Best Public Schools in Zip Code 24649

Summary:

The 24649 zip code is home to a single standout public elementary school, Swords Creek Elementary, which serves grades PK-7 and has a total enrollment of 106 students. This school consistently outperforms the Russell County Public Schools district and the state of Virginia in various standardized test scores, including mathematics, reading, and civics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 7th-grade mathematics proficiency rate is 100%, compared to 71.88% for the district and 52.49% for the state.

Swords Creek Elementary has a very homogeneous student population, with 99.06% of students identifying as White, which is significantly higher than the racial diversity typically seen in Virginia schools. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (89.62%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population. Despite these demographic factors, the school's per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $8,267, slightly higher than the state average.

While Swords Creek Elementary's academic performance is a notable strength, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 308th out of 1,114 Virginia elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 562nd out of 1,103 in 2020-2021. This suggests that the school's performance may be influenced by factors beyond just academic achievement, such as changes in the state's assessment criteria or the relative performance of other schools. Overall, Swords Creek Elementary appears to be a high-performing school that is providing a strong educational foundation for its students, but the school's lack of racial diversity and high poverty rates may present unique challenges and opportunities for the school and district to address.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				SOL Mathematics (2024)		SOL English Reading (2024)		SOL Civics and Economics (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Swords Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	3867 Swords Creek Rd.	Swords Creek	24649	Russell County	Russell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 991-0016	106	11	9.4	89.6%	105 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	90.0	100.0	80.0	90.0	100.0	$8,267	$1,692	$6,575

Cities Near Zip Code 24649

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Swords Creek	2.81 mi	1	22^nd
Honaker	4.58 mi	5	148^th
Rosedale	7.63 mi	1	14^th
Richlands	7.65 mi	3	95^th
Cedar Bluff	8.53 mi	1	43^rd

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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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