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Sinai Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1011 Sinai Elementary Drive, Halifax, VA 24558 · (434) 476-6193 · Part of Halifax County Public Schools

Mountain Road’s School Grade D better than 11% of Virginia school districts

Directions
Students
243
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Sinai Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 24% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mountain Road kids: Halifax County Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Sinai ElementaryYou are here
6–8Halifax County Middlein South Boston

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts47%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

1011 Sinai Elementary Drive, Halifax

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten40
Grade 140
Grade 233
Grade 337
Grade 437
Grade 521
Enrollment over time
196’20
177’21
220’22
247’23
243’24

Up 24% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 69%White 19%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sinai Elementary from Mountain Road families.

Other schools in Halifax County Public Schools

The district →
Cluster Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alton
C−
572 students15:1
Clays Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Scottsburg
C−
236 students12:1
Scottsburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Scottsburg
C
187 students11:1
Meadville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nathalie
D
173 students16:1
Sydnor Jennings Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nathalie
D
157 students9:1
South Boston/Halifax Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · South Boston
116 students10:1

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; Mountain Road’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.