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Falling Branch Elementary School

735 Falling Branch Rd, Christiansburg, VA, 24073-7301

Tel: (540)381-6145

Grades: PK-5 | 568 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Falling Branch Elementary School serves 568 students in grades PK-5.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is equal to the VA state average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body.
Falling Branch Elementary School is one of 3 public elementary schools within Christiansburg, and operates within the Montgomery County Public s School District.

The nearest elementary school is Christiansburg Elementary School (2.8 miles away), the nearest middle school is Blacksburg Middle School (2.5 miles away), and the nearest high school is Christiansburg High School (3 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, VA Dept. of Educ.	Falling Branch Elementary School
Grades Offered	Grades PK-5
Total Students	568 students

% Male / % Female	48% / 52%
Total Classroom Teachers	35 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(VA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	16:1

	This School	(VA) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	6%

% Hispanic	1%	11%

% Black	5%	25%

% White	87%	54%

Unknown	6%	4%


	This School	(VA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	38%	31%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	7%	6%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Montgomery County Public s School District
	This School's Agency	(VA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	21	8
Number of Students Managed	9,723 students	3,705 students

District Total Revenue	$112,057,000	$42,884,000

District Expenditure	$106,661,000	$42,057,000

District Revenue / Student	$11,525	$11,575

District Expenditure / Student	$10,970	$11,351

Nearby Schools:

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Falling Branch Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0 mi. away

Independence Secondary
Grades: N-N | 1.8 mi. away

Altern Ed Prgm/behav Disord Youth/montgomery
Grades: N-N | 2.1 mi. away

Blacksburg Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 2.5 mi. away

Christiansburg Elementary School
Grades: 3-5 | 2.8 mi. away

Christiansburg Primary
Grades: PK-2 | 2.8 mi. away

View all schools in: Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Zip 24073

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