Summary:
Zip code 22849 in Shenandoah, VA is served by three public schools in Page County Public Schools — Page County High (grades 9–12), Page County Middle (grades 6–8), and Shenandoah Elementary (grades PK–5) — together enrolling about 1,142 students in a high-poverty rural district with a 3-star state rating.
Page County Middle is the clear standout for improvement and math excellence. Its state ranking climbed from the 43rd to the 61st percentile over three years, and it posted exceptional math scores: 100% proficiency in 8th-grade Algebra I and 84.62% in 8th-grade math versus state averages of 93.26% and 46.86%, respectively. It also has the lowest student-teacher ratio (10.7) and highest per-student spending ($9,873) in the zip code. Page County High posts strong STEM and graduation outcomes — a 94.7% graduation rate, 2.6% dropout rate, and standout scores in Algebra I (97.67%), Biology (86.73%), and 10th-grade Geography (100%) — but has a major weakness in 11th-grade VA/US History (18.18% proficient) and spends the least per student ($8,925). Shenandoah Elementary serves the highest-poverty population (94% free/reduced lunch) and still exceeds state averages in 3rd-grade math and 4th-grade VA Studies, yet its ranking has slipped from the 61st to the 38th percentile, with 4th- and 5th-grade reading trailing the state by 8–10 points.
Across all three schools, chronic absenteeism exceeds the state rate of 14.8% (ranging from 16.3% at the elementary to 20.2% at the high school), and reading is more inconsistent than math throughout the pipeline. The middle school’s resource advantage and rising trajectory stand in contrast to the high school’s solid but volatile ranking and the elementary school’s downward trend. Despite high poverty and attendance challenges, these schools demonstrate that strong math, science, and graduation results are achievable, though the combination of declining elementary reading and rising absenteeism warrants attention.
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