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Chase City Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
854th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools
Better than 23% of Virginia elementary schools
Summary

Chase City Elementary is a public elementary school serving 409 students in grades PK-5 in Chase City, Virginia. It is part of the Mecklenburg County Public Schools district, which is ranked 57 out of 129 districts in the state.

Chase City Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 15.7% to 30.2% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average and nearby schools like South Hill Elementary (15.7%) and Clarksville Elementary (15.7%). The school's test scores also lag behind state and district averages across multiple subjects and grade levels, with only 63.93% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Reading, compared to 66.93% statewide and 68.33% in the district.

Additionally, Chase City Elementary has a very high percentage of students (over 88%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools, with a ranking as low as 1,005 out of 1,100 schools in 2014-2015. Its current ranking of 854 out of 1,110 schools places it in the bottom 25% of elementary schools in the state. While the school spends around $10,000 per student, which is higher than the state average, this higher spending does not seem to be translating into better academic outcomes.

396
Students ?
16.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$7,877
Per pupil spending ?
94.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5450 Highway Forty-Seven
       Chase City, VA  23924

(434) 372-4770

District: Mecklenburg County Public Schools


Students who attend Chase City Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Bluestone Middle
High:    Bluestone High
Racial breakdown:

African American:
58.8%
White:
21.7%
Two or more races:
12.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 50th percentile in 2018 → 23rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Virginia average (60% vs 71% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped from its 50th-percentile peak (2018) to 23rd (2025)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school60%
District avg74%
Virginia avg71%
854th of 1,110
Virginia public elementary schools ?
Bottom 23%▲ up 14 pts since 2015
From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 4Elementary Schools in the Mecklenburg County Public Schools
57th of 129Mecklenburg 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
202527.6854 of 111023.1%★☆☆☆☆
202428.0867 of 111422.2%★☆☆☆☆
202344.6669 of 111439.9%★★☆☆☆
202233.4802 of 110927.7%★☆☆☆☆
202138.9725 of 110334.3%★★☆☆☆
201953.8585 of 110547.1%★★☆☆☆
201855.5551 of 109749.8%★★☆☆☆
201730.1881 of 109919.8%★☆☆☆☆
201617.3995 of 10969.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201516.51005 of 11008.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201422.0986 of 111011.2%★☆☆☆☆
201318.51019 of 11209.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201254.0556 of 111750.2%★★★☆☆
201145.9696 of 111737.7%★★☆☆☆
201058.8469 of 111357.9%★★★☆☆
200966.4335 of 108269.0%★★★☆☆
200879.0125 of 108188.4%★★★★☆
200770.6258 of 108376.2%★★★★☆
200672.2237 of 107177.9%★★★★☆
200569.7277 of 106273.9%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202540.2392 of 57932.3%★★☆☆☆
202431.4458 of 58822.1%★☆☆☆☆
202346.9342 of 57940.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202529.3839 of 109623.4%★☆☆☆☆
202422.8909 of 109817.2%★☆☆☆☆
202333.6813 of 110026.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202546.4589 of 104643.7%★★☆☆☆
202445.9616 of 103640.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202526.6860 of 109321.3%★☆☆☆☆
202435.0785 of 110128.7%★☆☆☆☆
202354.8511 of 109353.2%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
20259.4264 of 2712.6%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankVirginia percentileRating
202537.1694 of 97328.7%★☆☆☆☆
202441.6647 of 97933.9%★★☆☆☆
202344.0609 of 98438.1%★★☆☆☆
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 (2025)44th percentile+21 vs school
African American (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school
White (2025)29th percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school
Male (2025)21st percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics66%-7 vs state
English Reading59%-11 vs state
Science54%-15 vs state
VA Studies49%-19 vs state

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Students who attend Chase City Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bluestone Middle
High : Bluestone High

Chase City Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.1% of Virginia elementary schools.

Students at Chase City Elementary are 59% African American, 22% White, 13% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Chase City Elementary.


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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.

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