Best Public Schools in Nathalie, VA

Summary:

The city of Nathalie, Virginia is home to two elementary schools: Sydnor Jennings Elementary and Meadville Elementary. Both schools serve students from prekindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the Halifax County Public Schools district.

Based on the available data, Meadville Elementary appears to be the stronger performing school in the Nathalie area. Meadville has a higher statewide school ranking, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, compared to Sydnor Jennings Elementary's 1-2 star rating. Meadville also outperforms Sydnor Jennings and the overall Halifax County district on most standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics and reading. Additionally, Meadville has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.6 compared to 10.6 at Sydnor Jennings.

However, both schools face significant challenges related to student poverty, with extremely high free/reduced lunch rates of over 98%. Additionally, both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates of 15.7%, which is an area of concern. While Meadville outperforms Sydnor Jennings, there are still notable gaps in academic achievement compared to state averages, particularly in 5th grade reading and science. This suggests that there is room for improvement in educational outcomes for students in the Nathalie community.

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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
Meadville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Meadville School Loop	Nathalie	24577	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 349-1012	173	11	16.2	100.6%	106 (61.3%)	57 (32.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	67.4	387^th of 1110 public elementary schools	65.1%		60.5	485^th of 1114 public elementary schools	56.5%	98	80.7	89.3	70.6	64.7	87.1	85.7	52.9	78.6	$9,780	$25	$9,755
Sydnor Jennings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Sydnor Jennings Rd	Nathalie	24577	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 349-1013	157	17	9.2	96.2%	76 (48.4%)	55 (35.0%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.1%)	37.1	747^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.7%		25.4	893^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	19.8%	146	78.6	52.0	54.2	50.0	71.4	64.0	62.5	76.0	$13,219	$576	$12,643

Cities Near Nathalie

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brookneal	7.73 mi	1	256^th
Scottsburg	9.45 mi	2	113^th
Gretna	11.46 mi	4	109^th
Naruna	11.98 mi	1	268^th
Halifax	13.07 mi	2	305^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.