| Index | Elliston | Virginia | National |
| Average Test Scores | 79% | 79% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 13:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 1,596 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 553 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 199 | 7,963 |
| Index | Elliston | Virginia | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 56.2% | 85.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 56.2% | 84.7% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 11.7% | 64.1% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 6.5% | 44.2% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 0.0% | 36.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 0.0% | 15.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.7% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Elliston. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Elliston, VA schools is 79%. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Elliston, VA, an average of 56.2% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 56.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Boones Mill, VA | 149 | 87% | 81.3% |
| Blacksburg, VA | 44,395 | 85% | 76.9% |
| Riner, VA | 1,196 | 85% | 76.7% |
| Salem, VA | 25,290 | 84% | 74.2% |
| Christiansburg, VA | 22,482 | 83% | 73.4% |
| Elliston, VA | 1,040 | 79% | 65.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Viola, IL | 1,040 | 32% | 33.3% |
| Bessemer, PA | 1,041 | 66% | 36.8% |
| Cloverport, KY | 1,041 | 46% | 3.5% |
| De Smet, SD | 1,041 | 61% | 26.4% |
| New Richland, MN | 1,039 | 51% | 5.2% |
| Elliston, VA | 1,040 | 79% | 65.1% |
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