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Duffield-Pattonsville Primary

Q: Is Duffield-Pattonsville Primary a good school?

Duffield-Pattonsville Primary ranks 306 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Duffield-Pattonsville Primary is an elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Duffield, Virginia, with 294 students. It is part of the Scott County Public Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Duffield-Pattonsville Primary has consistently strong student performance on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests, often outperforming the state and district averages. In 2024-2025, the school ranked 306 out of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools, placing it in the top 28% statewide. The school's performance is particularly strong in English Reading, where 3rd and 4th grade students have exceeded the state average by over 10 percentage points in recent years. In Mathematics, the school's 3rd and 4th grade students have also outperformed the state average, sometimes by more than 10 percentage points. Despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 71.77% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, the school has been able to maintain strong academic performance, ranking in the top 10% of Virginia elementary schools for low-income students in 2024-2025.

However, Duffield-Pattonsville Primary has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.2% in 2021-2022 to 15.7% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern. The school's performance has also fluctuated over the years, with the school's ranking ranging from 93 out of 1,097 Virginia elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 723 out of 1,114 in 2022-2023. Additionally, the school's performance data for specific student subgroups, such as white students, shows some areas of concern, suggesting the need to closely monitor the performance of different student subgroups and implement targeted interventions to ensure equitable outcomes.

308

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,410

Per pupil spending ?

70.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

663 Duffield-Pattonsville High
Duffield, VA 24244

(276) 431-2244

District: Scott County Public Schools

Students who attend Duffield-Pattonsville Primary usually attend:

Middle:	Rye Cove Intermediate
High:	Rye Cove High

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.9%

Hispanic:

3.6%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (81% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Virginia median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg82%

Virginia avg71%

306^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Scott County Public Schools

22^nd of 129Scott 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	306 of 1110	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	48.1	639 of 1114	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	723 of 1114	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.5	348 of 1109	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	355 of 1103	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.3	237 of 1105	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	93 of 1097	91.5%	★★★★★
2017	66.5	355 of 1099	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	81.8	127 of 1096	88.4%	★★★★☆
2015	52.1	610 of 1100	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	66.1	347 of 1110	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.6	650 of 1120	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.6	562 of 1117	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	72.0	242 of 1117	78.3%	★★★★☆
2010	80.1	97 of 1113	91.3%	★★★★★
2009	81.4	81 of 1082	92.5%	★★★★★
2008	76.2	167 of 1081	84.6%	★★★★☆
2007	50.5	585 of 1083	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.9	467 of 1071	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.0	406 of 1062	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	347 of 1096	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	661 of 1098	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	679 of 1100	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	102 of 1046	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	57.8	452 of 1036	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	307 of 1093	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	611 of 1101	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	683 of 1093	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	546 of 973	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	809 of 979	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	867 of 984	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)90th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Reading83%+13 vs state

Mathematics82%+9 vs state

VA Studies76%+8 vs state

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Schools Near Duffield-Pattonsville Primary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)					SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)					SOL Civics and Economics (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 Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Duffield-Pattonsville Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	663 Duffield-Pattonsville High	Duffield	24244	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 431-2244	308	21	14.8	70.1%	286 (92.9%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	73.2	306^th of 1110 public elementary schools	72.4%		48.1	639^th of 1114 public elementary schools	42.6%	333	81.0	83.3					88.1	79.6					75.9	$8,410	$1,357	$7,053
Dryden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	176 School House Ridge Road	Dryden	24243	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 546-4443	237	21	11.2	86.1%	232 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	44.5	671^st of 1110 public elementary schools	39.5%		52.6	581^st of 1114 public elementary schools	47.8%	90	70.3	63.0					81.1	73.3					55.6	$9,610	$1,316	$8,293
Elk Knob Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	148 Hornet Loop	Pennington Gap	24277	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 546-1837	291	24	12.2	87.6%	281 (96.6%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	46.5	649^th of 1110 public elementary schools	41.5%		58.1	509^th of 1114 public elementary schools	54.3%	140	62.8	76.9					58.8	73.1					74.5	$9,441	$1,568	$7,873
Yuma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	130 Grover Cleveland Lane	Gate City	24251	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 386-3109	199	17	11.7	80.4%	187 (94.0%)	3 (1.5%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	78.7	238^th of 1110 public elementary schools	78.6%		84	141^st of 1114 public elementary schools	87.3%	97	65.6	85.7	92.3	100.0		92.0	71.0	90.5	92.3	100.0			85.7	$9,493	$874	$8,619
Union Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	2945 Second Avenue East	Big Stone Gap	24219	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 523-4900	809	61	13.2	90.1%	721 (89.1%)	29 (3.6%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.8%)	86.7	92^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	91.7%		88.7	60^th of 1114 public elementary schools	94.6%	32	87.3	91.1					83.5	94.1					88.2	$8,340	$916	$7,424
Shoemaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	218 Shoemaker Dr	Gate City	24251	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 386-7002	419	38	10.8	67.5%	381 (90.9%)	8 (1.9%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	64.8	421^st of 1110 public elementary schools	62.1%		69.7	364^th of 1114 public elementary schools	67.3%	57	80.6	76.6	80.4	89.1		67.4	80.6	84.8	65.2	76.4			71.7	$8,234	$1,838	$6,396
Weber City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	322 Jennings St	Weber City	24290	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 386-7981	380	26	14.3	75.8%	362 (95.3%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	83.6	152^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	86.3%		85.5	110^th of 1114 public elementary schools	90.1%	42	100.0	94.1	93.2	84.3		81.8	79.6	92.2	81.8	74.5			96.0	$8,122	$1,302	$6,820
St. Charles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2434 St. Charles Road	Saint Charles	24282	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 383-4531	110	12	9.5	82.7%	106 (96.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	78.5	239^th of 1110 public elementary schools	78.5%		84.6	127^th of 1114 public elementary schools	88.6%	112	75.0	81.0					81.3	90.5					95.2	$13,624	$2,592	$11,032
Norton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-7	205 E Park Ave	Norton	24273	Norton city	Norton City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 679-0971	527	39	13.6	99.8%	455 (86.3%)	15 (2.8%)	12 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)	54.3	549^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.5%		60.1	489^th of 1114 public elementary schools	56.1%	60	62.3	66.0	73.8	79.6	76.9	75.4	70.5	80.0	73.8	77.8	71.2	86.0	60.0	$10,100	$1,080	$9,020
Hilton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	303 Academy Rd.	Hiltons	24258	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 386-7430	159	16	9.9	76.7%	155 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	84.1	144^th of 1110 public elementary schools	87.0%		90.2	43^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	96.1%	101	85.7	86.7	94.4	90.0		83.3	85.7	93.3	88.9	80.0			80.0	$14,728	$2,543	$12,185

Frequently Asked Questions about Duffield-Pattonsville Primary

Is Duffield-Pattonsville Primary a good school?

Duffield-Pattonsville Primary ranks 306^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Duffield-Pattonsville Primary attend?

Students who attend Duffield-Pattonsville Primary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rye Cove Intermediate
High : Rye Cove High

What is the racial makeup of Duffield-Pattonsville Primary?

Students at Duffield-Pattonsville Primary are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Duffield-Pattonsville Primary in?

Scott County Public Schools

How many students attend Duffield-Pattonsville Primary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended Duffield-Pattonsville Primary.

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