Elementary school (grades K-5) · Ewing, VA

Elydale Middle

Federal NCES profile for Elydale Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 65/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 510219000892
0/100100/10065/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
73
📋 Attendance
63
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Elydale Middle earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Virginia schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Virginia.

65
Resource Index · Higher
11.1:1
small classes for Virginia
133
students enrolled

Elydale Middle has class sizes smaller than 87% of Virginia schools. Computed live against every Virginia school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-2 students YoY

Elydale Middle held near 137 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 12.8 → 12.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-2 students YoY 510219000892 · Ewing, VA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

133 enr · 11.1:1 · RII 65

Nearest enrollment peer: Lee High (803 students)

Elydale Middle held near 137 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount). Teacher FTE held 12.8 → 12.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Virginia schools → · Find another →

Elydale Middle in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Elydale Middle reports 133 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Elydale Middle compares

Elydale Middle held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Virginia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Virginia Virginia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.1:1 ▼ 20% 13.9:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 133 top 98% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

11.1:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
133
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11.1:1
students per teacher - 20% below state mean
Top 13% in Virginia - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$15,131
per pupil, district-wide - below Virginia avg of $15,892
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 133 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 18 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 96.2%
Two or More 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino 1.5%

Largest group: White at 96.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 7.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 7.4, Elydale Middle is less mixed than the Virginia school average of 53.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Lee County Public Schools reports $15,131 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Elydale Middle Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lee High Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Flatwoods Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Elk Knob Elementary Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Thomas Walker High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Pennington Middle Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Elydale Middle's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Lee County Public Schools · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Elydale Middle

How many students attend Elydale Middle?

Elydale Middle has 133 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Ewing, VA. CCD year-over-year: 139 (2022-23) → 137 (2023-24), nearly flat (-2).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Elydale Middle?

The student-teacher ratio at Elydale Middle is 11.1:1, which is 20% lower than the Virginia average of 13.9:1 and 29% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Elydale Middle?

The largest demographic group at Elydale Middle is White at 96.2% of enrollment, in Ewing, VA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Elydale Middle?

Elydale Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 65/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Lee County Public Schools?

Besides Elydale Middle, Lee County Public Schools also operates Lee High (803 students), Flatwoods Elementary (336 students), and Elk Knob Elementary (291 students). See the Lee County Public Schools district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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