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2023-24 School Year Enrollment: 470 1st-grade students welcomed in Washington County schools

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There were 470 1st-grade students enrolled in Washington County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.9% fewer than the previous year, according to the Virginia Department of Education.

The school that enrolled the largest number of 1st-grade students in the county was High Point Elementary School.

Within Washington County schools, the largest number of students were found in 11th-grade, while pre-kindergarten had the least students.

Statewide, Washington County ranked 35th in enrollment numbers. It was also ranked 35th the year before.

As of November 2023, according to Public Schools Review, Virginia public schools saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:14, which is better than the national average of 1:15 in public schools nationwide.

Washington County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Pre-kindergartenKindergarten1st-grade2nd-grade3rd-grade4th-grade5th-grade6th-grade7th-grade8th-grade9th-grade10th-grade11th-grade12th-grade01002003004005006002022-23 school year2023-24 school year

Enrollment by Grade in Washington County Schools for 2023-24 School Year

School Name# of 1st-grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
High Point Elementary School9616.9%568
Watauga Elementary School8915.7%568
Meadowview Elementary School7914.8%534
Rhea Valley Elementary School5713.6%420
Abingdon Elementary School5112.4%410
Greendale Elementary School4917.2%285
Valley Institute Elementary School4918.1%270
Glade Spring Middle School00%234
Holston High School00%251
John S. Battle High School00%649
Patrick Henry High School00%392
Abingdon High School00%879
Damascus Middle School00%162
Wallace Middle School00%427
E. B. Stanley Middle School00%664

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