Buchanan Elementary Primary School
255 Schoolhouse Rd
Buchanan VA, 24066, Botetourt County
Phone: 540-254-2084
Ranking:
(178 out of 1,459, top 12%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Botetourt County 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: | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | |||||||
Total Students: | 263 | 287 | 304 | 320 | 332 | 328 | 331 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 20 | 7.6% | 16 | 5.6% | 17 | 5.6% | 19 | 5.9% | 20 | 6.0% | 20 | 6.1% | 6 | 1.8% |
Kindergarten: | 35 | 13.3% | 41 | 14.3% | 43 | 14.1% | 85 | 26.6% | 52 | 15.7% | 48 | 14.6% | 54 | 16.3% |
Grade 1: | 47 | 17.9% | 42 | 14.6% | 43 | 14.1% | 5 | 1.6% | 49 | 14.8% | 55 | 16.8% | 53 | 16.0% |
Grade 2: | 39 | 14.8% | 43 | 15.0% | 48 | 15.8% | 45 | 14.1% | 54 | 16.3% | 50 | 15.2% | 56 | 16.9% |
Grade 3: | 37 | 14.1% | 50 | 17.4% | 45 | 14.8% | 51 | 15.9% | 49 | 14.8% | 56 | 17.1% | 49 | 14.8% |
Grade 4: | 48 | 18.3% | 38 | 13.2% | 53 | 17.4% | 56 | 17.5% | 59 | 17.8% | 46 | 14.0% | 56 | 16.9% |
Grade 5: | 37 | 14.1% | 57 | 19.9% | 55 | 18.1% | 59 | 18.4% | 49 | 14.8% | 53 | 16.2% | 57 | 17.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 136 | 51.7% | 163 | 56.8% | 180 | 59.2% | 190 | 59.4% | 181 | 54.5% | 165 | 50.3% | 162 | 48.9% |
Female: | 127 | 48.3% | 124 | 43.2% | 124 | 40.8% | 130 | 40.6% | 142 | 42.8% | 154 | 47.0% | 161 | 48.6% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 4 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 13 | 3.9% |
Black: | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 8 | 2.4% | 12 | 3.7% | 10 | 3.0% |
White: | 250 | 95.1% | 274 | 95.5% | 293 | 96.4% | 306 | 95.6% | 319 | 96.1% | 310 | 94.5% | 302 | 91.2% |
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: | 5 | 1.9% | 4 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 85 | 32.3% | 94 | 32.8% | 101 | 33.2% | 92 | 28.8% | 95 | 28.6% | 61 | 18.6% | 55 | 16.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 7.2% | 16 | 5.6% | 17 | 5.6% | 22 | 6.9% | 20 | 6.0% | 24 | 7.3% | 22 | 6.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.38 | 16.02 | 15.48 | 16.00 | 15.09 | 15.60 | 14.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SOL | ||||||
2005 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 85% | 77% |
2006 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 84% |
2007 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 81% |
2008 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | 84% |
2009 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | 86% |
2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | 84% |
2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 89% | 83% |
2012 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | 86% |
2013 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 72.5% |
2005 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | 90% |
2006 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | 91% |
2007 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | 93% |
2008 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 97% | 93% |
2009 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | 93% |
2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 100% | 93% |
2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | 85% |
2012 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | 87% |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 88% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | 90% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | 89% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 98% | 89% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 89% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 101% | 99% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | 91% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 59% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 68.3% | 65.3% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 89% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | 90% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 96% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 99% | 91% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 94% | 89% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 94% | 89% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 88% | 83.6% |
2006 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 93% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 88% |
2009 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 88% |
2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 88% |
2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | 87% |
2012 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 94% | 88% |
2013 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 74.9% | 70.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 79% | 78% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 87% | 81% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | 84% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | 87% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 88% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 94% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 76% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 76.6% | 74.7% |
2005 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 85% |
2006 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 97% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | 89% |
2009 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | 92% |
2010 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | 91% |
2011 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | 89% |
2012 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 80.4% | 73.3% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 83% | 80% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 83% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 86% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | 88% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 91% | 90% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 92% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 61% | 67% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 75.1% | 69.5% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 86% | 81% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | 85% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 88% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 93% | 87% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 88% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 84.3% | 75.6% |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | 91% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 92% | 89% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 86% | 89% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 87% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | 86% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 93% | 88% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 87% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 87% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76% | 70.6% |
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* Buchanan Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.