Summary:
Zip code 24210, encompassing the Abingdon, Virginia area, contains two elementary schools—Abingdon Elementary and Greendale Elementary—both part of Washington County Public Schools, a district ranked 12th out of 131 in Virginia, and both serving students in grades PK-5.
Abingdon Elementary is the top-ranked school in the zip for 2025-2026, holding a state rank of 192 out of 1,111 (83rd percentile, 4 stars). It leads in 3rd-grade math with 92.31% proficiency versus the state's 74.04%, and posts strong 5th-grade science at 85%. Greendale Elementary, ranked 200th out of 1,111, counters with remarkable attendance—chronic absenteeism of just 4.7% compared to Abingdon's 12.7% and the state's 14.8%—and dominates 4th grade with math at 92.68%, reading at 90.24%, and Virginia Studies at 92.68%.
Both schools serve similar populations—roughly 75-76% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch—yet they outperform the state average on every SOL test in both recorded years. Spending is nearly identical, but Greendale Elementary offers a better student-teacher ratio (10.7 vs. Abingdon's 12.5), which may help explain its lower absenteeism. Rank trajectories differ: Abingdon improved from 255th to 192nd over the past year, recovering toward its 2023-2024 mark of 128th, while Greendale has slipped from an elite 40th in 2023-2024 but still earns 4 stars. Overall, academic performance is extremely close—Abingdon averages about 84.3% proficiency across all subjects and Greendale 84.9%—so parents can weigh grade-level strengths, class size, and attendance when choosing between these two excellent schools.
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