Best Public Schools in Clifton Forge, VA

Summary:

The city of Clifton Forge, Virginia is home to a single elementary school, Sharon Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 188 students. Sharon Elementary is part of the Alleghany Highlands Public Schools district, which is ranked 87 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sharon Elementary stands out as a high-performing school in the Clifton Forge area. The school consistently achieves impressive proficiency rates on state standardized tests (SOL exams), significantly outperforming the district and state averages in subjects like Mathematics, Science, and Virginia Studies. Sharon Elementary has also received high rankings from SchoolDigger, placing it in the top 139 elementary schools in Virginia for the 2024-2025 school year and the top 64 for 2023-2024. Additionally, the school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7% compared to the district and state.

Despite the school's academic success, 85.64% of Sharon Elementary students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need among the student population. The school's per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $9,293, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.7 to 1, which may contribute to its academic performance. Overall, Sharon Elementary appears to be a standout school in the Clifton Forge area, providing a quality education to its students despite the socioeconomic challenges faced by the community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Sharon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Sharon School Cir.	Clifton Forge	24422	Alleghany County	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 863-1712	216	16	13.5	84.3%	188 (87.0%)	13 (6.0%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	84.3	139^th of 1110 public elementary schools	87.5%		88.4	64^th of 1114 public elementary schools	94.3%	75	96.6	100.0	100.0	81.5	75.0	87.9	74.1	97.0	$11,026	$1,061	$9,965

Cities Near Clifton Forge

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Covington	3.04 mi	8	300^th
Hot Springs	10.88 mi	2	107^th
Eagle Rock	11.15 mi	1	82^nd
Millboro	16.26 mi	1	93^rd
Buchanan	19.47 mi	2	50^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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