Best Public Schools in Austinville, VA

Summary:

The city of Austinville, Virginia is home to two elementary schools: Jackson Memorial Elementary and Laurel Elementary. These schools serve students from prekindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the Wythe County Public Schools and Carroll County Public Schools districts.

Based on the available data, Jackson Memorial Elementary appears to be the stronger-performing school, with a higher 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and consistently outperforming Laurel Elementary in academic areas such as mathematics and English reading proficiency. Jackson Memorial also has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher socioeconomic status among its student population.

In contrast, Laurel Elementary struggles more academically, falling behind the district and state averages in several subjects, particularly in English reading proficiency. Laurel also has a higher student-teacher ratio and spends less per student compared to Jackson Memorial. Despite these differences, both schools share the same chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7%, suggesting that factors contributing to student attendance may be similar across the two schools.

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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
Laurel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Pleasant View Road	Austinville	24312	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 728-9247	199	17	11.6	91.5%	186 (93.5%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	48	627^th of 1110 public elementary schools	43.5%		61.8	467^th of 1114 public elementary schools	58.1%	160	79.2	73.5	71.4	74.3	54.2	73.5	68.6	58.8	$9,187	$719	$8,468
Jackson Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4424 Fort Chiswell Road	Austinville	24312	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 699-0160	229	19	12.0	81.7%	216 (94.3%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	59.5	481^st of 1110 public elementary schools	56.7%		64.1	438^th of 1114 public elementary schools	60.7%	43	81.1	83.3	81.3	75.0	70.3	66.7	78.1	56.7	$8,679	$1,270	$7,409

Cities Near Austinville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hillsville	8.07 mi	7	130^th
Wytheville	8.22 mi	6	84^th
Galax	8.33 mi	6	170^th
Max Meadows	8.5 mi	3	64^th
Fries	9.27 mi	1	151^st

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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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