Elementary · Virginia

Central Elementary

Free meals for all

Central Elementary, a public elementary school in Lexington, Virginia: grades pre-k–5, 466 students, 12.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Rockbridge 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: 466
Teachers (FTE): 36.8
Students per teacher: 12.7
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 72% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 13.9 · 1,143 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 71% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 58% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 503 · 1,144 schools compared

Larger than 60% 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 town
Run by: Rockbridge County Public Schools

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

Location

Address: 85 Central Road, Lexington, VA 24450
Phone: (540)463-4500
City or town: Lexington
County: Lexington city

Website Quality of life in Lexington Schools in Lexington

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Harrington Waddell Elementary	Pre-K–5	350	14.6	1.0 mi
Mountain View ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	154	10.7	4.3 mi
F.W. Kling Jr. ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–1	177	11.8	5.0 mi
Enderly Heights ElementaryFree meals for all	2–5	268	12.8	6.0 mi
Fairfield ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	241	11.0	10.2 mi
Natural Bridge ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	230	10.5	11.7 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).

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