Buckhorn Elementary School

500 Gordon Lake Rd, South Hill, VA 23970 | (434) 447-3075

Grades: PK-5
Student Enrollment: 270

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5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 270 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-5
Ranks 42nd out of 1,149 elementary schools in VA.
National Blue Ribbon Schools Award 2006

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 500 Gordon Lake Road, South Hill, VA 23970

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Mecklenburg County Public Schools District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,645
Graduation Rate: 66.8%
Dropout Rate: 3.0%
Students Per Teacher: 14.5
Enrolled Students: 4,821

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 270
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 21.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 12.9

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 127 (47.0%)
Females: 142 (52.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 35 (13.0%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 128 (47.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 163 (60.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Buckhorn Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	107	39.6%
Asian	-	-
Hispanic	9	3.3%
White	153	56.7%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	18	6.7%
Kindergarten	43	15.9%
1st Grade	40	14.8%
2nd Grade	36	13.3%
3rd Grade	49	18.1%
4th Grade	39	14.4%
5th Grade	45	16.7%

Source: VA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 1 Review

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Reviewed by Former Student on May 22, 2011
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
THE BEST SCHOOL IN THE WORLD! WOULD GLADLY SEND MY KIDS THERE IF THE SUPERINTENDENT WEREN'T SHUTTING IT DOWN! SAVE BUCKHORN SAVE BUCKHORN! PLEASE!

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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How is this determined?

The overall school rating shows that Buckhorn Elementary School performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on SOL state exams in the following subjects:

English Reading
History
Mathematics
Science
Writing

SOL - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Reading Test
2010	86.0%	85.0%	83.0%
2009	89.0%	91.0%	86.0%
2008	93.0%	90.0%	84.0%

History Test
2010	100.0%	98.0%	93.0%
2009	100.0%	98.0%	93.0%
2008	100.0%	98.0%	93.0%

Mathematics Test
2010	96.0%	96.0%	92.0%
2009	89.0%	93.0%	89.0%
2008	97.0%	96.0%	89.0%

Science Test
2010	100.0%	96.0%	91.0%
2009	86.0%	90.0%	89.0%
2008	100.0%	98.0%	88.0%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Reading Test
2010	100.0%	92.0%	88.0%
2009	98.0%	91.0%	89.0%
2008	98.0%	94.0%	88.0%

Mathematics Test
2010	97.0%	93.0%	88.0%
2009	100.0%	95.0%	86.0%
2008	100.0%	92.0%	84.0%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
English Reading Test
2010	100.0%	92.0%	90.0%
2009	100.0%	94.0%	92.0%
2008	97.0%	96.0%	89.0%

Mathematics Test
2010	100.0%	94.0%	90.0%
2009	100.0%	95.0%	90.0%
2008	100.0%	95.0%	88.0%

Science Test
2010	95.0%	86.0%	88.0%
2009	97.0%	90.0%	88.0%
2008	97.0%	95.0%	88.0%

Writing Test
2010	100.0%	96.0%	88.0%
2009	86.0%	91.0%	86.0%
2008	91.0%	88.0%	87.0%

Source: VA Department of Education 2009-2010

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