Galax Elementary Primary School
225 Academy Dr Galax VA, 24333, Galax City County Phone: 276-236-6159 Ranking:  (739 out of 1,459, bottom 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Galax City Public Schools Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 39 | 39 | 36 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 536 | 509 | 448 | 451 | 529 | 565 | 588 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 60 | 11.2% | 58 | 11.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 42 | 7.9% | 50 | 8.8% | 42 | 7.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 101 | 18.8% | 97 | 19.1% | 90 | 20.1% | 86 | 19.1% | 83 | 15.7% | 94 | 16.6% | 114 | 19.4% |
| Grade 1: | 104 | 19.4% | 95 | 18.7% | 91 | 20.3% | 78 | 17.3% | 94 | 17.8% | 102 | 18.1% | 106 | 18.0% |
| Grade 2: | 89 | 16.6% | 90 | 17.7% | 75 | 16.7% | 89 | 19.7% | 101 | 19.1% | 104 | 18.4% | 108 | 18.4% |
| Grade 3: | 95 | 17.7% | 85 | 16.7% | 87 | 19.4% | 97 | 21.5% | 101 | 19.1% | 102 | 18.1% | 113 | 19.2% |
| Grade 4: | 87 | 16.2% | 84 | 16.5% | 105 | 23.4% | 101 | 22.4% | 108 | 20.4% | 113 | 20.0% | 105 | 17.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 278 | 51.9% | 252 | 49.5% | 224 | 50.0% | 214 | 47.5% | 235 | 44.4% | 250 | 44.2% | 272 | 46.3% |
| Female: | 258 | 48.1% | 257 | 50.5% | 224 | 50.0% | 237 | 52.5% | 271 | 51.2% | 292 | 51.7% | 291 | 49.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 171 | 31.9% | 138 | 27.1% | 122 | 27.2% | 111 | 24.6% | 131 | 24.8% | 140 | 24.8% | 146 | 24.8% |
| Black: | 43 | 8.0% | 47 | 9.2% | 37 | 8.3% | 35 | 7.8% | 49 | 9.3% | 58 | 10.3% | 62 | 10.5% |
| White: | 306 | 57.1% | 304 | 59.7% | 272 | 60.7% | 284 | 63.0% | 327 | 61.8% | 344 | 60.9% | 352 | 59.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 12 | 2.2% | 17 | 3.3% | 13 | 2.9% | 17 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 359 | 67.0% | 326 | 64.0% | 303 | 67.6% | 301 | 66.7% | 323 | 61.1% | 318 | 56.3% | 315 | 53.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 6.7% | 34 | 6.7% | 25 | 5.6% | 20 | 4.4% | 29 | 5.5% | 29 | 5.1% | 33 | 5.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.74 | 13.05 | 12.44 | 21.11 | 23.36 | 23.10 | 22.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SOL | ||||||
| 2005 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 77% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 81% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 84% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 86% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 84% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 83% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 86% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 90% |
| 2006 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 91% |
| 2007 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 93% |
| 2008 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 93% |
| 2009 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 93% |
| 2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 93% |
| 2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 85% |
| 2012 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 87% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 88% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 90% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | 89% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 89% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 89% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 91% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 91% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 44% | 64% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 65.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 89% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 90% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 88% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 88% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 91% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 89% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 89% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 83.6% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 78% | 87% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 87% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 88% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 88% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 88% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 87% |
| 2012 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 88% |
| 2013 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 60.7% | 70.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 78% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 81% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 84% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 89% | 87% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 88% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 89% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.6% | 74.7% |
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* Galax Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.