Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 7 · Pearisburg, Virginia
Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle in Pearisburg, Virginia enrolled 440 students in 2024-25 with 43.0 full-time teachers, 10.2 students per teacher against the Virginia elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 64% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 44% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
787 students in 2022-23, 462 students in 2023-24, 440 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.0 to 43.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 787 | 40.0 | 19.7 |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 41.0 | 11.3 |
| 2024-25 | 440 | 43.0 | 10.2 |
10.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 Virginia elementary schools
Among the 1,136 Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 549 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle enrolled 823 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 549 of the 823 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent11.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.7% of students were White, 2.7% of two or more races, 2.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White92.7%
- Two or more races2.7%
- Hispanic2.3%
- Black1.8%
- Asian0.2%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle scored proficient or above: 64% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 64% | not published | 67.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle
- Narrows Elementary/MiddleThe nearest public elementary school, 4.7 miles away: 514 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
- Eastern Elementary/MiddleThe next nearest public elementary school, 8.2 miles away: 433 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).8.2 mi
- Compare Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle with Narrows Elementary/MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Giles County Public Schools spends per student$11,829 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,829
- The largest public schools in VirginiaMacy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle is the number 721 by size of 1,137 Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#721 of 1,137
- Virginia schools by students per teacher10.2 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for elementary schools.10.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle
How many students attend Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle?
440 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 787 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pearisburg, VA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle?
10.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle a Title I school?
Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle scored proficient or above: 64% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle in?
Giles County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5101590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510159000671 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.