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Falling Branch Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
735 Falling Branch Rd
Christiansburg, VA 24073
Phone
(540) 381-6145
District
Montgomery County Public Schools
County
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
576
Classroom Teachers
44

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.3% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Falling Branch Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
67%
68%
64%
66%
69%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
70%
71%
72%
73%
68%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
69%
80%
71%
80%
66%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 37 6.4%
Kindergarten 73 12.7%
Grade 1 82 14.2%
Grade 2 95 16.5%
Grade 3 100 17.4%
Grade 4 91 15.8%
Grade 5 98 17.0%
Total 576 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 86.5% 82.7% 48.2%
Black 3.9% 4.8% 23.2%
Hispanic 9.0% 7.8% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.4% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.3% 41.1% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 47.4% 37.4% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.9% 3.7% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 99,373 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 256.9 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.8% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.6% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 41.4% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.0% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.2% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 36,062 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 5.3% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.0% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 46.5% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.1% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.8% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.3% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.1% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.3% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.5% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 15.9% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,620 $73,862,000 55.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $605 $5,863,000 4.4%
Staff $1,190 $11,539,000 8.7%
General Administration $88 $855,000 0.6%
School Administration $749 $7,264,000 5.5%
Operation $1,966 $19,057,000 14.4%
Transportation $509 $4,936,000 3.7%
Other $213 $2,068,000 1.6%
Total Support $5,322 $51,582,000 39.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $686 $6,647,000 5.0%
Total Expenditures $13,627 $132,091,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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