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South Hill Elementary

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South Hill Elementary ranks 427 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

427^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

South Hill Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in South Hill, Virginia, with 761 students. It is part of the Mecklenburg County Public Schools district, which is ranked 57 out of 129 school districts in the state.

South Hill Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 77.48% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 76.76% for the district and 72.89% for the state. The school also demonstrates strong performance across different student subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as economically disadvantaged students. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated, it is an area of concern that the school is actively addressing.

Compared to nearby schools, Clarksville Elementary and Chase City Elementary, South Hill Elementary outperforms them in most academic metrics, including standardized test scores and subgroup performance. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, 72.28% of 5th graders at South Hill Elementary were proficient or better in science, compared to 77.78% at Clarksville Elementary and 53.7% at Chase City Elementary.

767

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,822

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1290 Plank Road
South Hill, VA 23970

(434) 447-8134

District: Mecklenburg County Public Schools

Students who attend South Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Park View Middle
High:	Park View High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.0%

White:

39.2%

Hispanic:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (77% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Virginia median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg74%

Virginia avg71%

427^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Mecklenburg County Public Schools

57^th of 129Mecklenburg 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	64.6	427 of 1110	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	441 of 1114	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.0	269 of 1114	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	381 of 1109	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.0	353 of 1103	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	274 of 1105	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	294 of 1097	73.2%	★★★★☆
2017	58.5	488 of 1099	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.3	665 of 1096	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.8	781 of 1100	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.6	904 of 1110	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.8	915 of 1120	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.6	794 of 1117	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.9	701 of 1117	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.8	415 of 1113	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.1	413 of 1082	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.0	204 of 1081	81.1%	★★★★☆
2007	86.2	38 of 1083	96.5%	★★★★★
2006	82.4	79 of 1071	92.6%	★★★★★
2005	76.8	175 of 1062	83.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	240 of 579	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	238 of 588	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.6	95 of 579	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	426 of 1096	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	482 of 1098	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	282 of 1100	74.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	98 of 606	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	104 of 580	82.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	267 of 1046	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	298 of 1036	71.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	412 of 1093	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	408 of 1101	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	272 of 1093	75.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2024	34.1	173 of 247	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	187 of 973	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	327 of 979	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.5	154 of 984	84.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

African American (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)30th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

VA Studies83%+15 vs state

Mathematics78%+5 vs state

English Reading75%+5 vs state

Science72%+3 vs state

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Schools Near South Hill Elementary

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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
South Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1290 Plank Road	South Hill	23970	Mecklenburg County	Mecklenburg County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 447-8134	767	51	15.0	95.6%	301 (39.2%)	353 (46.0%)	51 (6.6%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.5%)	64.6	427^th of 1110 public elementary schools	61.5%		63.6	441^st of 1114 public elementary schools	60.4%	14	77.5	84.8	69.3	72.3	69.7	82.1	74.0	82.8	$6,822	$00	$6,822
Lacrosse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 School Circle	La Crosse	23950	Mecklenburg County	Mecklenburg County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 757-7374	353	24	14.7	92.4%	205 (58.1%)	84 (23.8%)	38 (10.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	73.5	302^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	72.8%		71	337^th of 1114 public elementary schools	69.7%	35	83.3	78.9	96.2	84.9	69.1	75.0	84.9	78.9	$9,130	$00	$9,130
Totaro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19350 Christanna Highway	Lawrenceville	23868	Brunswick County	Brunswick County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 848-3209	295	18	16.6	102.4%	42 (14.2%)	233 (79.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	43.9	676^th of 1110 public elementary schools	39.1%		51.5	592^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	46.9%	84	62.8	57.1	79.2	66.7	70.6	71.4	75.0	47.2	$7,986	$1,661	$6,325
Kenbridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 Nottoway Falls Rd	Kenbridge	23944	Lunenburg County	Lunenburg County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 676-2491	372	26	14.3	93.8%	122 (32.8%)	93 (25.0%)	139 (37.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	48.1	626^th of 1110 public elementary schools	43.6%		50.3	615^th of 1114 public elementary schools	44.8%	11	75.8	76.6	63.6	59.1	68.3	68.1	63.4	80.4	$12,334	$1,525	$10,810
Chase City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5450 Highway Forty-Seven	Chase City	23924	Mecklenburg County	Mecklenburg County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 372-4770	396	24	16.5	94.9%	86 (21.7%)	233 (58.8%)	25 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.6%)	27.6	854^th of 1110 public elementary schools	23.1%		28	867^th of 1114 public elementary schools	22.2%	13	68.9	58.8	68.5	53.7	63.9	50.0	62.3	49.0	$7,877	$00	$7,877
Clarksville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6825 Skipwith Road	Skipwith	23968	Mecklenburg County	Mecklenburg County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 374-8668	432	37	11.6	95.1%	232 (53.7%)	145 (33.6%)	22 (5.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	63.8	436^th of 1110 public elementary schools	60.7%		60.9	479^th of 1114 public elementary schools	57.0%	43	79.7	79.3	64.8	77.8	70.6	84.9	70.4	86.5	$8,973	$00	$8,973
Victoria Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1521 Eighth St	Victoria	23974	Lunenburg County	Lunenburg County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 696-2163	400	26	15.3	93.3%	207 (51.8%)	144 (36.0%)	29 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	48.7	622^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	44.0%		35.7	773^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	30.6%	151	80.3	64.3	82.4	66.7	78.7	72.5	66.7	48.6	$10,879	$1,803	$9,075

Frequently Asked Questions about South Hill Elementary

What district is South Hill Elementary in?

Mecklenburg County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of South Hill Elementary?

Students at South Hill Elementary are 46% African American, 39% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend South Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 767 students attended South Hill Elementary.

What schools do graduates of South Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Park View Middle
High : Park View High

Is South Hill Elementary a good school?

South Hill Elementary ranks 427^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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