Summary:
Zip code 24083 (Daleville, Virginia) is served by a single high school — Lord Botetourt High — which enrolls 963 students in grades 9–12 and is part of Botetourt County Public Schools, ranked 7th among 131 Virginia districts in the 95th percentile with a 5-star rating. The school has earned 4 stars in each of the past three years, with a graduation rate of 95.0%, a dropout rate of 2.6% (roughly half the state's 5.0%), and chronic absenteeism of 10.9% — all better than the state averages of 92.3%, 5.0%, and 14.8%, respectively.
Academically, Lord Botetourt High is strongest in math. Ninth-grade Geometry proficiency has ranged from 93–95%, Algebra I from 89–91%, and Algebra II reached 100% in 2024–2025. English Reading for 11th graders holds steady at roughly 91–92%. These scores outpace the state by wide margins. However, science scores show a sharp decline from 9th to 10th grade: Biology falls from about 93% proficiency in 9th grade to roughly 72–73% in 10th grade, and Earth Science drops from 86.67% to as low as 53.33% in the same transition. Roughly 29% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and per-student spending is $9,372 with a 16:1 student–teacher ratio.
The most notable concern is VA and US History, where just 40% of 11th graders scored proficient in 2024–2025 — low in absolute terms, though still slightly above the district (37.5%) and state (35.2%). Lord Botetourt High also sits slightly behind its own district on attendance and dropout measures, and its state percentile has slipped from 79 to 71 over three years despite maintaining 4 stars. Still, in the context of an elite district and consistent above-state results across math, reading, and graduation, Lord Botetourt High remains a strong, dependable option for families in Daleville.
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