Schools in Zip Code 22602

Zip code 22602 in Winchester, VA is served by 5 schools from Frederick County Public Schools — 4 elementary schools and 1 middle school with no high schools, enrolling about 3,128 students total.

For parents, the strongest elementary options are Armel Elementary and Greenwood Mill Elementary. Armel has the lowest poverty rate (29% free/reduced lunch), the lowest chronic absenteeism (11.6%), and the best math scores overall, ranking in the 43rd percentile statewide. Greenwood Mill is the most improved school in the area, rising from the 31st to the 43rd percentile over three years, and it leads the elementary group in reading, science, and Virginia Studies — all while spending the least per student ($9,672). Meanwhile, Evendale Elementary is the highest-need school, with 78.8% free/reduced lunch, the highest chronic absenteeism (17.2%), and math and reading scores that generally fall below district and state averages. Orchard View Elementary spends the most per student ($12,085) yet has declined sharply from the 35th to the 18th percentile, and its 3rd-grade reading proficiency of just 50.79% is a major red flag.

The only middle school, Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle, presents a split profile: it posts perfect or near-perfect scores in Algebra I and Geometry, but its on-grade-level math, reading, and science scores are below state averages, and its overall rank has slipped to the 36th percentile. With no high schools in the zip code, strong middle school preparation matters, and Byrd's weak general-education reading and science results could have downstream effects. Overall, while Frederick County Public Schools ranks in the bottom quarter of Virginia districts, Armel and Greenwood Mill show that solid results are possible without excessive spending, while Evendale and Orchard View highlight the ongoing challenges of poverty, attendance, and resource allocation.