📍 735 Falling Branch Rd, Christiansburg, Montgomery County, 24073
Falling Branch Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Christiansburg, Montgomery County. The school has 576 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Falling Branch Elementary enrolls 576 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino and 7.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 462 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
301 of the school's 576 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 273 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Falling Branch Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 19, state house district 7.
Falling Branch Elementary is one of 21 schools in Montgomery County Public Schools, based in Christiansburg, Virginia. The district serves 9,461 students district-wide and employs 762 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 576 students, Falling Branch Elementary is larger than the district average of about 451 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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