Gilbert Linkous Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade Pre-K-5

813 Toms Creek Rd, Blacksburg, VA

Kabrich Crescent Neighborhood

Montgomery County Public Schools

312 Students

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Head of School
Mrs. Carol P. Kahler

Student Teacher Ratio
12:1

Math Proficiency
87%

Reading Proficiency
82%

Academics

A+

Teachers

Source: Niche

Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

82%

Math Proficiency

87%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio 12:1 Teachers 26	Full Time Teachers 26
Teachers in First or Second Year 7%

Test Scores

Equity

Student Progress

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

324:1

Student Diversity

Male 50.2%	Female 49.8%
White 66.6%	Asian or Pacific Islander 14.6%
Hispanic 7.6%	Two or more races 5.8%
Black 5.2%	Native American <1%

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

5.0 parent

3/31/2025

Both my children have gone through Gilbert Linkous Elementary and we have had a positive experience overall.

5.0 parent

8/14/2024

I wonder what happened to the rating system. My child just graduated. This school was the BEST in town when my kid started kindergarten. Six years later it’s the worst in town. There has been a couple changes but not that much at the school. My child loved GLE and is very sad that it’s rated this lo...

5.0 parent

10/18/2018

This's a wonderful school with a lot of excellent teachers and responsible & polite staffs. Over five years experience showed this's a good trustworthy school.

4.0 teacher

8/16/2018

Very good. Staff cooperates with each other and policies are consistant throughout the building. Most students appear happy to be at GLE and teachers highly support all of the children.

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Virginia Montgomery County Blacksburg 24060 Kabrich Crescent

Gilbert Linkous Elementary School is a public school for students in grades Pre-K-5 in Blacksburg, VA and is served by the Montgomery County Public Schools in Virginia. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 312 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 12:1. Academic records show that 87% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 82% are proficient in reading. Gilbert Linkous Elementary School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of A and a GreatSchools Rating of 7 out of 10. The average home value in this area is $311,789. Discover additional schools in the area, like Dayspring Christian Academy, Blacksburg Middle School, Blacksburg New School, and more. Learn more about what Blacksburg has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Gilbert Linkous Elementary School.

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