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Falling Branch Elementary Primary School
735 Falling Branch Rd
Christiansburg VA, 24073, Montgomery County
Phone: 540-381-6145
Ranking:
(1,056 out of 1,459, bottom 28%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Montgomery 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: | 41 | 44 | 39 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 537 | 540 | 554 | 568 | 560 | 566 | 558 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 24 | 4.5% | 19 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.2% | 19 | 3.3% | 18 | 3.2% | 18 | 3.2% | 17 | 3.0% |
Kindergarten: | 78 | 14.5% | 91 | 16.9% | 86 | 15.5% | 95 | 16.7% | 86 | 15.4% | 103 | 18.2% | 94 | 16.8% |
Grade 1: | 102 | 19.0% | 79 | 14.6% | 96 | 17.3% | 95 | 16.7% | 100 | 17.9% | 92 | 16.3% | 93 | 16.7% |
Grade 2: | 61 | 11.4% | 89 | 16.5% | 89 | 16.1% | 92 | 16.2% | 84 | 15.0% | 93 | 16.4% | 87 | 15.6% |
Grade 3: | 86 | 16.0% | 92 | 17.0% | 100 | 18.1% | 81 | 14.3% | 97 | 17.3% | 99 | 17.5% | 85 | 15.2% |
Grade 4: | 91 | 16.9% | 98 | 18.1% | 74 | 13.4% | 93 | 16.4% | 97 | 17.3% | 77 | 13.6% | 85 | 15.2% |
Grade 5: | 95 | 17.7% | 72 | 13.3% | 91 | 16.4% | 93 | 16.4% | 78 | 13.9% | 84 | 14.8% | 97 | 17.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 263 | 49.0% | 274 | 50.7% | 282 | 50.9% | 293 | 51.6% | 272 | 48.6% | 276 | 48.8% | 277 | 49.6% |
Female: | 274 | 51.0% | 266 | 49.3% | 272 | 49.1% | 275 | 48.4% | 259 | 46.3% | 265 | 46.8% | 263 | 47.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 19 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.3% | 13 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.3% |
Black: | 41 | 7.6% | 32 | 5.9% | 35 | 6.3% | 28 | 4.9% | 31 | 5.5% | 37 | 6.5% | 31 | 5.6% |
White: | 450 | 83.8% | 465 | 86.1% | 473 | 85.4% | 495 | 87.1% | 498 | 88.9% | 496 | 87.6% | 495 | 88.7% |
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: | 22 | 4.1% | 20 | 3.7% | 28 | 5.1% | 33 | 5.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 190 | 35.4% | 185 | 34.3% | 206 | 37.2% | 213 | 37.5% | 192 | 34.3% | 177 | 31.3% | 199 | 35.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 8.8% | 60 | 11.1% | 46 | 8.3% | 42 | 7.4% | 45 | 8.0% | 51 | 9.0% | 34 | 6.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.02 | 12.40 | 14.26 | 16.31 | 15.63 | 15.50 | 15.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SOL | ||||||
2005 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 71% | 77% |
2006 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 84% |
2007 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 81% |
2008 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 82% | 84% |
2009 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 86% |
2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 84% | 84% |
2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 89% | 83% |
2012 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | 86% |
2013 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 73.5% | 72.5% |
2005 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 90% |
2006 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 91% |
2007 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 93% |
2008 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 93% |
2009 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 92% | 93% |
2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 93% |
2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 85% |
2012 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 87% |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | 88% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 86% | 90% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | 89% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 88% | 89% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | 89% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 91% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 66% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 67.7% | 65.3% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 85% | 89% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 88% | 90% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 87% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 87% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 89% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | 91% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | 89% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 89% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 83.6% | 83.6% |
2006 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 88% |
2009 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | 88% |
2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 88% |
2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 88% | 87% |
2012 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 88% |
2013 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 75.3% | 70.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 78% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 81% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | 84% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 90% | 87% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 88% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 78% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 76.3% | 74.7% |
2005 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 85% |
2006 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 81% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 89% |
2009 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 92% |
2010 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 92% | 91% |
2011 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 92% | 89% |
2012 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 92% | 89% |
2013 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 79% | 73.3% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 80% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 80% | 83% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 83% | 86% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 88% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | 90% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 92% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 90% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 72% | 67% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 80.2% | 69.5% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 77% | 81% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 84% | 85% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 86% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 87% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 88% | 88% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 89% | 87% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 88% | 88% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 77.5% | 75.6% |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 90% | 91% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 89% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 87% | 89% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 87% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 86% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 85% | 88% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 82% | 87% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 82% | 87% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 78.7% | 70.6% |
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* Falling Branch Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.