Elementary · Virginia

Oakland Elementary

Free meals for all

Oakland Elementary, a public elementary school in Galax, Virginia: grades pre-k–5, 196 students, 12.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Carroll 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: 196
Teachers (FTE): 16.0
Students per teacher: 12.3
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 13.9 · 1,143 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 75% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 96% of elementary schools in Virginia

Median 503 · 1,144 schools compared

Smaller than 88% 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: Carroll County Public Schools

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

Location

Address: 4930 Pipers Gap Road, Galax, VA 24333
Phone: (276)236-3049
County: Carroll County

Website Quality of life in Carroll County Schools in Carroll County

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	4.5 mi
Galax ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	667	13.6	5.0 mi
Fairview ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	146	10.6	5.7 mi
Fancy Gap ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	130	8.3	8.4 mi
St. PaulFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	304	10.7	8.6 mi
Fries ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–7	231	9.1	9.0 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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