Best Public Schools in Dillwyn, VA

Summary:

The city of Dillwyn, Virginia is home to two elementary schools, Buckingham County Elementary and Buckingham County Primary, both of which serve students from prekindergarten through 5th grade. The data analysis reveals that these schools are facing significant challenges, with low academic performance, high poverty levels, and potential funding disparities.

Neither Buckingham County Elementary nor Buckingham County Primary appear to be standout schools, as both have consistently underperformed the state averages in various SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments, including Mathematics, English Reading, Science, and Virginia Studies. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Buckingham County Elementary's 3rd-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 63.78%, compared to the state average of 70.11%.

The data also reveals that the Dillwyn area faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with both Buckingham County Elementary and Buckingham County Primary having extremely high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients (over 90% at both schools). Additionally, the difference in spending per student between the two schools ($10,192 for Buckingham County Primary vs. $8,363 for Buckingham County Elementary) raises questions about the equity of resource allocation within the Buckingham County Public Schools district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Mathematics (2024)			SOL Science (2024)	SOL English Reading (2024)			SOL VA Studies (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Buckingham County Primary	Public	K-2	128 Frank Harris Road	Dillwyn	23936	Buckingham County	Buckingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 505-0001	355	25	13.5	93.2%	182 (51.3%)	110 (31.0%)	18 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.1%)								(n/a)									$10,192	$2,183	$8,008
Buckingham County Elementary	Public	3-5	40 Frank Harris Raod	Dillwyn	23936	Buckingham County	Buckingham County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 505-0000	417	25	16.8	92.3%	223 (53.5%)	134 (32.1%)	24 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	25.1	897^th of 1114 public elementary schools	19.5%		15.9	970^th of 1114 public elementary schools	12.9%	73	63.8	54.2	51.1	52.2	63.8	58.8	57.6	60.5	$8,363	$1,537	$6,826

Cities Near Dillwyn

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Buckingham	1.78 mi	3	304^th
Cumberland	12.66 mi	3	298^th
Farmville	14.21 mi	5	347^th
Scottsville	20.7 mi	1	293^rd
Appomattox	22.28 mi	4	196^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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