📍 2801 Prices Fork Rd, Blacksburg, Montgomery County, 24060
Kipps Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Blacksburg, Montgomery County. The school has 369 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kipps Elementary enrolls 369 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 17% Asian and 7.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 248 | 67% |
| Asian | 63 | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 5.1% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
75 of the school's 369 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 68 qualify for free lunch and 7 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.
Kipps Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 12.
Kipps 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 369 students, Kipps Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 451 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small