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Tazewell County Public Schools

At a glance

18^thof 129 Virginia districts▼ 7

Better than 86% of Virginia districts

Elementary 7 Middle 3 High 3Grades PK, KG-12

506 Jeffersonville Street
Tazewell, VA 24651-5396·(276) 988-5511·All Virginia district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 86% of districts

Schools

5,134

Students

5-star school

Top rankedGraham Middle36^th of 419 Virginia middle schools

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Biggest riser

Abb's Valley-Boissevain Elementary up 399 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Richlands High 9.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

3★

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

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Summary:

The Tazewell County Public Schools district in Virginia consists of 13 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools. The district is highly ranked, coming in at 18 out of 129 school districts in the state and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out as top performers. Graham High School is ranked 25th out of 329 high schools in Virginia and has a 5-star rating, with exceptional performance on SOL tests and high graduation and low dropout rates. Graham Middle School is also a 5-star school, ranked 25th out of 417 middle schools in the state, and has outstanding SOL test results. Additionally, Cedar Bluff Elementary is a 5-star school ranked 87th out of 1,114 elementary schools in Virginia, with strong performance on English Reading SOL tests.

The district as a whole has high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 92.8% to 92.8%, and low dropout rates, from 4.5% to 4.5%. However, all schools in the district report a chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7%, and a significant portion of students, between 85.17% and 87.3%, receive free or reduced-price lunch. Spending per student varies across the schools, from $6,370 to $8,888, with the highest spending at Tazewell Middle School. The student-teacher ratios range from 10.2 to 17.4, with the lowest ratio at Richlands High School.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Writing (2025)	SOL Geometry (2025)	SOL Algebra I (2025)			SOL Algebra II (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 Writing 11th Grade	SOL Geometry 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Algebra I 9th Grade	SOL Algebra I 10th Grade	SOL Algebra II 9th 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 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 Geography 9th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Abb's Valley-Boissevain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7030 Abb's Valley Road	Bluefield	24605	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 945-5969	144	10	13.9	89.6%	140 (97.2%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79.7	220^th of 1110 public elementary schools	80.2%		50.1	619^th of 1114 public elementary schools	44.4%	399							78.3	100.0	90.0							80.0		69.6	94.4	85.0							94.4	$8,300	$1,545	$6,756
Cedar Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1089 Cedar Valley Drive	Cedar Bluff	24609	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 963-5765	308	22	14.0	91.6%	294 (95.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	71.3	338^th of 1110 public elementary schools	69.5%		87.1	87^th of 1114 public elementary schools	92.2%	251							77.6	80.0	64.6							77.1		86.2	87.8	83.3							83.7	$9,110	$1,815	$7,295
Dudley Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	1840 Tazewell Ave	Bluefield	24605	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 326-1507	208	16	13.2	88.0%	190 (91.3%)	6 (2.9%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)								(n/a)																												$9,616	$1,537	$8,079
Graham Intermediate	Public	2-5	808 Greever Ave	Bluefield	24605	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 326-3737	404	27	15.1	89.4%	365 (90.3%)	10 (2.5%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	60.3	472^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	57.5%		67.2	392^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	64.8%	80							70.2	75.5	64.7							78.8		76.6	85.3	69.1							77.1	$8,451	$873	$7,578
Graham High	Public	9-12	210 Valleydale	Bluefield	24605	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 326-1235	489	41	11.8	89.6%	420 (85.9%)	28 (5.7%)	9 (1.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.7%)	72.6	75^th of 328 public high schools	77.1%		79.4	25^th of 329 public high schools	92.4%	50	93.8	100.0		94.7	85.0								97.4	72.8										92.8	74.6			$7,855	$395	$7,460
Graham Middle	Public	6-8	#1 Academic Cir	Bluefield	24605	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 326-1101	339	24	13.9	89.7%	290 (85.5%)	17 (5.0%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.7%)	82.3	36^th of 419 public middle schools	91.4%		84.7	25^th of 417 public middle schools	94.0%	11			100.0							83.9	84.9	87.2					77.5				81.3	77.3	89.1			90.1		$9,566	$677	$8,889
Tazewell Intermediate	Public	3-5	1253 West Riverside Drive	North Tazewell	24630	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 988-4510	371	22	16.9	88.4%	326 (87.9%)	14 (3.8%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	59.6	480^th of 1110 public elementary schools	56.8%		70.1	354^th of 1114 public elementary schools	68.2%	126							77.8	79.5	68.6							59.3		72.7	82.1	77.1							78.6	$7,863	$1,313	$6,550
Richlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	309 East Front Street	Richlands	24641	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 964-4112	576	42	13.7	90.5%	554 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	70.1	351^st of 1110 public elementary schools	68.4%		81.1	200^th of 1114 public elementary schools	82.0%	151							81.1	86.7	68.8							69.9		81.1	88.9	75.3							86.7	$9,850	$1,554	$8,296
Richlands High	Public	9-12	138 Tornado Alley	Richlands	24641	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 964-4602	557	60	9.3	88.5%	541 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	68.8	99^th of 328 public high schools	69.8%		76.5	45^th of 329 public high schools	86.3%	54	88.4			93.4	96.0	100.0							85.9	79.4										93.7	70.9			$9,085	$742	$8,343
Richlands Middle	Public	6-8	185 Learning Lane	Richlands	24614	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 963-5370	447	34	13.3	88.1%	432 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	66.8	133^rd of 419 public middle schools	68.3%		76.2	78^th of 417 public middle schools	81.3%	55			100.0							72.5	65.2	72.8					74.0				74.4	76.8	75.5			77.3		$8,993	$741	$8,252
Tazewell County Career & Technical Center	Public		260 Advantage Road	Tazewell	24651	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 988-2529	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Tazewell Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	175 Parkview Drive	Tazewell	24651	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 988-4441	405	29	14.2	89.6%	366 (90.4%)	29 (7.2%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)																												$8,367	$1,299	$7,068
Tazewell High	Public	9-12	167 Cosby Blvd	Tazewell	24651	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 988-6502	509	44	11.5	88.8%	462 (90.8%)	21 (4.1%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	69.1	96^th of 328 public high schools	70.7%		66	109^th of 329 public high schools	66.9%	13	88.0			98.6	64.7	100.0							92.6	84.5	92.3									87.6	76.4			$8,589	$247	$8,342
Tazewell Middle	Public	6-8	367 Hope Street	Tazewell	24651	Tazewell County	Tazewell County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 988-6513	377	29	12.8	89.1%	337 (89.4%)	17 (4.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	71.8	108^th of 419 public middle schools	74.2%		77.2	74^th of 417 public middle schools	82.3%	34			87.5							62.2	73.1	77.6					74.2				72.9	82.9	87.6			89.2		$9,494	$833	$8,661

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Department Of Corrections	2.39 mi	61
Bland County Public Schools	15.61 mi	2	27^th
Wythe County Public Schools	25.95 mi	13	13^th
Smyth County Public Schools	26.79 mi	15	20^th
Regional Alternative/Wythe County	27.6 mi	1

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.