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Best Public Schools in Nelson County, VA

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Schools

1,492

Students

Top rankedNelson County High107^th of 328 Virginia high schools

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Biggest riser

Tye River Elementary up 84 spots statewide this year

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th 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 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth 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 World History I 9th 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
Nelson County High	Public	9-12	6919 Thomas Nelson Hwy	Lovingston	22949	Nelson County	Nelson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 263-8317	486	46	10.4	83.3%	338 (69.5%)	68 (14.0%)	55 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	67.2	107^th of 328 public high schools	67.4%		68	98^th of 329 public high schools	70.2%	9				89.8	85.2	100.0							100.0	75.9										88.1	69.8				$17,393	$1,332	$16,062
Nelson Middle	Public	6-8	6925 Thomas Nelson Highway	Lovingston	22949	Nelson County	Nelson County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(434) 263-4801	328	29	11.4	85.1%	224 (68.3%)	34 (10.4%)	51 (15.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	67.1	131^st of 419 public middle schools	68.7%		56.1	198^th of 417 public middle schools	52.5%	67	100.0	100.0	95.0							78.9	70.4	70.0				57.3	100.0				76.3	78.8	76.5			76.5	83.0		$13,298	$1,181	$12,117
Tye River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5198 Thomas Nelson Hwy	Arrington	22922	Nelson County	Nelson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 263-8960	360	29	12.6	85.3%	245 (68.1%)	58 (16.1%)	43 (11.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	54.1	554^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.1%		48.3	638^th of 1114 public elementary schools	42.7%	84							71.7	75.5	80.7						66.1			61.5	79.6	67.7								77.6	$13,996	$1,844	$12,152
Rockfish River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Chapel Hollow Rd	Afton	22920	Nelson County	Nelson County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 361-1791	318	24	13.1	84.9%	222 (69.8%)	17 (5.3%)	70 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	56.2	530^th of 1110 public elementary schools	52.3%		55.6	545^th of 1114 public elementary schools	51.1%	15							73.8	68.0	87.2						79.5			61.9	70.0	81.6								70.0	$14,104	$1,404	$12,700

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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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