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Best Public Schools in Wythe County, VA

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Schools

3,933

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedRural Retreat High2^nd of 331 Virginia high schools

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Biggest riser

Speedwell Elementary up 239 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Speedwell Elementary 9.9 students per teacher

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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 Earth Science (2026)			SOL English Reading (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 Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th 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 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 Earth Science 12th 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 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 World History II 10th 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
Laurel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Pleasant View Road	Austinville	24312	Wythe County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 728-9247	199	17	11.6	91.5%	186 (93.5%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	41.8	711^th of 1111 public elementary schools	36.0%		48	627^th of 1110 public elementary schools	43.5%	84										67.9	75.0	67.7								64.7					60.7	62.5	73.5																70.8	$9,187	$719	$8,468
Jackson Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4424 Fort Chiswell Road	Austinville	24312	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 699-0160	229	19	12.0	81.7%	216 (94.3%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	54.7	560^th of 1111 public elementary schools	49.6%		59.5	481^st of 1110 public elementary schools	56.7%	79										79.5	80.6	74.1								59.3					61.5	77.8	74.1																75.0	$8,679	$1,270	$7,409
Fort Chiswell High	Public	9-12	#1 Pioneer Trail	Max Meadows	24360	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 637-3437	411	32	12.8	81.0%	388 (94.4%)	3 (0.7%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	81	18^th of 331 public high schools	94.6%		81.4	18^th of 328 public high schools	94.5%		≥ 50%	≥ 50%	100.0	≥ 50%		100.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%									88.6	390.0	≥ 50%				≥ 50%	≥ 50%							≥ 50%	87.8	≥ 50%	< 50%	368.0	< 50%	92.4	390.0		≥ 50%	≥ 50%			$9,638	$180	$9,459
George Wythe High	Public	9-12	1 Maroon Way	Wytheville	24382	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 228-3157	421	33	12.8	80.8%	353 (83.8%)	31 (7.4%)	15 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	67.9	97^th of 331 public high schools	70.7%		71.5	81^st of 328 public high schools	75.3%	16	400.0	412.0	100.0			88.7	81.3	≥ 50%	≥ 50%							≥ 50%	87.0	399.0	≥ 50%			< 50%	387.0								≥ 50%	83.5	448.0	< 50%	369.0		77.7	69.2	≥ 50%		< 50%			$9,339	$242	$9,097
Max Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	213 School St	Max Meadows	24360	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 637-3211	201	20	10.0	82.6%	187 (93.0%)	2 (1.0%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	74.1	290^th of 1111 public elementary schools	73.9%		65.3	411^th of 1110 public elementary schools	63.0%	121										79.2	88.6	72.0								84.0					70.8	88.6	76.0																91.4	$12,923	$1,621	$11,302
Rural Retreat Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Martha Debord Way	Rural Retreat	24368	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 686-4125	350	26	13.3	80.9%	331 (94.6%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	76.6	262^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	76.4%		84.6	134^th of 1110 public elementary schools	87.9%	128										98.0	86.4	77.0								71.6					92.2	90.9	81.1																84.1	$8,409	$1,618	$6,791
Rural Retreat High	Public	9-12	321 E Buck St	Rural Retreat	24368	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 686-4143	300	24	12.5	79.7%	285 (95.0%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	87.5	2^nd of 331 public high schools	99.4%		90.6	1^st of 328 public high schools	99.7%	1		≥ 50%	100.0			95.7	445.0									100.0	91.6	≥ 50%				≥ 50%	< 50%								< 50%	94.7			≥ 50%		91.6	404.0	< 50%					$10,211	$33	$10,177
Sheffey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	621 Piney Mt. Rd	Wytheville	24382	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 699-1771	224	21	10.4	79.0%	209 (93.3%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (4.0%)	65.9	401^st of 1111 public elementary schools	63.9%		76.6	269^th of 1110 public elementary schools	75.8%	132										83.8	75.0	59.4								81.3					70.3	77.1	90.6																87.5	$9,926	$1,253	$8,673
Speedwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6820 Cedar Springs Rd	Speedwell	24374	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 621-4622	123	12	9.9	82.1%	116 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	83.5	152^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	86.3%		67.1	391^st of 1110 public elementary schools	64.8%	239										95.5	95.2	94.1								81.3					81.8	76.2	93.8																85.7	$11,315	$2,711	$8,604
Spiller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Tazewell St	Wytheville	24382	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 228-3561	615	48	12.8	82.4%	519 (84.4%)	33 (5.4%)	23 (3.7%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.2%)	58.8	495^th of 1111 public elementary schools	55.4%		61.5	460^th of 1110 public elementary schools	58.6%	35										73.2	80.7	83.2								66.7					72.6	73.2	75.6																74.4	$9,903	$2,125	$7,778
Fort Chiswell Middle	Public	6-8	101 Pioneer Trail	Max Meadows	24360	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 637-4400	319	21	15.4	80.6%	310 (97.2%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	67.5	125^th of 416 public middle schools	70.0%		71.4	110^th of 419 public middle schools	73.7%	15					100.0								75.0	63.0	81.6						70.4							68.3	81.2	75.8												77.2		$8,354	$322	$8,032
Rural Retreat Middle	Public	6-8	325 E. Buck Ave.	Rural Retreat	24368	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 686-5200	236	19	12.4	79.2%	228 (96.6%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	68.1	117^th of 416 public middle schools	71.9%		65.7	139^th of 419 public middle schools	66.8%	22					100.0								78.5	75.0	66.7						76.3							74.7	78.6	75.0												69.9		$7,911	$271	$7,640
Scott Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	101 Maroon Way	Wytheville	24382	Wythe County	Wythe County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 228-2851	305	23	13.3	80.3%	252 (82.6%)	21 (6.9%)	13 (4.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	71.8	99^th of 416 public middle schools	76.2%		74.9	86^th of 419 public middle schools	79.5%	13					95.2								71.0	74.8	74.3						76.8							77.8	76.5	78.7												80.4		$8,180	$235	$7,945

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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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