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Ridgeview Middle

Public Grades 5-8
141st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 416 Virginia Middle Schools
Better than 66% of Virginia middle schools
Summary

Ridgeview Middle serves 586 students in grades 5–8 in Clintwood, VA, as part of Dickenson County Public Schools, a district ranked 36th out of 131 in Virginia. The school holds a 3-star rating and ranks 141st out of 416 Virginia middle schools (66th percentile), generally meeting or exceeding state averages on SOL tests. Approximately 97% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making this a very high-poverty school.

The biggest contrasts emerge when comparing Ridgeview with its neighboring schools in Wise County Public Schools: L.F. Addington Middle and Coeburn Middle rank 9th and 11th in the state and post far higher math and science scores. Ridgeview's 8th-grade math proficiency is 49%, versus 86.4% and 96.2% at those schools, and its 8th-grade science proficiency trails by 25–28 points. Ridgeview also spends less per student ($9,168 vs. $9,997 and $11,376) and has a chronic absenteeism rate of 29.7%—about double the 13–15% rates seen at its neighbors and double the state average.

Despite these challenges, Ridgeview shows genuine strengths. Its low-income students rank in the 81st percentile statewide—better than the school's overall ranking—and the school improved sharply from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, climbing from 230th to 141st in state rank with strong gains in math, reading, and civics. Students also post 100% proficiency in Algebra I and 8th-grade Geography. Reducing chronic absenteeism is the clearest priority; it is the metric that most separates Ridgeview from its high-performing neighbors.

586
Students ?
11.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,603
Per pupil spending ?
96.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 320 Wolfpack Way
       Clintwood, VA  24228

(276) 835-1601

District: Dickenson County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:
97.3%
Hispanic:
1.4%
Two or more races:
0.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2017 → 66th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Virginia average (76% vs 69% meeting standards)
✓Above the Virginia median (66th percentile)
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 13% Virginia)
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2017
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school76%
District avg75%
Virginia avg69%
141st of 416
Virginia public middle schools ?
Top 34%▼ down 6 pts since 2017
From top 28% (2017) to top 34% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Virginia Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
36th of 131Dickenson 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202664.6141 of 41666.1%★★★☆☆
202549.0230 of 41945.1%★★☆☆☆
202459.1184 of 41755.9%★★★☆☆
202362.8154 of 42263.5%★★★☆☆
202261.3142 of 41565.8%★★★☆☆
202158.8138 of 41967.1%★★★☆☆
201966.1109 of 42474.3%★★★★☆
201854.2185 of 41355.2%★★★☆☆
201762.8115 of 41572.3%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202645.3145 of 29250.3%★★★☆☆
202460.599 of 28164.8%★★★☆☆
202346.2132 of 27852.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202661.3163 of 40960.1%★★★☆☆
202551.4216 of 40346.4%★★☆☆☆
202457.4192 of 40752.8%★★★☆☆
202362.4155 of 41162.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202673.577 of 40180.8%★★★★☆
202556.0178 of 40355.8%★★★☆☆
202467.5115 of 40271.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202665.0128 of 41068.8%★★★☆☆
202546.2228 of 40443.6%★★☆☆☆
202459.7166 of 40759.2%★★★☆☆
202361.1153 of 40962.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202644.5244 of 40039.0%★★☆☆☆
202524.3334 of 40016.5%★☆☆☆☆
202436.5275 of 39630.6%★★☆☆☆
202342.2243 of 40239.6%★★☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+15 vs school
Male (2026)69th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)60th percentile-6 vs school
Disabled (2026)50th percentile-16 vs school
White (2026)39th percentile-27 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?
Algebra I100%+7 vs state
Geography100%+32 vs state
English Reading80%+7 vs state
Civics and Economics78%+8 vs state
Mathematics71%+10 vs state
Science67%~ state avg

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In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Ridgeview Middle.

Ridgeview Middle ranks 141st of 416 Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Ridgeview Middle are 97% White, 1% Hispanic.

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2024–25 school spending dataNewOct 12, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 12, 2026
2025–26 SOL test scoresAug 25, 2026
2021–22 school spending dataFeb 16, 2026


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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