Montgomery County Public Schools Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ Blacksburg High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Gilbert Linkous Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A+ Harding Avenue Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A+ Blacksburg Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A Christiansburg High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
6. A Margaret Beeks Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
7. A Kipps Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
8. A- Auburn High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
9. A- Eastern Montgomery High (High school, exceeds expectations)
10. A- Prices Fork Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)

High schools (4)

• A- Auburn High, Riner
• A+ Blacksburg High, Blacksburg
• A Christiansburg High, Christiansburg
• A- Eastern Montgomery High, Elliston

Middle and junior high schools (4)

• A- Auburn Middle, Riner
• A+ Blacksburg Middle, Blacksburg
• B+ Christiansburg Middle, Christiansburg
• B Shawsville Middle, Shawsville

Elementary and primary schools (11)

• B+ Auburn Elementary, Riner
• B+ Belview Elementary, Radford
• B+ Christiansburg Elementary, Christiansburg
• Christiansburg Primary, Christiansburg
• C Eastern Montgomery Elementary, Elliston
• A- Falling Branch Elementary, Christiansburg
• A+ Gilbert Linkous Elementary, Blacksburg
• A+ Harding Avenue Elementary, Blacksburg
• A Kipps Elementary, Blacksburg
• A Margaret Beeks Elementary, Blacksburg
• A- Prices Fork Elementary, Blacksburg

Cities and towns served (6)

• Blacksburg (7)
• Christiansburg (5)
• Riner (3)
• Elliston (2)
• Radford (1)
• Shawsville (1)

• State: Best schools in Virginia
• County: Montgomery County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 9,534 students with 747 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,510 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 5102520
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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