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Best Elementary Schools in Wytheville, VA

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839

Students

Top rankedSheffey Elementary269^th of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Sheffey Elementary up 44 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Wytheville, Virginia is home to two elementary schools: Spiller Elementary and Sheffey Elementary. Both schools serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the Wythe County Public Schools district, which is ranked 13th out of 129 school districts in Virginia.

Based on the available data, Sheffey Elementary appears to be the standout school in the area. Sheffey consistently ranks higher in the statewide SchoolDigger rankings, reaching as high as 269th out of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools. Additionally, Sheffey outperforms Spiller Elementary and the district in several key test score metrics, including mathematics, reading, and science. Sheffey also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.5, compared to 12.9 at Spiller Elementary.

While Spiller Elementary has a much larger enrollment of 635 students, compared to 221 students at Sheffey Elementary, both schools have high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need in the student populations. Overall, the Wythe County Public Schools district is performing well above the state average, with both Spiller and Sheffey Elementary generally outperforming the state averages on various test score metrics.

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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
Sheffey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	621 Piney Mt. Rd	Wytheville	24382	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 699-1771	224	21	10.4	79.0%	209 (93.3%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	76.6	269^th of 1110 public elementary schools	75.8%		72.8	313^th of 1114 public elementary schools	71.9%	44	93.8	84.9	82.8	69.0	72.9	84.4	86.2	88.2	$9,926	$1,253	$8,673
Spiller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Tazewell St	Wytheville	24382	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 228-3561	615	48	12.8	82.4%	519 (84.4%)	33 (5.4%)	23 (3.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.2%)	61.5	460^th of 1110 public elementary schools	58.6%		64.4	432^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	61.2%	28	75.6	80.0	81.7	59.1	66.7	81.0	73.9	85.9	$9,903	$2,125	$7,778

Cities Near Wytheville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Max Meadows	7.88 mi	3	64^th
Rural Retreat	10.04 mi	3	32^nd
Speedwell	10.13 mi	1	120^th
Bland	11.02 mi	2	257^th
Austinville	13.66 mi	2	192^nd

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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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