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Ferrum Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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
660 Ferrum Rd
Ferrum, VA 24088
Phone
(540) 365-7194
District
Franklin County Public Schools
County
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
223
Classroom Teachers
17

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.0% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 80.8% of all U.S. schools.


Ferrum Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
73%
68%
69%
66%
76%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
84%
71%
87%
73%
81%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
69%
78%
71%
91%
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
12
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 17 7.6%
Kindergarten 38 17.0%
Grade 1 35 15.7%
Grade 2 36 16.1%
Grade 3 26 11.7%
Grade 4 33 14.8%
Grade 5 38 17.0%
Total 223 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 89.0% 81.7% 48.2%
Black 5.3% 8.9% 23.2%
Hispanic 5.3% 8.8% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 0.5% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 74.9% 74.6% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 74.9% 74.6% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 54,838 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 79.4 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.3% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.9% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.2% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.6% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 24.0% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 22,022 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 6.4% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.7% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 23.8% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.4% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.8% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.8% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.1% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.5% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 10.6% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,892 $49,339,000 56.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $730 $4,562,000 5.2%
Staff $732 $4,577,000 5.2%
General Administration $192 $1,201,000 1.4%
School Administration $980 $6,124,000 7.0%
Operation $1,213 $7,581,000 8.6%
Transportation $976 $6,105,000 6.9%
Other $115 $716,000 0.8%
Total Support $4,937 $30,866,000 35.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,245 $7,784,000 8.8%
Total Expenditures $14,074 $87,989,000 100.0%
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%