Best Public Schools in Hiwassee, VA

Summary:

The city of Hiwassee, Virginia is home to a single elementary school, Snowville Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Pulaski County Public Schools district. Despite the district's average ranking and rating, Snowville Elementary stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently ranking in the top quarter of Virginia elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Snowville Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students consistently outperforming district and state averages on SOL assessments in Mathematics, Science, and English Reading. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 75% to 84%, significantly higher than the district and state averages. This strong academic performance is noteworthy given that Snowville Elementary has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 78.14% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's low student-teacher ratio of 13.6 may be a contributing factor to its academic success, as it allows for more individualized attention and support for students. Overall, Snowville Elementary's consistent excellence, despite serving a high-poverty student population, makes it a standout institution within the Pulaski County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia, providing a quality education to its diverse student body.

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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
Snowville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4858 Lead Mine Rd	Hiwassee	24347	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 643-0766	215	16	13.6	78.1%	194 (90.2%)	5 (2.3%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	74.8	284^th of 1114 public elementary schools	74.5%		57.6	516^th of 1114 public elementary schools	53.7%	232	81.1	84.0	83.3	80.6	81.1	80.0	75.0	80.0	$6,773	$213	$6,560

Cities Near Hiwassee

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dublin	7.16 mi	4	286^th
Radford	7.45 mi	7	153^rd
Pulaski	8.06 mi	5	307^th
Riner	9.4 mi	3	197^th
Fairlawn	9.69 mi	1	281^st

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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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