6%)	56 (7.4%)	48 (6.4%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.1%)	30.5	317^th of 417 public middle schools	24.0%		38.6	279^th of 422 public middle schools	33.9%	38			100.0			98.4	100.0							53.4	32.4	33.1				53.2					68.9	69.4	60.0			64.4		$7,840	$158	$7,682
Christiansburg Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	240 Betty Drive	Christiansburg	24073	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 382-5175	405	34	11.9	48.9%	289 (71.4%)	36 (8.9%)	32 (7.9%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.9%)								(n/a)																																$8,849	$487	$8,362
Gilbert Linkous Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	813 Toms Creek Rd	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5726	329	26	12.6	24.0%	219 (66.6%)	17 (5.2%)	25 (7.6%)	48 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	80.6	208^th of 1114 public elementary schools	81.3%		70.6	335^th of 1114 public elementary schools	69.9%	127											94.4	81.4	84.4						84.4			88.7	82.5	83.1							76.4	$8,971	$367	$8,603
Harding Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	429 Harding Avenue	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5732	296	22	13.3	17.6%	211 (71.3%)	5 (1.7%)	28 (9.5%)	31 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	90.8	37^th of 1114 public elementary schools	96.7%		92.7	22^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	98.0%	15											92.0	97.5	85.2						88.7			84.0	97.4	96.3							97.4	$8,958	$441	$8,517
Margaret Beeks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	709 Airport Rd	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5700	343	29	11.9	36.4%	254 (74.1%)	26 (7.6%)	17 (5.0%)	22 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.0%)	70.2	351^st of 1114 public elementary schools	68.5%		81.5	182^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	83.7%	169											78.7	96.3	73.3						70.0			71.7	86.5	73.3							86.5	$8,541	$49	$8,493
Falling Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	735 Falling Branch Rd	Christiansburg	24073	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 381-6145	576	44	13.1	52.3%	462 (80.2%)	21 (3.6%)	48 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	47.8	643^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	42.3%		58.2	503^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	54.8%	140											62.0	72.3	72.8						73.9			56.7	69.9	73.3							64.5	$8,303	$476	$7,827
Kipps Elementary	Public	K-5	2801 Prices Fork Rd	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 951-5760	369	28	13.1	20.3%	248 (67.2%)	11 (3.0%)	27 (7.3%)	63 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.1%)	87.1	90^th of 1114 public elementary schools	91.9%		85.1	122^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	89.0%	32											92.7	87.5	88.7						85.5			87.8	85.5	88.5							86.8	$8,132	$188	$7,944
Christiansburg Elementary	Public	3-5	160 Wades Lane	Christiansburg	24073	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 382-5172	407	29	14.0	41.3%	301 (74.0%)	27 (6.6%)	32 (7.9%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.6%)	68.5	377^th of 1114 public elementary schools	66.2%		69.8	349^th of 1114 public elementary schools	68.7%	28											78.4	80.2	76.4						75.0			74.3	77.4	78.9							77.4	$9,247	$923	$8,323
Montgomery Central	Public		208 College St.	Christiansburg	24073	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 381-6100																			(n/a)
Montgomery County Governor's Stem Academy	Public		750 Imperial Street SE	Christiansburg	24073	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 382-5100	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Prices Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4021 Prices Fork Rd	Blacksburg	24060	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 951-5736	440	33	13.3	58.0%	332 (75.5%)	13 (3.0%)	59 (13.4%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	63.1	450^th of 1114 public elementary schools	59.6%		59.8	479^th of 1114 public elementary schools	57.0%	29											80.7	84.9	76.2						69.8			68.4	67.6	77.1							77.9	$10,199	$682	$9,518
Shawsville Middle	Public	6-8	4179 Old Town Rd	Shawsville	24162	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 268-2262	208	26	8.1	74.5%	174 (83.7%)	3 (1.4%)	29 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	23	345^th of 417 public middle schools	17.3%		25.2	347^th of 422 public middle schools	17.8%	2							100.0							22.6	31.9	56.0				69.1					36.2	58.5	59.4			68.7		$10,839	$306	$10,533
Auburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1760 Auburn School Dr.	Riner	24149	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 381-6521	558	38	14.5	49.8%	513 (91.9%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.7%)	70.1	355^th of 1114 public elementary schools	68.1%		56.8	524^th of 1114 public elementary schools	53.0%	169											77.9	89.5	79.8						73.7			74.4	77.9	78.8							74.4	$7,247	$709	$6,539
Auburn Middle	Public	6-8	4163 Riner Rd	Riner	24149	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 382-5165	286	27	10.5	49.0%	264 (92.3%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	51.3	222^nd of 417 public middle schools	46.8%		50.8	212^th of 422 public middle schools	49.8%	10			100.0			100.0	100.0							40.3	54.2	75.9				71.0					65.1	68.4	80.8			84.9		$10,795	$09	$10,786
Eastern Montgomery High	Public	9-12	4695 Crozier Rd	Elliston	24087	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 268-3010	282	28	9.9	62.4%	253 (89.7%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	33.6	271^st of 329 public high schools	17.6%		44.6	220^th of 326 public high schools	32.5%	51				100.0				90.9	58.3								59.6	64.4										78.8				$10,354	$50	$10,305
Eastern Montgomery Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4580 Eastern Montgomery Ln.	Elliston	24087	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 268-1147	385	33	11.6	75.6%	319 (82.9%)	7 (1.8%)	42 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	22	927^th of 1114 public elementary schools	16.8%		14.4	985^th of 1114 public elementary schools	11.6%	58											39.1	48.8	66.0						69.8			40.6	39.0	71.2							29.3	$10,345	$1,451	$8,894
Auburn High	Public	9-12	1650 Auburn School Dr	Riner	24149	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 382-5160	381	35	11.0	43.8%	360 (94.5%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	72.2	68^th of 329 public high schools	79.3%		50.4	184^th of 326 public high schools	43.6%	116				90.9				94.8		92.3							94.3	79.2										88.7				$10,230	$46	$10,185
Belview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3187 Peppers Ferry Rd	Radford	24141	Radford city	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 633-3200	293	23	12.7	51.9%	211 (72.0%)	29 (9.9%)	18 (6.1%)	7 (2.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.5%)	33.8	792^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	28.9%		34.8	791^st of 1114 public elementary schools	29.0%	1											40.0	64.3	68.2						72.7			50.0	69.1	72.7							54.8	$10,493	$925	$9,569

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alt Educational Prgm/Behav Disord Youth/Montgomery	1.16 mi	1
Department of Education State-Operated Educ Prgms	2.9 mi	23
Radford City Public Schools	10.23 mi	5	59^th
Pulaski County Public Schools	10.75 mi	9	68^th
Floyd County Public Schools	13.08 mi	5	62^nd

Montgomery County Public Schools

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