Best Public Schools in Pennington Gap, VA

Summary:

The city of Pennington Gap, Virginia is home to two schools: Elk Knob Elementary and Pennington Middle. These schools serve a predominantly white student population, with high poverty rates, and are part of the Lee County Public Schools district.

Elk Knob Elementary has a very high percentage of white students (96.82%) and a high free and reduced lunch rate of 86.93%, indicating a high-poverty student population. The school performs above the state average in 3rd and 4th grade math SOL tests, but below the state average in 3rd and 4th grade reading SOL tests. Pennington Middle, on the other hand, has a 100% free and reduced lunch rate and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.5, which is better than the state average and Elk Knob Elementary's ratio of 12.4. Pennington Middle performs above the state average in 5th, 6th, and 7th grade math SOL tests, but below the state average in 5th grade science and 5th, 6th, and 7th grade reading SOL tests.

Overall, the data suggests that the schools in Pennington Gap serve a high-poverty, predominantly white student population, with Pennington Middle performing slightly better academically than Elk Knob Elementary. The Lee County Public Schools district, which both schools are a part of, is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating room for improvement in the overall quality of education in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Mathematics (2024)					SOL Science (2024)	SOL English Reading (2024)					SOL Civics and Economics (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 Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elk Knob Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	148 Hornet Loop	Pennington Gap	24277	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 546-1837	283	23	12.4	86.9%	274 (96.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	58.1	509^th of 1114 public elementary schools	54.3%		39.2	733^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	34.2%	224	72.0	88.2					62.0	76.5					73.5	$6,363	$2,657	$3,706
Pennington Middle	Public	5-7	121 Bobcat Circle	Pennington Gap	24277	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 546-1453	274	29	9.5	100.0%	264 (96.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	60.4	175^th of 417 public middle schools	58.0%		49.3	220^th of 422 public middle schools	47.9%	45			65.9	76.7	91.1	63.3			58.2	71.9	68.5	64.0		$8,506	$1,936	$6,571

Cities Near Pennington Gap

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ben Hur	3.37 mi	1
Jonesville	3.52 mi	3	155^th
Saint Charles	3.64 mi	1	106^th
Dryden	5.35 mi	1	185^th
Duffield	13.13 mi	2	194^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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