Best Public Schools in Ringgold, VA

Summary:

The city of Ringgold, Virginia, is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Dan River High, Kentuck Elementary, and Dan River Middle. These schools, part of the Pittsylvania County Public Schools district, have demonstrated a mix of academic strengths and challenges, with some standout performances in specific subject areas.

Dan River High School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, ranking 73 out of 326 Virginia high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has consistently outperformed state and district averages in several key subject areas, including Geometry, Algebra I, Biology, and English Reading. Additionally, it maintained a relatively high student proficiency rate in SOL Writing at 80.14% in 2022-2023.

Kentuck Elementary School also shines, ranking 327 out of 1,114 Virginia elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating. The school has demonstrated strong student performance in Mathematics, with 91.53% proficiency in 3rd grade and 94.12% in 5th grade (2023-2024). Kentuck Elementary has also outperformed the state and district averages in English Reading for 4th and 5th-grade students. Despite the high rates of economic disadvantage among the student population, these schools are making strides to provide quality education and support for their diverse communities.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Writing (2024)	SOL Geometry (2024)	SOL Algebra I (2024)			SOL Mathematics (2024)						SOL Biology (2024)	SOL Science (2024)		SOL Earth Science (2024)	SOL English Reading (2024)								SOL World History I (2024)	SOL World History II (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 Writing 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th 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 English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th 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
Dan River Middle	Public	6-8	5875 Kentuck Rd.	Ringgold	24586	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 822-6027	449	41	10.8	85.1%	251 (55.9%)	153 (34.1%)	15 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	65.8	138^th of 417 public middle schools	66.9%		65.8	138^th of 422 public middle schools	67.3%				97.0						79.4	54.1	48.0			76.1					78.1	75.0	80.9					71.1		$7,776	$581	$7,195
Dan River High	Public	9-12	100 Dan River Wildcat Cir	Ringgold	24586	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 822-7081	589	44	13.5	85.2%	356 (60.4%)	191 (32.4%)	21 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	64.9	116^th of 329 public high schools	64.7%		71.7	73^rd of 326 public high schools	77.6%	43	82.2	96.6		77.3	73.1							78.5			74.8							60.0	89.1	77.0	49.0			$7,759	$334	$7,425
Kentuck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Kentuck Elementary Cir	Ringgold	24586	Pittsylvania County	Pittsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 822-5944	477	37	12.8	86.8%	317 (66.5%)	116 (24.3%)	18 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)	72.6	315^th of 1114 public elementary schools	71.7%		71.4	327^th of 1114 public elementary schools	70.6%	12						91.5	80.3	94.1					94.1			69.5	72.4	89.7									64.5	$6,993	$562	$6,432

Cities Near Ringgold

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Danville	2.51 mi	22	318^th
Blairs	7.57 mi	1	15^th
Chatham	12.55 mi	10	86^th
Dry Fork	13.16 mi	2	60^th
Alton	21.86 mi	1	245^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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