Summary:
Zip code 24228 in Clintwood, Virginia, is served by one high school, Ridgeview High, which covers grades 9–12 and is part of Dickenson County Public Schools. Ridgeview is a high-poverty rural school where 97.81% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, yet it posts some impressive academic results that challenge expectations.
Ridgeview stands out for its strong math and science performance. In the most recent testing year, proficiency rates exceeded state averages in Geometry (93.75% vs. 85.88%), Algebra I (86.02% vs. 80.21%), and Biology (85.59% vs. 68.86%). The average proficiency across core STEM and English subjects reaches 87.3%, well above the state’s 80.8%. However, social studies is a clear weakness: World History I proficiency is just 60.78%, more than 11 points below the state average, and prior-year Geography scores also lagged by over 17 points. Test score trends are mixed—Geometry improved sharply and Biology rose, but Algebra I declined by 5.3 points and English Reading stayed flat.
Attendance and graduation tell a more complex story. Ridgeview’s chronic absenteeism rate of 31.4% is more than double the state average of 14.8%, and slightly above the district’s 29.8%. Even so, the graduation rate is a strong 94.4%, higher than the state’s 92.3%, and the dropout rate of 4.1% is below the state’s 5.0%. The school’s state rank has slipped from the 63rd percentile with 3 stars in 2023–2024 to the 49th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, even as some test scores improved—a reminder that rankings factor in attendance, graduation, and other measures beyond single-year tests. With a favorable 9.8:1 student-to-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $13,618, Ridgeview offers solid support, but social studies achievement and chronic absenteeism remain key areas for parents to watch.
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