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Dudley Elementary

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Dudley Elementary ranks 498 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

498^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Dudley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Wirtz, Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 204 students. It is part of the Franklin County Public Schools district, which is ranked 32 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dudley Elementary has consistently performed above the state average in SOL (Standards of Learning) test scores, particularly in mathematics and science. In 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade students achieved 82.22% proficiency in SOL Mathematics, compared to the state average of 71.56%. They also outperformed the state average in SOL Science, with 73.91% proficiency compared to 68.94% statewide. However, the school has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 12.6% to 19.3% in recent years, which may impact student learning and achievement.

Dudley Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly above the other elementary schools in the Franklin County Public Schools district, such as Sontag Elementary, Boones Mill Elementary, and Windy Gap Elementary. However, the school lags behind the higher-performing Lee M. Waid Elementary, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state.

317

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,451

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7250 Brooks Mill Rd
Wirtz, VA 24184

(540) 721-2621

District: Franklin County Public Schools

Students who attend Dudley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Benjamin Franklin Middle
High:	Franklin County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.3%

Two or more races:

9.1%

Hispanic:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 55th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Virginia median (55th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg77%

Virginia avg71%

498^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Franklin County Public Schools

32^nd of 129Franklin County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	498 of 1110	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	456 of 1114	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	467 of 1114	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	482 of 1109	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.5	227 of 1103	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	436 of 1105	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	319 of 1097	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	57.2	510 of 1099	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.5	266 of 1096	75.7%	★★★★☆
2015	59.0	496 of 1100	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.3	309 of 1110	72.2%	★★★★☆
2013	55.6	515 of 1120	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.7	429 of 1117	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.4	755 of 1117	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.9	395 of 1113	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.8	480 of 1082	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.0	288 of 1081	73.4%	★★★★☆
2007	62.3	402 of 1083	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	78.5	139 of 1071	87.0%	★★★★☆
2005	69.1	283 of 1062	73.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	383 of 1096	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	500 of 1098	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	687 of 1100	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	329 of 1046	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	439 of 1036	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	586 of 1093	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.9	396 of 1101	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	252 of 1093	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	567 of 973	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	578 of 979	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	488 of 984	50.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+4 vs state

Science74%+5 vs state

VA Studies74%+6 vs state

English Reading72%~ state avg

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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
Dudley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7250 Brooks Mill Rd	Wirtz	24184	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 721-2621	317	26	12.2	88.0%	261 (82.3%)	8 (2.5%)	16 (5.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.1%)	58.5	498^th of 1110 public elementary schools	55.1%		62.9	456^th of 1114 public elementary schools	59.1%	42	69.6	78.7	82.2	73.9	76.1	73.8	66.0	73.8	$10,451	$1,584	$8,867
Glade Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8081 Old Franklin Turnpike	Glade Hill	24092	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 576-3010	227	22	10.5	87.2%	175 (77.1%)	11 (4.8%)	27 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	60.9	465^th of 1110 public elementary schools	58.1%		56.5	531^st of 1114 public elementary schools	52.3%	66	66.7	76.7	93.1	93.1	68.6	73.3	82.8	60.0	$48	$00	$48
Rocky Mount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 School Board Rd	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5040	296	35	8.3	87.5%	151 (51.0%)	49 (16.6%)	43 (14.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (17.2%)	51.2	585^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.3%		48.4	635^th of 1114 public elementary schools	43.0%	50	75.7	87.5	71.1	76.3	63.9	59.4	68.4	65.6	$10,499	$1,600	$8,900
Windy Gap Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	465 Truman Hill Road	Hardy	24101	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 719-2809	391	26	15.0	87.0%	323 (82.6%)	14 (3.6%)	20 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	72.6	314^th of 1110 public elementary schools	71.7%		70.8	342^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	69.3%	28	76.1	85.4	90.5	77.8	66.2	89.6	79.4	93.8	$10,283	$1,559	$8,723
Lee M. Waid Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	540 E Court Street	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5736	386	36	10.6	85.5%	206 (53.4%)	59 (15.3%)	52 (13.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (17.1%)	81.1	195^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.4%		76.9	258^th of 1114 public elementary schools	76.8%	63	95.2	96.0	82.8	75.9	75.8	88.0	82.5	92.0	$10,270	$1,568	$8,701
Boones Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	265 Taylors Rd	Boones Mill	24065	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 334-4000	290	21	14.0	85.5%	244 (84.1%)	5 (1.7%)	20 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	45.8	659^th of 1110 public elementary schools	40.6%		60.5	482^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	56.7%	177	77.6	75.0	66.0	67.9	57.1	69.2	67.9	70.0	$10,431	$1,581	$8,850
Moneta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12718 Moneta Rd	Moneta	24121	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 297-4411	218	16	13.3	87.2%	169 (77.5%)	16 (7.3%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.6%)	80.9	200^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.0%		57.3	520^th of 1114 public elementary schools	53.3%	320	88.2	83.9	76.2	95.2	71.4	93.3	90.5	93.3	$9,350	$909	$8,441
Sontag Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 Sontag Rd	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5667	248	26	9.4	87.5%	149 (60.1%)	24 (9.7%)	33 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (16.5%)	46.9	641^st of 1110 public elementary schools	42.3%		51.7	589^th of 1114 public elementary schools	47.1%	52	86.8	87.5	61.4	70.5	71.1	71.0	54.6	50.0	$10,424	$1,585	$8,840
Goodview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1374 Rivermont Academy Rd	Goodview	24095	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 892-5674	504	34	14.7	82.9%	400 (79.4%)	22 (4.4%)	33 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.1%)	64.5	428^th of 1110 public elementary schools	61.4%		60.7	481^st of 1114 public elementary schools	56.8%	53	70.0	80.0	74.7	90.7	62.5	83.1	82.7	76.6	$9,231	$1,007	$8,224
Stewartsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1138 Wildcat Rd	Goodview	24095	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 890-2174	292	21	13.9	102.1%	231 (79.1%)	8 (2.7%)	33 (11.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	42.3	694^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.5%		50.2	616^th of 1114 public elementary schools	44.7%	78	59.5	74.5	68.0	58.0	57.1	76.5	64.0	78.7	$8,826	$1,180	$7,646

Frequently Asked Questions about Dudley Elementary

Is Dudley Elementary a good school?

Dudley Elementary ranks 498^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Dudley Elementary in?

Franklin County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Dudley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dudley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Benjamin Franklin Middle
High : Franklin County High

How many students attend Dudley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Dudley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dudley Elementary?

Students at Dudley Elementary are 82% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American.

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