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Giles County Public Schools

At a glance

79^thof 131 Virginia districts▲ 2

Better than 39% of Virginia districts

Elementary 3 High 2 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

151 School Rd
Pearisburg, VA 24134·(540) 921-1421·All Virginia district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 39.7% of districts

Schools

3,575

Students

Top rankedEastern Elementary/Middle456^th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Narrows Elementary/Middle up 85 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Macy Mcclaugherty Elementary/Middle 10.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Giles County Public Schools, a district in rural western Virginia, serves about 3,575 students across six schools: three PK-7 elementary/middle schools, two high schools that begin at grade 8, and one virtual school. Overall, the district ranks 79th of 131 Virginia districts with a 2-star rating, but that single rating hides a wide range of school-level performance, from a rapidly improving high school to an elementary school stuck at 1 star for two years.

For parents, the standout school is Narrows High, which has climbed to the 58th percentile of Virginia high schools and now outperforms Giles High on nearly every SOL test, even though Narrows serves the district's highest poverty rate (69.3% free/reduced lunch) and has the lowest dropout rate. Among elementary schools, Eastern Elementary/Middle is the top performer, with strong 3rd- and 4th-grade math scores and a 90% pass rate on 4th-grade Virginia Studies, though its 7th-grade math and civics scores lag. In contrast, Macy McClaugherty Elementary/Middle is the lowest-ranked school in the district and needs targeted support in foundational math and reading. Giles County K-12 Virtual School is a data outlier with 1,358 students, a 0% chronic absenteeism rate, and an 86.6:1 student-teacher ratio, making it hard to compare to brick-and-mortar schools.

The biggest red flag for parents is chronic absenteeism: every physical school in the district exceeds the state rate of 14.8%, and Giles High sits at 25.5%, which aligns with its dramatic drop from the 87th to the 35th percentile in two years. However, Narrows High proves that high poverty does not prevent success. Seventh grade is a vulnerable transition point across all elementary/middle schools, with civics proficiency well below the state average. Spending also doesn't explain results – Eastern Elementary spends the least among physical schools but performs the best. Overall, Giles High remains the district's biggest challenge and opportunity, with a solid graduation rate and strong 12th-grade reading results to build on.

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Ranking:

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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 Chemistry (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 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 9th Grade	SOL Writing 10th Grade	SOL Writing 11th Grade	SOL Writing 12th Grade	SOL Geometry 8th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Geometry 10th Grade	SOL Geometry 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 12th 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 10th 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 Earth Science 9th 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 Geography 10th Grade	SOL Geography 11th Grade	SOL Geography 12th Grade	SOL VA and US History 9th 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 8th 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 9th Grade	SOL World History II 10th Grade	SOL World History II 11th Grade	SOL World History II 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
Giles County Technical Center	Public		1827 Wenonah Avenue	Pearisburg	24134	Giles County	Giles County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 921-1166	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	46.8	215^th of 331 public high schools	35.0%		73.3	70^th of 328 public high schools	78.7%	145		66.7	419.0	421.0	434.0	446.0	< 50%			100.0	72.2	405.0	< 50%		489.0								51.7				79.8	396.0	< 50%		47.0	63.3	≥ 50%		≥ 50%						64.1	< 50%	79.4	100.0					368.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		67.9	≥ 50%	< 50%			≥ 50%					$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%)	35.6	780^th of 1111 public elementary schools	29.8%		28.7	841^st of 1110 public elementary schools	24.2%	61																		58.8	73.5	53.1	53.2	65.5								57.1						58.8	73.5	66.0	74.5	78.2																					56.4	71.4	$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%)	60.9	465^th of 1111 public elementary schools	58.1%		54.3	550^th of 1110 public elementary schools	50.5%	85																		75.4	80.3	70.5	74.6	58.3								73.9						64.3	77.5	67.4	79.7	63.3																					33.3	85.7	$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%)	61.1	140^th of 331 public high schools	57.7%		59.9	149^th of 328 public high schools	54.6%	9	< 50%	73.2	375.0	≥ 50%		440.0	≥ 50%			100.0	82.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	≥ 50%								57.8			≥ 50%	78.6	≥ 50%	391.0		66.1	73.2	< 50%	< 50%							69.1	≥ 50%	89.5	420.0						< 50%	< 50%	100.0	69.2	83.3	≥ 50%	≥ 50%		≥ 50%					$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%)	61.7	456^th of 1111 public elementary schools	59.0%		55.5	535^th of 1110 public elementary schools	51.8%	79																		81.5	80.0	77.1	70.8	45.6								69.4						70.4	78.0	61.2	81.3	65.5																					60.3	90.0	$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)		426.0	78.8	≥ 50%		61.7	14.3	361.0	≥ 50%		65.8	51.5	79.2	83.3	76.5	393.0	376.0							369.0	366.0	66.3	61.1	81.8	95.5			69.2	41.1	56.4	100.0							452.0	90.6	89.7	70.8	422.0	≥ 50%	< 50%	388.0	31.5	31.3		75.7	36.1	396.0	≥ 50%	≥ 50%	44.8	9.1	< 50%			$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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