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Best Public Schools in Buchanan County, VA

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At a glance

Schools

2,454

Students

Districts

Top rankedRichlands Middle134^th of 416 Virginia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Twin Valley High up 3 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Twin Valley Elementary/Middle 11.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Writing (2026)	SOL Geometry (2026)	SOL Algebra I (2026)			SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Biology (2026)			SOL Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)							SOL Geography (2026)		SOL VA and US History (2026)	SOL Civics and Economics (2026)		SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th 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 English Reading 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL Geography 8th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Keen Mountain Corr Center	Public	11-12	3402 Kennel Gap Road	Oakwood	24631	Buchanan County	Virginia Department of Corrections	No	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(276) 498-7411																			(n/a)
Grundy High	Public	9-12	1300 Golden Wave Drive	Grundy	24614	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 935-2106	352	24	14.8	98.3%	347 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27.9	293^rd of 331 public high schools	11.5%		32.6	277^th of 328 public high schools	15.5%	16	80.0	79.2		66.7	75.0								63.0	63.6									74.0		50.0	26.1				$8,289	$1,447	$6,842
Hurley High	Public	8-12	6911 Hurley Road	Hurley	24620	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 566-8523	194	13	15.2	96.9%	192 (99.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.6	123^rd of 331 public high schools	62.8%		76.1	49^th of 328 public high schools	85.1%	74	85.4			89.7							47.9	61.9	76.9			76.5						68.6	92.1	69.1						$8,555	$1,539	$7,016
Riverview Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	27382 Riverside Drive	Grundy	24614	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 935-1613	719	50	14.4	101.1%	689 (95.8%)	4 (0.6%)	15 (2.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	45.9	663^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	40.3%		45.9	658^th of 1110 public elementary schools	40.7%	5			100.0			59.8	49.1	79.1	78.3	59.3	34.1				74.4	66.7	54.9	82.5	69.8	71.7	64.6	68.2		69.0			45.1		69.1	$8,517	$2,461	$6,056
Twin Valley Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-7	9017 Riverside Drive	Oakwood	24631	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 498-4537	240	21	11.2	104.2%	229 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	46	661^st of 1111 public elementary schools	40.5%		50.4	592^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	46.7%	69						77.8	73.3	56.7	68.2	75.0					50.0		81.5	83.3	60.0	86.4	87.5						66.7		54.8	$10,649	$3,532	$7,117
Twin Valley High	Public	8-12	14449 Dismal River Road	Pilgrims Knob	24634	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 259-7818	179	14	12.5	97.2%	173 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	26.2	299^th of 331 public high schools	9.7%		25.1	302^nd of 328 public high schools	7.9%	3	80.0	87.5		85.7								60.0	57.9			72.0						84.0	75.0	64.0	45.8					$9,101	$1,498	$7,603
Hurley Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-7	6911 Hurley Road	Hurley	24620	Buchanan County	Buchanan County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 566-8523	323	28	11.4	100.9%	310 (96.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	42	709^th of 1111 public elementary schools	36.2%		48.9	616^th of 1110 public elementary schools	44.5%	93						84.4	55.9	38.5	60.7	72.5					46.2		80.0	88.2	65.4	53.6	90.0						60.0		58.8	$10,730	$2,216	$8,514
Richlands Middle	Public	6-8	185 Learning Lane	Richlands	24614	Buchanan County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 963-5370	447	34	13.3	88.1%	432 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	65.7	134^th of 416 public middle schools	67.8%		66.8	133^rd of 419 public middle schools	68.3%	1			100.0						66.2	69.2	71.0					74.3				77.5	69.8	83.7						74.8		$8,993	$741	$8,252

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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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