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Best Public Schools in Giles County, VA

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Virginia Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Virginia Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

3,575

Students

Top rankedGiles High70^th of 328 Virginia high schools

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Biggest riser

Narrows High up 35 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle 10.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

1★

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

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)			SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)		SOL Algebra II (2025)	SOL Mathematics (2025)						SOL Biology (2025)	SOL Science (2025)		SOL Earth Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)								SOL World History I (2025)		SOL Civics and Economics (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 Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th 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 10th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 9th 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 English Reading 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th 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
Giles High	Public	8-12	1825 Wenonah Avenue	Pearisburg	24134	Giles County	Giles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 921-1711	530	48	11.1	66.8%	499 (94.2%)	8 (1.5%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	73.3	70^th of 328 public high schools	78.7%		76.7	44^th of 329 public high schools	86.6%	26	75.0		100.0			88.4	90.9						42.7	86.1		49.5	85.4						59.6	80.4	100.0	82.9					$9,161	$203	$8,957
Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-7	1001 Henson Ave	Pearisburg	24134	Giles County	Giles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 921-1363	440	43	10.2	65.9%	408 (92.7%)	8 (1.8%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	28.7	841^st of 1110 public elementary schools	24.2%		46.2	656^th of 1114 public elementary schools	41.1%	185								76.5	69.4	60.4	50.9	56.4			53.2			64.7	60.0	64.6	61.1	70.2						64.9		22.0	$9,006	$899	$8,107
Narrows Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-7	401 Wolf St	Narrows	24124	Giles County	Giles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 726-2391	514	38	13.4	64.4%	484 (94.2%)	8 (1.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	54.3	550^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.5%		56.4	535^th of 1114 public elementary schools	52.0%	15								66.2	66.7	87.5	53.3	74.6			84.1			67.6	68.9	82.3	66.7	70.9						75.4		80.0	$9,147	$1,060	$8,087
Narrows High	Public	8-12	1 Green Wave Lane	Narrows	24124	Giles County	Giles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 726-2384	300	28	10.7	69.3%	284 (94.7%)	6 (2.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	59.9	149^th of 328 public high schools	54.6%		52.9	184^th of 329 public high schools	44.1%	35	72.6	66.7				87.2							60.8	84.5		53.5	80.0						60.3	76.5		69.6	63.2				$10,653	$554	$10,099
Eastern Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-7	6899 Virginia Ave	Pembroke	24136	Giles County	Giles County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 626-7281	433	34	12.8	67.2%	408 (94.2%)	6 (1.4%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	55.5	535^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.8%		55.7	543^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	51.3%	8								76.5	71.4	87.0	53.9	39.6			83.3			76.5	65.3	74.1	63.5	73.1						65.4		75.5	$8,339	$1,028	$7,312
Giles County K-12 Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	151 School Road	Pearisburg	24134	Giles County	Giles County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(540) 921-1421	1,358	16	86.6		608 (44.8%)	287 (21.1%)	206 (15.2%)	103 (7.6%)	6 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	144 (10.6%)								(n/a)				80.0	83.1			50.7	56.7	48.5	61.4	64.2	60.5		42.0	73.5		59.0	68.9	61.9	80.0	82.0	84.3					66.9	83.2	28.9	$7,696	$00	$7,696

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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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