📍 100 Sharon Circle, Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, 24422
Sharon Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clifton Forge, Alleghany County. The school has 195 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alleghany Highlands Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sharon Elementary enrolls 195 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 7.2% Black or African American and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 171 | 88% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
142 of the school's 195 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 142 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sharon Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA-60, state senate district 25, state house district 19.
Sharon Elementary is one of 8 schools in Alleghany Highlands Public Schools, based in Low Moor, Virginia. The district serves 2,804 students district-wide and employs 228 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 195 students, Sharon Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 351 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe