Summary:
Zip code 24210 in Abingdon, VA is served by 5 schools in the Washington County Public Schools district—a top-ranked district in Virginia—including two elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and one virtual school, enrolling about 2,793 students overall.
For families, the standout options are Greendale Elementary and Greendale Elementary for its exceptional attendance and small classes: it has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the area (4.7% vs. the 14.8% state average), the lowest student-teacher ratio (10.7), and the highest per-student spending ($12,629). Abingdon Elementary is also consistently above average, with 3rd-grade math proficiency at 92.31% versus 74.04% statewide. E.B. Stanley Middle excels in math acceleration—98.95% of 8th graders passed Algebra I—and beats state averages in nearly every subject. Abingdon High is improving quickly, climbing from the 50th to the 72nd percentile in two years, with a 93.5% graduation rate and strong STEM scores. All four traditional schools serve a high-poverty population (74–76% free/reduced lunch), yet still perform well, though middle and high school chronic absenteeism rises above the state average.
The biggest concerns are Abingdon High’s social studies scores—just 21.74% proficiency in VA/US History and 55% in Geography, both far below state averages—and the fact that students who take Algebra I later (10th or 11th grade) score below state levels. Washington County Virtual School enrolls about 19% of the zip code’s students, but no performance or spending data is available. Overall, this area offers strong elementary and middle school foundations, with the main challenges being high school social studies, absenteeism in older grades, and a lack of transparency for the virtual school.
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