Summary:
Dungannon, Virginia, is served by a single public school, Dungannon Elementary, a small PK-7 school within Scott County Public Schools that enrolls 131 students. The school serves a high-poverty community—74.05% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch—yet it maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1 and spends $11,642 per student.
Over the past three school years, the school's state ranking has slipped from the 61st percentile (436th of 1,114 schools) in 2023–2024, to the 59th percentile (458th) in 2024–2025, and to the 53rd percentile (521st of 1,111) in 2025–2026, though it has held a steady 3-star rating. The parent district, Scott County Public Schools, ranks 32nd out of 131 Virginia districts (76th percentile, 4 stars), meaning the district overall is stronger than Dungannon Elementary's own standing. Chronic absenteeism stands at 13.6%, below the state average of 14.8% but above the district's 10.5%.
Test results reveal a school of extremes. In 2025–2026, the school far outpaced state averages in 6th grade math (84.6% proficient vs. 63.2% statewide), 7th grade math (75.0% vs. 51.1%), 4th grade reading (100% vs. 73.7%), and 4th grade Virginia Studies (91.7% vs. 70.5%). However, 3rd grade math (62.5% vs. 74.0%) and reading (56.3% vs. 67.6%) lag well behind state averages, as does 7th grade reading (65.0% vs. 73.0%). With so few students per grade, year-over-year swings can be dramatic (3rd grade math fell from 90.9% to 62.5%, while 4th grade reading jumped from 68.8% to 100%), so these results should be viewed as indicative rather than definitive. The overall picture is of a high-poverty school with genuine strengths in middle-grade math and several notable bright spots, but with early literacy and 7th grade reading as the primary areas of concern.
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