Best Public Schools in Troutdale, VA

Summary:

The city of Troutdale, Virginia is home to a single standout elementary school, Grayson Highlands, which serves grades PK-7 and has a total enrollment of 149 students. Grayson Highlands is part of the Grayson County Public Schools district, which is ranked 34 out of 130 districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grayson Highlands is a high-performing school, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in Virginia. In the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school years, the school placed 120th and 139th out of over 1,100 schools, respectively, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Academically, Grayson Highlands outperforms the district and state averages, with particularly strong results in mathematics and science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 80% or more of students in grades 3, 5, 6, and 7 were proficient or better in mathematics, and 94.74% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better on the SOL science test.

Despite serving a predominantly white student population, with 95.97% of students identifying as white, Grayson Highlands has a high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, with 87.92% of students qualifying for this program in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's student-teacher ratio of 10.2 is lower than the state average, and per-student spending was $9,651 in the 2020-2021 school year, suggesting the district is investing resources to support the school's success. Overall, Grayson Highlands appears to be a standout institution in the Troutdale area, providing a high-quality education to its students despite some demographic and socioeconomic challenges.

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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
Grayson Highlands	Public	PK, KG-7	6459 Troutdale Hwy.	Troutdale	24378	Grayson County	Grayson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 579-2235	149	15	10.2	87.9%	143 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	74.8	283^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	74.6%		83.7	139^th of 1114 public elementary schools	87.5%	144	80.0	64.7	84.2	100.0	91.7	94.7	66.7	82.4	79.0	100.0	83.3	75.0	88.2	$9,651	$1,722	$7,929

Cities Near Troutdale

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sugar Grove	5.73 mi	1	156^th
Marion	10.47 mi	7	247^th
Atkins	12.22 mi	1	137^th
Chilhowie	14.9 mi	3	55^th
Independence	16.86 mi	4	61^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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