Russell Prater Elementary School
8433 Lovers Gap Rd
Vansant VA, 24656, Buchanan County
Phone: 276-597-7552
Ranking:
(1,309 out of 1,485, bottom 12%)*
(1,309 out of 1,485, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Buchanan County Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 9 | 9 | 10 | |||
| Total Students: | 116 | 112 | 110 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 18 | 15.5% | 13 | 11.6% | 17 | 15.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 19 | 16.4% | 18 | 16.1% | 18 | 16.4% |
| Grade 1: | 16 | 13.8% | 20 | 17.9% | 20 | 18.2% |
| Grade 2: | 19 | 16.4% | 19 | 17.0% | 15 | 13.6% |
| Grade 3: | 21 | 18.1% | 15 | 13.4% | 19 | 17.3% |
| Grade 4: | 14 | 12.1% | 14 | 12.5% | 11 | 10.0% |
| Grade 5: | 9 | 7.8% | 13 | 11.6% | 10 | 9.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 55 | 47.4% | 61 | 54.5% | 55 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 53 | 45.7% | 43 | 38.4% | 50 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.9% |
| White: | 116 | 100.0% | 112 | 100.0% | 108 | 98.2% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 60.3% | 71 | 63.4% | 69 | 62.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 14.7% | 17 | 15.2% | 19 | 17.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.89 | 11.80 | 11.00 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| SOL | ||||||
| 2005 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41% | 63% | 77% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 75% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 72% | 81% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 81% | 84% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 85% | 86% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 79% | 84% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 83% |
| 2005 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 86% | 90% |
| 2006 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 82% | 91% |
| 2007 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 85% | 93% |
| 2008 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 93% |
| 2009 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | 93% |
| 2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 88% | 93% |
| 2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 75% | 85% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 82% | 88% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 90% | 90% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 89% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97% | 89% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 89% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | 91% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 89% | 91% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 86% | 89% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 87% | 90% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 84% | 88% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 88% | 88% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 89% | 91% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 88% | 89% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 68% | 87% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 88% | 87% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | 88% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90% | 88% |
| 2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 83% | 88% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 87% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57% | 75% | 78% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | 81% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 84% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | 87% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 86% | 88% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87% | 89% |
| 2005 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 70% | 85% |
| 2006 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73% | 87% |
| 2007 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 78% | 87% |
| 2008 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 92% | 89% |
| 2009 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 94% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 88% | 89% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 69% | 80% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 83% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 83% | 86% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 95% | 88% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 90% | 90% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83% | 89% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 73% | 81% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 78% | 85% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 84% | 88% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 97% | 88% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 95% | 88% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 85% | 87% |
| 2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 66% | 91% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 79% | 89% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 83% | 89% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 83% | 87% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 82% | 86% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 78% | 88% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 72% | 87% |
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* Russell Prater Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.