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Dudley Elementary

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Dudley Elementary ranks 399 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Dudley Elementary is a PK-5 elementary school in Wirtz, VA, serving 317 students in Franklin County Public Schools — a district rated 4 stars and ranked 38th out of 131 Virginia districts. The school ranks 399th out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools for 2025-2026, placing it in the 64th percentile with a 3-star rating, up from the 55th percentile the year before. About 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, making this a high-need school, yet chronic absenteeism has fallen from 21.7% in 2022-2023 to 11.3% in 2024-2025 — now better than both the district (15.4%) and state (14.8%) averages.

Dudley's biggest academic highlight is its 4th-grade performance. In 2025-2026, 4th-grade reading proficiency reached 84.78% — the highest among all 11 nearby elementary schools compared — while 4th-grade math hit 89.13% and VA Studies 93.48%, both well above state averages and trailing only Lee M. Waid Elementary in the local group. The school also ranks in the 81st percentile statewide for its economically disadvantaged students, a standout result in a school with 88% free/reduced lunch eligibility. In the wider competitive set, Dudley outranks Sontag Elementary, Glade Hill Elementary, Boones Mill Elementary, Stewartsville Elementary, and Rocky Mount Elementary, while sitting slightly below Windy Gap Elementary, Moneta Elementary, and Mount Pleasant Elementary.

The clearest area for growth is 3rd-grade reading, where only 54.17% of students scored proficient — the lowest among nearby schools and well below the state's 67.61%. Math shows a similar grade-level gap, with 3rd-grade proficiency at 66.67% versus 89.13% in 4th grade. There is also a notable gender gap, with female students ranking in the 71st percentile statewide and male students in the 56th. With per-pupil spending of $10,451 and a 12.2 student-teacher ratio, resources are mid-range. If Dudley can translate its strong 4th-grade results into earlier grades, its already-improving state ranking could rise substantially.

317

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,451

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7250 Brooks Mill Rd
Wirtz, VA 24184

(540) 721-2621

District: Franklin County Public Schools

Students who attend Dudley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Benjamin Franklin Middle
High:	Franklin County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.3%

Two or more races:

9.1%

Hispanic:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 54th percentile in 2017 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (79% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 64th (2026) from a 54th-percentile low (2017)

✓Above the Virginia median (64th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg78%

Virginia avg72%

399^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Franklin County Public Schools

38^th of 131Franklin 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	66.0	399 of 1111	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	498 of 1110	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	456 of 1114	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	467 of 1114	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	482 of 1109	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.5	227 of 1103	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	436 of 1105	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	319 of 1097	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	57.2	510 of 1099	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.5	266 of 1096	75.7%	★★★★☆
2015	59.0	496 of 1100	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.3	309 of 1110	72.2%	★★★★☆
2013	55.6	515 of 1120	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.7	429 of 1117	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.4	755 of 1117	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.9	395 of 1113	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.8	480 of 1082	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.0	288 of 1081	73.4%	★★★★☆
2007	62.3	402 of 1083	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	78.5	139 of 1071	87.0%	★★★★☆
2005	69.1	283 of 1062	73.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	319 of 1100	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	65.7	383 of 1096	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	500 of 1098	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	687 of 1100	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	197 of 1040	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	64.8	329 of 1046	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	439 of 1036	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	486 of 1099	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.6	586 of 1093	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.9	396 of 1101	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	252 of 1093	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	471 of 974	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	567 of 973	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	578 of 979	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	488 of 984	50.4%	★★★☆☆

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+17 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

VA Studies93%+23 vs state

Science82%+13 vs state

Mathematics79%+5 vs state

English Reading73%~ state avg

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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
Dudley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7250 Brooks Mill Rd	Wirtz	24184	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 721-2621	317	26	12.2	88.0%	261 (82.3%)	8 (2.5%)	16 (5.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.1%)	66	399^th of 1111 public elementary schools	64.1%		58.5	498^th of 1110 public elementary schools	55.1%	99	66.7	89.1	80.0	81.7	54.2	84.8	80.0	93.5	$10,451	$1,584	$8,867
Glade Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8081 Old Franklin Turnpike	Glade Hill	24092	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 576-3010	227	22	10.5	87.2%	175 (77.1%)	11 (4.8%)	27 (11.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	57.3	516^th of 1111 public elementary schools	53.6%		60.9	465^th of 1110 public elementary schools	58.1%	51	64.3	64.9	100.0	80.0	67.9	77.8	76.7	73.0	$48	$00	$48
Rocky Mount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 School Board Rd	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5040	296	35	8.3	87.5%	151 (51.0%)	49 (16.6%)	43 (14.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (17.2%)	42	710^th of 1111 public elementary schools	36.1%		51.2	585^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.3%	125	62.3	80.5	72.4	72.4	62.3	65.9	69.0	65.9	$10,499	$1,600	$8,900
Windy Gap Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	465 Truman Hill Road	Hardy	24101	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 719-2809	391	26	15.0	87.0%	323 (82.6%)	14 (3.6%)	20 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	79.3	209^th of 1111 public elementary schools	81.2%		72.6	314^th of 1110 public elementary schools	71.7%	105	89.1	77.9	97.9	95.8	80.0	75.0	91.7	88.2	$10,283	$1,559	$8,723
Lee M. Waid Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	540 E Court Street	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5736	386	36	10.6	85.5%	206 (53.4%)	59 (15.3%)	52 (13.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (17.1%)	76.8	258^th of 1111 public elementary schools	76.8%		81.1	195^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.4%	63	89.8	94.7	82.2	77.8	72.9	82.5	73.3	94.7	$10,270	$1,568	$8,701
Boones Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	265 Taylors Rd	Boones Mill	24065	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 334-4000	290	21	14.0	85.5%	244 (84.1%)	5 (1.7%)	20 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	51.2	598^th of 1111 public elementary schools	46.2%		45.8	659^th of 1110 public elementary schools	40.6%	61	87.2	83.0	74.4	59.0	72.3	67.9	64.1	64.2	$10,431	$1,581	$8,850
Moneta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12718 Moneta Rd	Moneta	24121	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 297-4411	218	16	13.3	87.2%	169 (77.5%)	16 (7.3%)	12 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.6%)	77.4	241^st of 1111 public elementary schools	78.3%		80.9	200^th of 1110 public elementary schools	82.0%	41	96.3	86.7	73.5	75.8	80.8	83.3	84.9	93.1	$9,350	$909	$8,441
Sontag Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3101 Sontag Rd	Rocky Mount	24151	Franklin County	Franklin County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 483-5667	248	26	9.4	87.5%	149 (60.1%)	24 (9.7%)	33 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (16.5%)	60.1	475^th of 1111 public elementary schools	57.2%		46.9	641^st of 1110 public elementary schools	42.3%	166	70.0	92.7	93.9	66.7	60.0	75.6	75.8	73.2	$10,424	$1,585	$8,840
Goodview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1374 Rivermont Academy Rd	Goodview	24095	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 892-5674	504	34	14.7	82.9%	400 (79.4%)	22 (4.4%)	33 (6.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.1%)	65.3	409^th of 1111 public elementary schools	63.2%		64.5	428^th of 1110 public elementary schools	61.4%	19	80.0	76.8	85.3	85.3	60.0	81.7	77.1	79.3	$9,231	$1,007	$8,224
Stewartsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1138 Wildcat Rd	Goodview	24095	Bedford County	Bedford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 890-2174	292	21	13.9	102.1%	231 (79.1%)	8 (2.7%)	33 (11.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	49.6	615^th of 1111 public elementary schools	44.6%		42.3	694^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.5%	79	84.2	70.0	60.0	68.0	71.1	70.0	76.0	69.4	$8,826	$1,180	$7,646

Frequently Asked Questions about Dudley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Dudley Elementary?

Students at Dudley Elementary are 82% White, 9% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American.

How many students attend Dudley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Dudley Elementary.

What district is Dudley Elementary in?

Franklin County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Dudley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dudley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Benjamin Franklin Middle
High : Franklin County High

Is Dudley Elementary a good school?

Dudley Elementary ranks 399^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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