Best Public Schools in Zip Code 24085

Summary:

The 24085 zip code is home to a single standout public elementary school, Eagle Rock Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Botetourt County Public Schools district. Despite having a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Eagle Rock Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, particularly in mathematics and reading.

Eagle Rock Elementary's academic excellence is evident in its strong test scores, with 84.21% of 3rd graders, 86.67% of 4th graders, and 76.92% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 83.33% and 72.89% at the district and state levels, respectively. The school has also maintained a high ranking among Virginia elementary schools, placing 303rd out of 1,110 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and 279th out of 1,114 schools in the 2023-2024 school year, both with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While the school faces challenges, such as a chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7% and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, its consistently strong academic performance and low student-teacher ratio of 11.3 to 1 suggest that it is providing a quality education to its diverse student population. The school's success within the Botetourt County Public Schools district, which is ranked 5 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, further highlights its status as a standout institution in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eagle Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	145 Eagles Nest Dr	Eagle Rock	24085	Botetourt County	Botetourt County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 884-2421	121	11	11.2	70.2%	114 (94.2%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	73.5	303^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	72.7%		75	279^th of 1114 public elementary schools	75.0%	24	84.2	86.7	76.9	79.0	92.9	61.5	92.9	$15,163	$2,203	$12,961

Cities Near Zip Code 24085

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Eagle Rock	1.42 mi	1	82^nd
Covington	9.54 mi	8	300^th
Buchanan	10.04 mi	2	50^th
Clifton Forge	10.28 mi	2	18^th
Fincastle	10.89 mi	3	22^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Virginia Department of Education.

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