Scott County Public Schools

Summary:

The Scott County Public Schools district in Virginia consists of 12 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 16 out of 130 school districts in Virginia and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the district stand out as top performers, including Hilton Elementary, which ranked 43 out of 1,114 Virginia elementary schools and received a 5-star rating, and Weber City Elementary, which ranked 110 out of 1,114 and also received a 5-star rating. Additionally, Gate City Middle stood out, ranking 15 out of 422 Virginia middle schools and receiving a 5-star rating.

While the district faces challenges, such as high rates of economic disadvantage and some variability in middle school performance, many of the schools outperform state averages on standardized tests, particularly in mathematics and English reading. This suggests the district is doing a commendable job of preparing its students academically, with several schools consistently ranking among the top in the state.

District Detail

340 E Jackson St
Gate City, VA 24251

(276) 386-6118

SchoolDigger Rank:
16^th of 130 Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students:

Primary Schools: 7
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Writing (2024)	SOL Algebra I (2024)			SOL Mathematics (2024)						SOL Biology (2024)	SOL Science (2024)		SOL Earth Science (2024)		SOL English Reading (2024)							SOL Geography (2024)		SOL VA and US History (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 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th 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 Earth Science 11th 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 11th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th 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
Gate City High	Public	9-12	178 Harry Fry Dr.	Gate City	24251	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 386-7522	619	41	15.0	77.4%	589 (95.2%)	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	79.3	26^th of 329 public high schools	92.1%		74.3	54^th of 326 public high schools	83.4%	28		93.9									87.2				69.2							90.5	85.1	50.0								$6,038	$138	$5,900
Scott County Career And Technical Center	Public		387 Broadwater Ave	Gate City	24251	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 386-6515	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Shoemaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	218 Shoemaker Dr	Gate City	24251	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 386-7002	450	37	12.2	81.1%	427 (94.9%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	69.7	364^th of 1114 public elementary schools	67.3%		69.9	344^th of 1114 public elementary schools	69.1%	20					83.0	70.5	80.0	92.2				66.7				76.6	79.6	73.3	84.4												77.3	$8,999	$1,275	$7,724
Weber City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	322 Jennings St	Weber City	24290	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 386-7981	362	23	15.9	78.5%	344 (95.0%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	85.5	110^th of 1114 public elementary schools	90.1%		79.5	218^th of 1114 public elementary schools	80.4%	108					95.5	88.6	89.8	88.2				82.0				88.6	86.4	82.0	84.3												88.4	$6,267	$701	$5,566
Gate City Middle	Public	7-8	170 Harry Fry Drive	Gate City	24251	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 386-6065	333	27	12.5	78.1%	317 (95.2%)	6 (1.8%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	78.6	65^th of 417 public middle schools	84.4%		87.8	15^th of 422 public middle schools	96.4%	50	60.9								83.5	86.5			77.9							81.0	77.4									82.3		$9,771	$1,291	$8,479
Virginia Connections Academy	Public, Virtual	6-11	340 East Jackson Street	Gate City	24251	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(276) 386-6118	513	12	43.6		260 (50.7%)	121 (23.6%)	62 (12.1%)	18 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.7%)								(n/a)		35.3	42.0	57.9				26.2	27.0	22.2	43.6		40.5	63.6					58.0	61.8	52.8	83.9			65.0	37.7	50.0	70.0	33.3	52.5
Yuma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	130 Grover Cleveland Lane	Gate City	24251	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 386-3109	186	17	11.1	80.1%	180 (96.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	84	141^st of 1114 public elementary schools	87.3%		77.4	242^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	78.3%	101					73.9	92.9	94.7	100.0				89.5				65.2	92.9	94.7	88.2												96.3	$6,730	$622	$6,108
Hilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	303 Academy Rd.	Hiltons	24258	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 386-7430	130	14	9.4	80.8%	124 (95.4%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	90.2	43^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	96.1%		73.6	283^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	74.6%	240					86.7	94.7		100.0								93.3	100.0		83.3												89.5	$12,023	$1,708	$10,315
Nickelsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	11415 Nickesville Hwy	Nickelsville	24271	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 479-2676	298	21	14.1	79.2%	270 (90.6%)	2 (0.7%)	16 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	79.8	216^th of 1114 public elementary schools	80.6%		71.3	329^th of 1114 public elementary schools	70.5%	113					93.9	83.9	82.4	80.7	86.5			79.4				75.8	93.6	76.5	83.3	81.1										91.4	87.1	$7,994	$963	$7,031
Rye Cove Intermediate	Public	5-7	158 Memorial School Lane	Clinchport	24244	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 940-2322	153	14	11.3	78.4%	138 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	69.3	118^th of 417 public middle schools	71.7%		64.4	144^th of 422 public middle schools	65.9%	26							82.2	72.3	75.4			71.1						80.0	80.9	73.7										75.4		$8,305	$657	$7,648
Rye Cove High	Public	8-12	164 Eagles Nest Lane	Duffield	24244	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 940-2701	279	24	11.7	76.3%	263 (94.3%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	73.4	63^rd of 329 public high schools	80.9%		57.9	154^th of 326 public high schools	52.8%	91		93.2								79.3	76.1		71.0								70.7	93.3	76.9		58.3							$8,818	$788	$8,030
Twin Springs High	Public	8-12	273 Titan Lane	Nickelsville	24271	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 479-2185	242	24	10.2	77.3%	222 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	69.1	93^rd of 329 public high schools	71.7%		64.2	123^rd of 326 public high schools	62.3%	30		95.1								66.7	80.4		61.4	100.0							70.5	88.2	61.0									$10,755	$158	$10,598
Duffield-Pattonsville Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	663 Duffield-Pattonsville High	Duffield	24244	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 431-2244	286	21	13.9	77.6%	269 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	48.1	639^th of 1114 public elementary schools	42.6%		39.8	723^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	35.1%	84					69.6	76.3										60.7	71.1														68.4	$8,198	$1,152	$7,046
Dungannon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-7	113 Fifth Avenue	Dungannon	24245	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 467-2281	84	10	8.4	75.0%	79 (94.0%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	64.2	436^th of 1114 public elementary schools	60.9%		62.8	433^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	61.1%	3						76.9	66.7	76.2	78.6			83.3				76.5	76.9	66.7	85.7	64.3										57.1	61.5
Fort Blackmore Center for Excellence	Public		214 Big Stoney Creek Road	Fort Blackmore	24250	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(276) 995-2654																			(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lee County Public Schools	9.03 mi	11	45^th
Department Of Corrections	9.37 mi	61
Wise County Public Schools	12.34 mi	13	2^nd
Renaissance/Scott County	13.47 mi	1
Norton City Public Schools	17.88 mi	2	10^th

Scott County Public Schools

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