Best Public Schools in Zip Code 23959

Summary:

The 23959 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Phenix Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 226 students. The school's student population is predominantly White (60.62%) and African American (30.53%), with a high percentage (86.73%) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges in the area.

Phenix Elementary's academic performance, as measured by SOL (Standards of Learning) assessments, is mixed, with some grade levels and subject areas exceeding state and Charlotte County Public Schools district averages, while others fall behind. For example, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate (88.24%) was significantly higher than the state average (70.11%) and slightly higher than the district average (88.19%), but the 5th-grade math proficiency rate (70%) was lower than both the state (67.98%) and district (82.08%) averages. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 424 out of 1,114 Virginia elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 646 out of 1,109 in 2021-2022.

Despite the mixed academic performance, Phenix Elementary's per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $7,889, and the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.2 for the 2022-2023 school year. These factors suggest that the school may have the resources and support to address its areas of weakness and capitalize on its strengths, potentially leading to improved outcomes for its students in the future.

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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
Phenix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Red House Road	Phenix	23959	Charlotte County	Charlotte County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 542-5570	226	17	13.2	86.7%	137 (60.6%)	69 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.8%)	65.1	424^th of 1114 public elementary schools	61.9%		50.3	607^th of 1114 public elementary schools	45.5%	183	88.2	77.4	70.0	80.0	61.8	83.9	72.5	77.4	$7,889	$1,110	$6,779

Cities Near Zip Code 23959

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Phenix	3.33 mi	1	219^th
Brookneal	8.49 mi	1	152^nd
Charlotte C H	9.17 mi	1	117^th
Charlotte Court House	9.25 mi	1	39^th
Naruna	11.3 mi	1	315^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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