Elementary · Virginia

Buchanan Elementary

Free meals for all

Buchanan Elementary, a public elementary school in Buchanan, Virginia: grades pre-k–5, 276 students, 12.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Botetourt County Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 276
Teachers (FTE): 22.6
Students per teacher: 12.2
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 79% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 13.9 · 1,143 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 87% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 503 · 1,144 schools compared

Smaller than 77% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Distant rural area
Run by: Botetourt County Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Botetourt County Public Schools.

Location

Address: 255 Schoolhouse Rd, Buchanan, VA 24066
Phone: (540)254-2084
City or town: Buchanan
County: Botetourt County

Website Quality of life in Buchanan Schools in Buchanan

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Troutville Elementary	Pre-K–5	247	12.0	9.3 mi
Breckinridge Elementary	Pre-K–5	211	12.0	9.3 mi
Montvale ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	252	15.4	9.4 mi
Eagle Rock ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	121	11.2	11.6 mi
Colonial Elementary	Pre-K–5	439	13.3	13.3 mi
Natural Bridge ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	230	10.5	13.5 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level.

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