Smyth County Public Schools

Summary:

The Smyth County Public Schools district in Virginia consists of 13 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 20 out of 129 districts in Virginia and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the district stand out for their exceptional performance. Northwood High School ranks 9th out of 328 high schools in Virginia and has a 5-star rating, with 95% or more of students proficient in key subjects. Chilhowie High School also performs well, ranking 44th out of 328 high schools and earning a 4-star rating. At the elementary level, Saltville Elementary ranks 53rd out of 1,110 elementary schools in Virginia and has a 5-star rating, with 100% of 5th-grade students proficient in Mathematics and English Reading.

However, the district also faces some challenges. While the high schools and elementary schools generally perform well, the middle schools show more mixed results, with Marion Middle and Northwood Middle having lower rankings and test scores. Additionally, the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7% is a significant concern, and the extremely high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients suggest that the district serves a predominantly low-income population, which may present unique challenges and resource needs.

District Detail

121 Bagley Cir Ste 300
Marion, VA 24354-3140

(276) 783-3791

SchoolDigger Rank:
20^th of 129 Virginia districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 4,132

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)			SOL Mathematics (2025)						SOL Biology (2025)	SOL Science (2025)		SOL English Reading (2025)								SOL Geography (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 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 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 10th 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 11th Grade	SOL English Reading 12th Grade	SOL Geography 8th Grade	SOL Geography 9th 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
Northwood Middle	Public	6-8	156 Long Hollow Rd	Saltville	24370	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 624-3341	158	19	8.3	99.4%	152 (96.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	63.8	151^st of 419 public middle schools	64.0%		62.8	157^th of 417 public middle schools	62.4%	6		94.1						95.2	8.6	50.0			76.6				90.5	76.1	83.0			82.0		70.2		$13,124	$719	$12,404
Chilhowie Middle	Public	6-8	1162 East Lee Hwy	Chilhowie	24319	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 646-3942	273	21	12.7	101.5%	251 (91.9%)	8 (2.9%)	10 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	77.3	63^rd of 419 public middle schools	85.0%		72.2	99^th of 417 public middle schools	76.3%	36		100.0						90.1	62.3	74.0			85.2				82.7	84.6	85.2			76.9		79.3		$8,773	$974	$7,799
Atkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5903 Lee Hwy	Atkins	24311	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 783-3366	168	17	9.7	99.4%	156 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	58.7	496^th of 1110 public elementary schools	55.3%		43.7	686^th of 1114 public elementary schools	38.4%	190					68.0	75.0	82.6					72.7		76.0	87.5	72.0									59.1	$10,733	$1,670	$9,063
Chilhowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	130 East Lee Hwy	Chilhowie	24319	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 646-8220	589	41	14.4	100.0%	536 (91.0%)	17 (2.9%)	26 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	79.8	218^th of 1110 public elementary schools	80.4%		79.2	226^th of 1114 public elementary schools	79.7%	8					89.2	86.9	91.5					91.5		77.0	79.6	81.7									81.4	$8,497	$1,350	$7,146
Chilhowie High	Public	9-12	1160 East Lee Hwy	Chilhowie	24319	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 646-8966	384	27	14.2	101.0%	357 (93.0%)	6 (1.6%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	77	44^th of 328 public high schools	86.6%		77.2	39^th of 329 public high schools	88.1%	5	93.6		95.4								95.2									88.6						$9,108	$562	$8,546
Oak Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	138 Oak Point Dr	Marion	24354	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 783-2609	352	31	11.3	118.2%	331 (94.0%)	8 (2.3%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	27.2	860^th of 1110 public elementary schools	22.5%		43.8	683^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	38.7%	177					60.8	60.4	62.5					60.0		52.9	60.4	75.0									52.8	$12,216	$1,764	$10,452
Marion Middle	Public	6-8	134 Wilden St	Marion	24354	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 783-4466	401	37	10.8	100.0%	356 (88.8%)	13 (3.2%)	20 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	39.7	282^nd of 419 public middle schools	32.7%		39.6	277^th of 417 public middle schools	33.6%	5		93.8						74.4	46.2	26.8			66.7				76.0	60.7	60.9			68.6		65.0		$10,573	$694	$9,879
Marion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	188 Star Mountain Dr	Marion	24354	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 783-3021	298	22	13.7	100.3%	264 (88.6%)	17 (5.7%)	9 (3.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	65.7	407^th of 1110 public elementary schools	63.3%		86	103^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	90.8%	304					74.6	75.6	78.1					65.9		81.8	80.5	82.9									78.1	$9,863	$1,490	$8,374
Marion Senior High	Public	9-12	848 Stage ST	Marion	24354	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 783-4731	563	53	10.6	99.8%	521 (92.5%)	19 (3.4%)	15 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	60.3	144^th of 328 public high schools	56.1%		48.9	202^nd of 329 public high schools	38.6%	58	89.3		90.6	100.0							80.2									86.1	50.0		23.8			$10,308	$478	$9,830
Northwood High	Public	9-12	305 Panther Ln	Saltville	24370	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 496-7751	204	23	8.7	99.0%	193 (94.6%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	83.1	9^th of 328 public high schools	97.3%		82.6	12^th of 329 public high schools	96.4%	3	95.0		100.0								80.9									98.0						$12,396	$1,007	$11,390
Rich Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	196 Long Hollow Rd	Saltville	24370	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 624-3314	126	11	11.3	101.6%	124 (98.4%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.5	154^th of 1110 public elementary schools	86.1%		77.3	253^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	77.3%	99					88.9	92.3	78.6					78.6		94.4	92.3	78.6									100.0	$12,975	$2,582	$10,393
Saltville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1013 E Main St	Saltville	24370	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 496-4751	189	16	11.5	101.6%	173 (91.5%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	89.8	53^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	95.2%		84.3	133^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	88.1%	80					88.0	89.5	100.0					100.0		80.0	89.5	100.0									89.5	$12,996	$1,838	$11,157
Smyth County Career & Technical Center	Public		147 Fox Valley Rd	Marion	24354	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 646-8117	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sugar Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	242 Teas Rd	Sugar Grove	24375	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 677-3311	88	11	8.1	95.5%	85 (96.6%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.5	429^th of 1110 public elementary schools	61.4%		63.9	439^th of 1114 public elementary schools	60.6%	10					81.8	92.3	71.4					57.1		90.9	84.6	71.4									76.9	$15,481	$3,472	$12,008
Smyth County Virtual	Public, Virtual	K-8	121 Bagley Circle	Marion	24354	Smyth County	Smyth County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(276) 783-3791	339	20	16.9		132 (38.9%)	102 (30.1%)	49 (14.5%)	9 (2.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.0%)								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Southwest Virginia Mental Health Institute	9.26 mi	1
Department Of Corrections	9.37 mi	61
Tazewell County Public Schools	13.24 mi	14	18^th
Washington County Public Schools	13.49 mi	18	12^th
Russell County Public Schools	13.67 mi	10	61^st

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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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