Elementary school · Grades K-5

Harding Avenue Elementary.

A Montgomery County public school at 429 Harding Avenue in Blacksburg.

23

Homes for sale in the zone

Plus 6 under contract

23

Neighborhoods in the zone

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$449,900

Median sale price

Homes in the zone, last 12 months

75

Homes sold

In the zone, last 12 months

For sale

Homes for sale zoned for Harding Avenue Elementary.

The newest 8, by list date.

Each home's school assignment comes from the official attendance zones. Boundaries can change; confirm with Montgomery County Public Schools.

History

On the site of the Blacksburg Graded School.

Harding Avenue Elementary is a kindergarten to grade 5 school in Blacksburg's Montgomery County Public Schools. The current building opened in 1972 on a site that includes the grounds of the 1953 Blacksburg Graded School, which served the town's African American elementary students until the county began integrating schools in 1963.

The school takes its name from its street, Harding Avenue, rather than from a person; county practice was generally to name new schools for their street.

Timeline

  1. 1953The Blacksburg Graded School, a two-room brick building with a divider, was built on Harding Avenue for African American students in grades 1 to 7.
  2. 1963The Graded School's students moved to the new Margaret Beeks Elementary on Airport Road, the first county school to admit Black students, and the Harding Avenue school, left with only six students, closed as a segregated school.
  3. 1967After 1967 the old building served as overflow space for third graders from Gilbert Linkous Elementary.
  4. 1971In March 1971 the architect presented site and floor plans for a new Blacksburg elementary school on the Harding Avenue site, planned for 525 pupils in kindergarten to grade 5.
  5. 1971The School Board bought about one acre next to the Graded School from the former Jacob L. Robinson land for $10,000, and the deed was recorded in August 1971.
  6. 1972Construction was completed and the new Harding Avenue Elementary opened.
Building opened
1972
Enrollment
279 (2024-25)

Good to know.

  • Original planned capacity

    525 pupils (1971 plans)

  • Site

    Two tracts: the 1953 Blacksburg Graded School site plus about one acre bought in 1971

  • Community use of grounds

    Takes part in the county lottery for Virginia Tech home football game parking fundraisers on school lots.

Sources
  1. Harding Avenue Elementary Gathering Blacksburg History (cites Montgomery County School Board minutes, February to August 1971)
  2. Roanoke Times article on proposal to name new school for the Kipps sisters (archived text) The Roanoke Times, via Virginia Tech Libraries news archive, 1993-01-29
  3. Margaret Beeks Elementary Gathering Blacksburg History, 2021-07-07
  4. Harding Avenue Elementary, School Quality Profile Virginia Department of Education, accessed 2026-11-03
  5. Blacksburg elementary school parking lot doubles as game-day fundraiser WDBJ7, 2026-09-04

Attendance zone

Where Harding Avenue Elementary draws from.

Homes inside the outline are assigned to Harding Avenue Elementary; the dots are the homes for sale there now.

The Harding Avenue Elementary attendance zone.

The zone as Montgomery County Public Schools maps it, read October 13, 2026. Use the MCPS attendance zone map or call 540-382-5151 to confirm a specific address.

Neighborhoods

Neighborhoods zoned for Harding Avenue Elementary.

Some neighborhoods cross a zone line, so only part of their homes are zoned here.

All homes zoned here

Part of the neighborhood zoned here

The other schools

Homes zoned for Harding Avenue Elementary are also zoned for:

Shares are of the homes on record in the Harding Avenue Elementary zone with a map location.

Recently sold

Recent sales in the Harding Avenue Elementary zone.

Enrolling

Moving here with a student.

Montgomery County Public Schools assigns students by home address. Before you buy, confirm the zone for the address you are considering.

  1. Confirm the address

    Look the address up on the MCPS attendance zone map, or call the MCPS Transportation Department at 540-382-5151.

  2. Register online

    New students register through Enroll at MCPS. Bring the child's birth certificate, two proofs of address and a photo ID for the parent.

  3. Contact the school

    Harding Avenue Elementary's website has its calendar and staff directory; the front office is 540-951-5732.

The school board office is at 750 Imperial Street, Christiansburg, VA 24073, 540-382-5100.

FAQ

What people ask about Harding Avenue Elementary.

Where is Harding Avenue Elementary?

Harding Avenue Elementary is at 429 Harding Avenue, Blacksburg, VA 24060. It is a Montgomery County Public Schools elementary school for grades K-5; the phone number is 540-951-5732.

Which neighborhoods are zoned for Harding Avenue Elementary?

Homes in Cedar Orchard, Maple Ridge, Dickerson, Dundas Heights, Mt. Tabor Meadows, Mt. Tabor Village, The Orchards, Vista Pointe, Vistas, Apperson, Berryfield and Clover Valley and 9 more are zoned for Harding Avenue Elementary. Part of Capstone and Fiddler's Green is zoned for Harding Avenue Elementary too.

How do I confirm a home is zoned for Harding Avenue Elementary?

Look the address up on the MCPS attendance zone map, or call the MCPS Transportation Department at 540-382-5151. Boundaries can change, so confirm before you buy.

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