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Schools in Lafayette

Lafayette’s public schools

Montgomery County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lafayette. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?10/17schools above Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 93% of students in Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Math proficiency
57%
2020–21
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 12% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
VA 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
9,060 students on the public path
In brief

Lafayette’s schools, in brief

School by school

10 of Lafayette’s 17 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Blacksburg High places highest (better than 95%); Eastern Montgomery Elementary lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Ten elementary schools serve Lafayette, graded from D to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and four high schools: Blacksburg High, Christiansburg High, Auburn High and Eastern Montgomery High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lafayette, with each school’s own grade.

10 schools teach K in Lafayette’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Montgomery County Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lafayette vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Lafayette’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lafayette—Montgomery County

Every school in Lafayette

18 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Lafayettein other towns
Auburn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riner
C+
544 students13:1Rate it →
Falling Branch Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Christiansburg
B−
535 students12:1Rate it →
Prices Fork Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blacksburg
B−
457 students13:1Rate it →
Eastern Montgomery Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elliston
D
376 students13:1Rate it →
Christiansburg Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Christiansburg
346 students12:1Rate it →
Margaret Beeks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blacksburg
A−
346 students13:1Rate it →
Gilbert Linkous Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blacksburg
A
292 students12:1Rate it →
Belview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Radford
C
245 students11:1Rate it →
Kipps Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blacksburg
B+
358 students14:1Rate it →
Harding Avenue Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Blacksburg
A
279 students13:1Rate it →
Blacksburg Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Blacksburg
B+
958 students13:1Rate it →
Christiansburg Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Christiansburg
C
778 students12:1Rate it →
Auburn Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Riner
C
309 students12:1Rate it →
Shawsville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Shawsville
C
193 students8:1Rate it →
Blacksburg High
High · Grades 9–12 · Blacksburg
A+
1,325 students15:1Rate it →
Christiansburg High
High · Grades 9–12 · Christiansburg
A−
1,072 students13:1Rate it →
Auburn High
High · Grades 9–12 · Riner
B+
393 students12:1Rate it →
Eastern Montgomery High
High · Grades 9–12 · Elliston
A−
254 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Lafayette’s schools

Are Lafayette’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lafayette. Montgomery County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lafayette. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 10 of its 17 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lafayette in?

Montgomery County Public Schools.

Where do Lafayette kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Blacksburg High, Christiansburg High, Auburn High and Eastern Montgomery High.

Parents talk

What Lafayette families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.