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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 24162

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School

193

Students

Top rankedShawsville Middle352^nd of 419 Virginia middle schools

Summary:

The 24162 zip code is home to a single public middle school, Shawsville Middle, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 211 students. Shawsville Middle is part of the Montgomery County Public Schools district, which is ranked 54 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Shawsville Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia middle schools, with a statewide ranking of 352 out of 419 in 2024-2025, 345 out of 417 in 2023-2024, and 347 out of 422 in 2022-2023. The school's academic performance is mixed, with Shawsville Middle outperforming the district and state in Algebra I and Earth Science, but underperforming in Mathematics, English Reading, and Civics and Economics. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Shawsville Middle serves a high-poverty student population, with 84.36% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.5 to 1, which suggests the potential for more individualized attention and support for students. Overall, Shawsville Middle faces challenges in academic performance and socioeconomic factors, but its low student-teacher ratio may present an opportunity to implement targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Algebra I (2025)	SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Earth Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL Civics and Economics (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 Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Earth Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shawsville Middle	Public	6-8	4179 Old Town Rd	Shawsville	24162	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 268-2262	193	26	7.5	85.0%	164 (85.0%)	2 (1.0%)	20 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	24.5	352^nd of 419 public middle schools	16.0%		23	345^th of 417 public middle schools	17.3%	7	100.0	45.2	31.4	40.8	90.5	64.4	43.9	63.6	67.2	$4,140	$90	$4,050

Cities Near Zip Code 24162

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Christiansburg	2.79 mi	9	264^th
Shawsville	4.79 mi	1	346^th
Elliston	6.51 mi	2	318^th
Blacksburg	6.78 mi	7	73^rd
Riner	8.49 mi	3	197^th

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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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