Best Public Schools in Skipwith, VA

Summary:

The city of Skipwith, Virginia is home to a single public elementary school, Clarksville Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Mecklenburg County Public Schools district. Clarksville Elementary is a relatively strong-performing school within its district, with generally higher test scores on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments compared to district and state averages.

Clarksville Elementary has a total enrollment of 455 students, with a racial makeup of 55.16% White, 31.43% African American, 3.52% Hispanic, 0.88% Asian, 0.22% Native American, and 8.79% two or more races. The school has a high percentage of students (87.69%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic need among the student population. Despite these socioeconomic challenges, Clarksville Elementary has consistently ranked in the top half of Virginia elementary schools, ranking 479 out of 1,114 in 2023-2024 and 412 out of 1,114 in 2022-2023.

While Clarksville Elementary's academic performance is generally stronger than the district and state averages, the Mecklenburg County Public Schools district itself is ranked 50 out of 130 school districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests that while Clarksville Elementary may be a standout performer within its district, there is still room for improvement across the broader educational system 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 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
Clarksville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6825 Skipwith Road	Skipwith	23968	Mecklenburg County	Mecklenburg County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 374-8668	455	25	18.3	87.7%	251 (55.2%)	143 (31.4%)	16 (3.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.8%)	60.9	479^th of 1114 public elementary schools	57.0%		64.6	412^th of 1114 public elementary schools	63.0%	67	73.6	77.4	66.7	75.4	77.4	76.9	69.6	77.4	$8,118	$1,151	$6,968

Cities Near Skipwith

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chase City	6.73 mi	1	249^th
Boydton	10.37 mi	1
Saxe	11.13 mi	1	92^nd
Baskerville	12.51 mi	3
Scottsburg	16.04 mi	2	137^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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