Summary:
Zip code 23347 contains 2 schools in Eastville, Virginia, both part of Northampton County Public Schools and serving grades 7-12 with no elementary or alternative schools present. Both schools—Northampton High and Northampton Middle—serve an extremely economically disadvantaged population, with free/reduced lunch rates near 100%, and the district ranks in the bottom 8% of Virginia districts with a 0-star rating, while both schools carry 1-star ratings.
Northampton Middle stands out for its exceptional 8th grade Algebra I results, achieving 100% proficiency in both 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, well above state averages. However, the same school struggles with on-grade-level math, as 7th grade math proficiency sits at just 41.67%. Northampton High shows strong performance in Earth Science (100% proficiency in 2025-2026) and 12th grade writing and reading, but faces significant challenges in social studies, with World History II proficiency dropping to just 4.76% in 2024-2025. The middle school has been steadily improving, rising from the 13th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 23rd percentile in 2025-2026, while the high school has stagnated, falling from the 23rd to 15th percentile over the same period.
Northampton High spends considerably more per student at $11,965 compared to $8,661 at Northampton Middle, yet the high school still struggles with a 17.5% chronic absenteeism rate and broad underperformance in grade-level reading and math. The high school's graduation rate of 91.5% is close to the state average, but low SOL proficiency suggests many students graduate without strong academic mastery. Families considering these schools should recognize the genuine bright spots—advanced math at the middle school and specific science and upper-grade subjects at the high school—alongside persistent challenges in social studies, attendance, and grade-level proficiency that make these schools a mixed but improving picture for the area.
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