Elementary · Virginia

Galax Elementary

Free meals for all

Galax Elementary, a public elementary school in Galax, Virginia: grades pre-k–5, 667 students, 13.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Galax City 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: 667
Teachers (FTE): 49.0
Students per teacher: 13.6
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 56% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 13.9 · 1,143 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 61% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 79% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 503 · 1,144 schools compared

Larger than 87% 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: Remote town
Run by: Galax City Public Schools

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

Location

Address: 300 McArthur Street, Galax, VA 24333
Phone: (276)236-6159
City or town: Galax
County: Galax city

Website Quality of life in Galax Schools in Galax

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Gladeville ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	259	13.9	3.8 mi
Fries ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	231	9.1	4.7 mi
Oakland ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	196	12.3	5.0 mi
Fairview ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	146	10.6	5.2 mi
Laurel ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	199	11.6	10.4 mi
Glade Creek Elementary	Pre-K–8	236	14.0	11.3 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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