Southampton County Public Schools

The Southampton County Public Schools district in Virginia consists of 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district as a whole is ranked 70 out of 129 school districts in Virginia and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out. Nottoway Elementary and Capron Elementary have consistently ranked in the top 300-500 elementary schools in Virginia, with 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger. These schools have strong test scores, particularly in English Reading, Mathematics, and Science, outperforming the district and state averages. Riverdale Elementary also performs well, ranking in the top 400-500 elementary schools and maintaining a 3-star rating.

In contrast, the middle and high school in the district, Southampton Middle School and Southampton High School, struggle in several subject areas, with test scores well below the state averages. However, Southampton High School has a 92.8% four-year graduation rate and a relatively low 4.5% dropout rate. The district as a whole faces challenges, such as a consistently high chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7% across all schools and high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, indicating significant economic disadvantage in the community.