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Best Public Schools in Wise County, VA

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Schools

5,779

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedSt. Paul Elementary2^nd of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

J.W. Adams Combined up 110 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Coeburn Middle 11 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools 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 Algebra II (2026)		SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Biology (2026)				SOL Science (2026)		SOL Earth Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)									SOL Geography (2026)				SOL VA and US History (2026)			SOL World History I (2026)				SOL Civics and Economics (2026)	SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th 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 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 Biology 12th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 10th Grade	SOL Earth Science 11th 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 10th Grade	SOL English Reading 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 9th Grade	SOL Geography 10th Grade	SOL Geography 11th Grade	SOL Geography 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 10th Grade	SOL VA and US History 11th Grade	SOL VA and US History 12th Grade	SOL World History I 9th Grade	SOL World History I 10th Grade	SOL World History I 11th Grade	SOL World History I 12th 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
Wise Correctional Center Unit #18	Public	11-12	3602 Bear Lane	Coeburn	24230	Wise County	Virginia Department of Corrections	No	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(540) 395-2384				—															(n/a)
Wallen's Ridge Correctional Center	Public	11-12	272 Dogwood Dr.	Big Stone Gap	24219	Wise County	Virginia Department of Corrections	No	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(276) 523-3310				—															(n/a)
Eastside High	Public	9-12	314 School House Hill Dr	Coeburn	24230	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 395-3389	418	26	15.8	88.3%	402 (96.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	77	43^rd of 331 public high schools	87.0%		66.6	109^th of 328 public high schools	66.8%	66		95.6		100.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		92.3	425.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%										85.7	≥ 50%	≥ 50%			389.0	396.0								90.0	464.0	370.0	54.6	< 50%	< 50%		53.9	< 50%	81.0	≥ 50%	< 50%				$8,487	$246	$8,242
Coeburn Middle	Public	5-8	518 Centre Ave NE	Coeburn	24230	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 395-2135	304	28	11.0	92.8%	286 (94.1%)	8 (2.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	88.1	11^th of 416 public middle schools	97.4%		86.6	16^th of 419 public middle schools	96.2%	5							100.0									84.4	79.4	77.6	96.2					73.4	86.5					73.4	96.8	87.8	93.2															82.7		$10,934	$641	$10,292
Coeburn Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	332 School House Hill Dr.	Coeburn	24230	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 395-6100	420	35	12.0	87.6%	369 (87.9%)	15 (3.6%)	12 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.8%)	92.8	15^th of 1111 public elementary schools	98.6%		87.8	79^th of 1110 public elementary schools	92.9%	64														96.5	98.7													91.2	93.2																				91.9	$8,679	$900	$7,778
Central High	Public	9-12	5000 Warrior Drive	Norton	24273	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 328-8015	676	41	16.5	90.7%	630 (93.2%)	9 (1.3%)	16 (2.4%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.9%)	85.3	4^th of 331 public high schools	98.8%		83.4	7^th of 328 public high schools	97.9%	3	≥ 50%	88.4	≥ 50%	≥ 50%				98.1	432.0	405.0	≥ 50%	100.0								< 50%	91.6	416.0	≥ 50%											≥ 50%	94.1	438.0					< 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	90.8	83.3	≥ 50%	≥ 50%			$6,378	$242	$6,136
J.W. Adams Combined	Public	PK, KG-8	10824 Orby Cantrell Hwy	Pound	24279	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 796-5419	523	42	12.5	85.7%	469 (89.7%)	21 (4.0%)	16 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	89.2	54^th of 1111 public elementary schools	95.1%		82.9	164^th of 1110 public elementary schools	85.2%	110							100.0							93.2	95.9	85.7	93.3	80.0	90.0					80.0	95.4			94.9	95.9	94.3	88.9	93.8	97.7															93.6	85.7	$9,013	$581	$8,432
Union High	Public	9-12	322 Powell Valley Road	Big Stone Gap	24219	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 523-1290	564	37	15.1	90.6%	512 (90.8%)	24 (4.3%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	80.1	24^th of 331 public high schools	92.7%		75.8	51^st of 328 public high schools	84.5%	27		96.6		≥ 50%		< 50%		88.4	≥ 50%	432.0	≥ 50%	93.9	≥ 50%							≥ 50%	89.1	≥ 50%												≥ 50%	93.4			< 50%			≥ 50%	≥ 50%		86.4	454.0	≥ 50%	< 50%			$7,065	$05	$7,060
Union Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	2945 Second Avenue East	Big Stone Gap	24219	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 523-4900	809	61	13.2	90.1%	721 (89.1%)	29 (3.6%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.8%)	89.7	49^th of 1111 public elementary schools	95.6%		86.7	92^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	91.7%	43														91.7	94.3													83.5	92.7																				93.5	$8,152	$808	$7,343
St. Paul Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3200 Deacon Drive	Saint Paul	24283	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 762-5941	514	44	11.6	86.8%	473 (92.0%)	14 (2.7%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	95.8	2^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	99.8%		95.4	4^th of 1110 public elementary schools	99.6%	2							100.0							100.0	100.0	97.5	97.9	95.0	100.0					97.5	100.0			100.0	100.0	95.0	95.8	92.3	92.9															92.3	100.0	$8,704	$637	$8,067
L.F. Addington Middle	Public	5-8	324 School St	Wise	24293	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 328-8821	387	35	11.2	—	359 (92.8%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.6%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	89.1	9^th of 416 public middle schools	97.8%		91.2	6^th of 419 public middle schools	98.6%	3							100.0									89.5	93.8	87.5	86.4					80.2	84.2					77.9	89.7	93.2	88.1															83.0		$9,731	$572	$9,159
Wise Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	323 Railroad Ave SE	Wise	24293	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 328-8019	603	45	13.4	87.2%	524 (86.9%)	20 (3.3%)	24 (4.0%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	84.4	138^th of 1111 public elementary schools	87.6%		85.2	120^th of 1110 public elementary schools	89.2%	18														85.7	84.4													87.0	90.0																				90.0	$8,878	$1,019	$7,860
Union Middle	Public	5-8	3137 Second Avenue East	Big Stone Gap	24219	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 523-0195	561	46	12.0	93.8%	522 (93.0%)	10 (1.8%)	13 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	82.3	30^th of 416 public middle schools	92.8%		79.8	48^th of 419 public middle schools	88.5%	18							100.0									89.9	78.1	80.0	51.7					81.3	77.5					81.5	89.8	88.7	82.5															92.4		$8,762	$226	$8,536

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