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Schools in Nelson County, VA

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Schools

1,610

Students

Top rankedNelson Middle132^nd of 416 Virginia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Rockfish River Elementary up 89 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

North Branch School 6.1 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Geometry (2026)		SOL Algebra I (2026)						SOL Algebra II (2026)			SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Chemistry (2026)	SOL Biology (2026)				SOL Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)										SOL Geography (2026)	SOL VA and US History (2026)		SOL World History I (2026)			SOL World History II (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 Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 7th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra I 11th Grade	SOL Algebra I 12th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th Grade	SOL Algebra II 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 11th 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 Chemistry 11th Grade	SOL Biology 9th Grade	SOL Biology 10th Grade	SOL Biology 11th Grade	SOL Biology 12th 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 9th Grade	SOL English Reading 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 8th Grade	SOL VA and US History 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL World History II 11th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th 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%)	64	119^th of 331 public high schools	64.0%		67.2	107^th of 328 public high schools	67.4%	12		≥ 50%			83.1	88.2	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	100.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%							≥ 50%	75.9	80.7	431.0	≥ 50%									≥ 50%	372.0	93.1	≥ 50%		366.0	≥ 50%	73.8	427.0	≥ 50%	398.0	≥ 50%			$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%)	66.3	132^nd of 416 public middle schools	68.3%		67.1	131^st of 419 public middle schools	68.7%	1	100.0		100.0	100.0											75.3	67.9	85.5							75.4				73.8	78.5	78.3					69.6								76.3		$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%)	59.4	487^th of 1111 public elementary schools	56.2%		54.1	554^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.1%	67												74.6	68.6	87.2									78.7		67.3	78.4	78.7																	70.6	$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%)	62.8	441^st of 1111 public elementary schools	60.3%		56.2	530^th of 1110 public elementary schools	52.3%	89												78.2	66.7	84.0									86.0		69.1	81.0	76.0																	71.4	$14,104	$1,404	$12,700
North Branch School	Private, Nonsectarian	PK, KG-8	221 Mickens Rd	Afton	22920	Nelson County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(540) 456-8450	118	16	6.1		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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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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