Summary:
ZIP code 24077 (Cloverdale, VA) contains just two schools—Cloverdale Elementary (PK–5) and Read Mountain Middle (6–8)—both part of the 5-star Botetourt County Public Schools district, which ranks 7th out of 131 Virginia divisions, and neither of which is a high school, so students must travel outside the ZIP for grades 9–12. Cloverdale Elementary ranks 91st out of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools (92nd percentile), while Read Mountain Middle ranks 29th out of 416 middle schools (93rd percentile). Both schools earned 5 stars and sit in the top 10% of their respective categories statewide.
Academically, the two schools excel in different areas. Cloverdale Elementary shines in reading, with proficiency rates climbing from 88.1% in 3rd grade to 97.5% in 5th grade, and its 5th grade math (92.5%) and science (87.5%) are similarly strong. It also has an extraordinarily low chronic absenteeism rate of just 2.2%—roughly seven times lower than the state average. Read Mountain Middle is a math powerhouse: 100% of 8th graders taking Geometry and 98% taking Algebra I were proficient, and 100% of 7th graders in Algebra I hit proficiency the prior year. Its overall math proficiency (76.6% in 8th grade) towers over the state average of 46.9%, while reading and science also outperform the state by wide margins.
Both schools have similar socioeconomic profiles (about one-third of students qualify for free/reduced lunch) and have improved sharply in the latest rankings. Read Mountain Middle jumped from 72nd to 29th in one year, while Cloverdale rebounded from 233rd to 91st. Cloverdale spends more per pupil ($11,850 vs. $10,162) and has a slightly lower student-to-teacher ratio (12.4 vs. 13.7), which may support its exceptional attendance and early literacy gains. The only structural gap is the lack of a high school in the ZIP code, meaning families should plan for the transition to schools outside 24077 for 9th grade onward.
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