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Keister Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

100 Maryland Avenue, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 · (540) 434-6585 · Part of Harrisonburg City Public Schools

Harrisonburg’s School Grade C− better than 24% of Virginia school districts

Students
475
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Keister Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 27 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Harrisonburg kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Harrisonburg kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Keister ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

100 Maryland Avenue, Harrisonburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K6
Kindergarten73
Grade 180
Grade 282
Grade 370
Grade 492
Grade 572
Enrollment over time
472’20
443’21
526’22
496’23
475’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 49%White 36%Black 10%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Keister Elementary from Harrisonburg families.

Other schools in Harrisonburg City Public Schools

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Harrisonburg’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.