📍 114 E Main St, Fries, Grayson County, 24330
Fries Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fries, Grayson County. The school has 253 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Grayson County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–7 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Fries Elementary enrolls 253 students across grades Pre-K–7. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 6.7% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 229 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
219 of the school's 253 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 219 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.
Fries Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 5.
Fries Elementary is one of 7 schools in Grayson County Public Schools, based in Independence, Virginia. The district serves 1,561 students district-wide and employs 147 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 253 students, Fries Elementary is close to the district average of about 223 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant