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Phenix Elementary

Q: Is Phenix Elementary a good school?

Phenix Elementary ranks 341 st of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Phenix Elementary is a small, rural PK–5 school in Phenix, Virginia, serving 226 students as part of Charlotte County Public Schools, a district ranked 4th out of 131 in Virginia. The school itself has climbed to the 69th percentile statewide (a 3-star rating) in 2025–2026, up from the 42nd percentile in 2021–2022, though it remains the lowest-ranked of the district's three elementary schools behind Bacon District Elementary and Eureka Elementary. About 90.7% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, and the school maintains a student-teacher ratio of roughly 14:1 with per-student spending of about $8,800.

Despite high poverty, Phenix demonstrates real academic strengths. Its 4th grade cohort turned in standout 2025–2026 results — 90.3% proficiency in both math and reading, and 96.8% in Virginia Studies, all well above state averages. Female students rank in the 80th percentile statewide, and the school outperforms several comparable rural, high-poverty schools in neighboring districts, including Clays Mill Elementary (39th percentile) and Sydnor Jennings Elementary (47th percentile), while spending less per student than both. That efficiency is encouraging for parents, though 3rd grade reading (66.7%) and 5th grade math (78.1%) still lag district levels.

The most pressing concern is chronic absenteeism. Phenix's rate jumped from 11.1% in 2023–2024 to 30.1% in 2024–2025 — nearly double the district rate (17.4%), more than double the state rate (14.8%), and far above nearby Appomattox Primary at 3.4%. If attendance doesn't improve, the school's steady upward trajectory since 2021–2022 could stall or reverse. On the positive side, Phenix has shown it has the academic capacity to keep climbing toward its high-performing district peers; tackling the attendance problem would go a long way toward making those gains stick.

226

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,795

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Red House Road
Phenix, VA 23959

(434) 542-5570

District: Charlotte County Public Schools

Students who attend Phenix Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Central Middle
High:	Randolph-Henry High

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.8%

African American:

28.3%

Two or more races:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (81% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Virginia median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 15% Virginia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school81%

District avg84%

Virginia avg72%

341^st of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Charlotte County Public Schools

4^th of 131Charlotte County Public Schools among Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	341 of 1111	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.7	312 of 1110	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	424 of 1114	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	607 of 1114	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	646 of 1109	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.0	437 of 1103	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	501 of 1105	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	410 of 1097	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.0	478 of 1099	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.0	610 of 1096	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.1	689 of 1100	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.3	864 of 1110	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	997 of 1120	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.2	820 of 1117	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.9	833 of 1117	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	53.6	574 of 1113	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	72.5	240 of 1082	77.8%	★★★★☆
2008	66.2	340 of 1081	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.5	481 of 1083	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.9	427 of 1071	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.2	248 of 1062	76.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	161 of 591	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	160 of 579	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	210 of 588	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	320 of 579	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	223 of 1100	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	171 of 1096	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	346 of 1098	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	478 of 1100	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	330 of 1040	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.3	260 of 1046	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	323 of 1036	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	448 of 1099	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.0	447 of 1093	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	519 of 1101	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	645 of 1093	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	63.1	377 of 974	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.8	394 of 973	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	476 of 979	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	505 of 984	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2026)80th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile~ school

White (2026)61st percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies97%+26 vs state

Mathematics83%+10 vs state

English Reading76%+5 vs state

Science75%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Phenix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Red House Road	Phenix	23959	Charlotte County	Charlotte County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 542-5570	226	16	14.1	90.7%	133 (58.8%)	64 (28.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (12.4%)	70.8	341^st of 1111 public elementary schools	69.3%		72.7	312^th of 1110 public elementary schools	71.9%	29	81.8	90.3	78.1	75.0	66.7	90.3	71.9	96.8	$8,795	$1,699	$7,097
Eureka Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 Eureka School Rd	Keysville	23947	Charlotte County	Charlotte County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 736-8458	471	31	15.1	87.9%	302 (64.1%)	94 (20.0%)	25 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.4%)	79.9	202^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	81.8%		83.6	151^st of 1110 public elementary schools	86.4%	51	87.7	76.7	92.9	90.0	83.6	90.4	80.0	80.0	$7,311	$969	$6,341
Brookneal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Charlotte St.	Brookneal	24528	Campbell County	Campbell County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 376-2042	410	34	12.1	79.5%	268 (65.4%)	94 (22.9%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.8%)	59.5	486^th of 1111 public elementary schools	56.3%		43.4	684^th of 1110 public elementary schools	38.4%	198	77.3	83.6	75.8	65.2	71.2	85.5	67.7	78.2	$8,660	$1,093	$7,566
Bacon District Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 Bacon School Rd	Saxe	23967	Charlotte County	Charlotte County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 542-9507	169	18	9.3		110 (65.1%)	49 (29.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.3%)	86.9	94^th of 1111 public elementary schools	91.5%		81.9	184^th of 1110 public elementary schools	83.4%	90	100.0	96.4	87.0	87.0	81.3	92.9	78.3	96.4	$11,047	$2,484	$8,563
Sydnor Jennings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Sydnor Jennings Rd	Nathalie	24577	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 349-1013	157	17	9.2	96.2%	76 (48.4%)	55 (35.0%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.1%)	52	591^st of 1111 public elementary schools	46.8%		37.1	747^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.7%	156	75.0	80.8	57.1	61.9	70.0	80.8	66.7	76.9	$13,219	$576	$12,643
Clays Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Clays Mill School Dr	Scottsburg	24589	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 476-3022	236	19	12.1	100.0%	164 (69.5%)	49 (20.8%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	44.9	677^th of 1111 public elementary schools	39.1%		62.5	447^th of 1110 public elementary schools	59.7%	230	50.0	79.3	85.2	77.8	44.1	69.0	77.8	69.0	$10,316	$706	$9,610
Appomattox Elementary	Public	3-5	176 Kids Place	Appomattox	24522	Appomattox County	Appomattox County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 352-7463	539	38	14.1	79.4%	364 (67.5%)	106 (19.7%)	21 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.9%)	60.2	472^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	57.5%		58.1	503^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	54.7%	31	78.2	71.4	82.8	77.7	63.1	74.4	83.4	75.0	$9,481	$1,023	$8,458
Appomattox Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	185 Learning Lane	Appomattox	24522	Appomattox County	Appomattox County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 352-5766	609	47	13.0	77.2%	372 (61.1%)	121 (19.9%)	48 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (10.8%)								(n/a)									$8,551	$803	$7,748

Frequently Asked Questions about Phenix Elementary

How many students attend Phenix Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 226 students attended Phenix Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Phenix Elementary?

Students at Phenix Elementary are 59% White, 28% African American, 12% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Phenix Elementary attend?

Students who attend Phenix Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Middle
High : Randolph-Henry High

Is Phenix Elementary a good school?

Phenix Elementary ranks 341^st of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Phenix Elementary in?

Charlotte County Public Schools

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