Smyth County Public Schools

Summary:

The Smyth County Public Schools district in Virginia consists of 13 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 25 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 Northwood High School, which is ranked 12th out of 329 high schools in Virginia and rated 5 out of 5 stars, and Chilhowie High School, ranked 39th and rated 4 out of 5 stars. At the elementary level, Marion Elementary and Saltville Elementary are exceptional, with high proficiency rates across multiple subjects.

The district also faces some equity challenges, with several schools having very high free and reduced lunch rates, indicating a high percentage of students from low-income families. Additionally, there is a lack of racial diversity in some schools, suggesting the need for further investigation into ensuring equitable access to high-quality education across the district. Overall, the Smyth County Public Schools district appears to be performing well, with several standout schools, but there are areas for potential improvement in addressing disparities and promoting equity.

District Detail

121 Bagley Cir Ste 300
Marion, VA 24354-3140

(276) 783-3791

SchoolDigger Rank:
25^th of 130 Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students:

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SOL Geometry (2024)	SOL Algebra I (2024)			SOL Mathematics (2024)						SOL Biology (2024)	SOL Science (2024)		SOL English Reading (2024)								SOL Geography (2024)	SOL World History I (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 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 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 English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 8th Grade	SOL World History I 9th 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
Atkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5903 Lee Hwy	Atkins	24311	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 783-3366	187	16	11.8	101.6%	176 (94.1%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	43.7	686^th of 1114 public elementary schools	38.4%		62.6	438^th of 1114 public elementary schools	60.7%	248					55.6	51.9	75.0					70.8		84.0	63.0	79.2									51.9	$7,420	$974	$6,446
Marion Middle	Public	6-8	134 Wilden St	Marion	24354	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 783-4466	431	36	12.0	96.5%	401 (93.0%)	10 (2.3%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	39.6	277^th of 417 public middle schools	33.6%		43.4	261^st of 422 public middle schools	38.2%	16		100.0						70.0	45.0	28.7			63.9				72.9	61.1	68.0			72.4		62.1		$6,942	$645	$6,297
Marion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	188 Star Mountain Dr	Marion	24354	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 783-3021	307	24	12.9	92.2%	266 (86.6%)	21 (6.8%)	11 (3.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	86	103^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	90.8%		81	190^th of 1114 public elementary schools	82.9%	87					84.8	88.1	88.7					83.0		86.7	90.5	90.6									85.7	$7,412	$1,290	$6,122
Marion Senior High	Public	9-12	848 Stage ST	Marion	24354	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 783-4731	638	56	11.4	83.5%	590 (92.5%)	15 (2.4%)	18 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.7%)	48.9	202^nd of 329 public high schools	38.6%		35	255^th of 326 public high schools	21.8%	53	92.3		75.8	85.7							71.2									84.4	100.0		4.2			$8,026	$538	$7,488
Smyth County Career & Technical Center	Public		147 Fox Valley Rd	Marion	24354	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 646-8117	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Chilhowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	130 East Lee Hwy	Chilhowie	24319	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 646-8220	543	41	13.2	89.0%	507 (93.4%)	12 (2.2%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	79.2	226^th of 1114 public elementary schools	79.7%		63.1	428^th of 1114 public elementary schools	61.6%	202					81.7	88.5	91.1					91.1		66.7	80.8	91.0									85.9	$6,943	$1,069	$5,875
Chilhowie High	Public	9-12	1160 East Lee Hwy	Chilhowie	24319	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 646-8966	393	30	12.9	64.1%	371 (94.4%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	77.2	39^th of 329 public high schools	88.1%		74.1	57^th of 326 public high schools	82.5%	18	95.7		91.1								84.2									90.4						$7,470	$671	$6,799
Oak Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	138 Oak Point Dr	Marion	24354	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 783-2609	359	32	11.2	101.9%	333 (92.8%)	6 (1.7%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.8%)	43.8	683^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	38.7%		25.5	884^th of 1114 public elementary schools	20.6%	201					62.0	75.6	51.0					64.0		54.9	75.6	77.6									68.9	$10,837	$1,760	$9,077
Northwood High	Public	9-12	305 Panther Ln	Saltville	24370	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 496-7751	240	23	10.5	86.7%	225 (93.8%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	82.6	12^th of 329 public high schools	96.4%		74.3	55^th of 326 public high schools	83.1%	43	100.0		97.4								80.8									93.6						$8,868	$867	$8,002
Rich Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	196 Long Hollow Rd	Saltville	24370	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 624-3314	130	11	11.5	91.5%	129 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77.3	253^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	77.3%		57	520^th of 1114 public elementary schools	53.3%	267					76.9	93.8	75.0					70.0		84.6	87.5	85.0									93.8	$10,365	$1,801	$8,565
Saltville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1013 E Main St	Saltville	24370	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 496-4751	195	19	10.5	101.5%	188 (96.4%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	84.3	133^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	88.1%		85.3	121^st of 1114 public elementary schools	89.1%	12					84.6	82.8	100.0					96.2		73.1	86.2	96.2									86.2	$10,675	$2,315	$8,360
Sugar Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	242 Teas Rd	Sugar Grove	24375	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 677-3311	101	11	9.3	101.0%	98 (97.0%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.9	439^th of 1114 public elementary schools	60.6%		59.4	488^th of 1114 public elementary schools	56.2%	49					71.4	73.3	73.7					68.4		78.6	73.3	84.2									80.0	$11,685	$2,593	$9,093
Northwood Middle	Public	6-8	156 Long Hollow Rd	Saltville	24370	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 624-3341	151	18	8.3	86.1%	144 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	62.8	157^th of 417 public middle schools	62.4%		72.1	114^th of 422 public middle schools	73.0%	43		100.0						86.2	35.1	75.0			90.2				72.3	61.8	90.2			89.7		69.1		$12,288	$819	$11,469
Chilhowie Middle	Public	6-8	1162 East Lee Hwy	Chilhowie	24319	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 646-3942	306	22	13.9	69.6%	283 (92.5%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	72.2	99^th of 417 public middle schools	76.3%		81.2	46^th of 422 public middle schools	89.1%	53		100.0						77.4	62.0	69.2			82.5				73.5	83.2	86.1			78.5		78.8		$7,220	$775	$6,445

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Southwest Virginia Mental Health Institute	9.26 mi	1
Department Of Corrections	9.37 mi	61
Tazewell County Public Schools	13.24 mi	14	11^th
Washington County Public Schools	13.49 mi	17	8^th
Russell County Public Schools	13.67 mi	12	46^th

Smyth County Public Schools

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