Best Public Schools in Zip Code 24243

Summary:

The 24243 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Dryden Elementary, which serves grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 255 students. Dryden Elementary is part of the Lee County Public Schools district, which is ranked 53 out of 129 districts in Virginia and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Dryden Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 541 out of 1,114 Virginia elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 671 out of 1,110 in 2024-2025, with a corresponding drop in its SchoolDigger rating from 3 to 2 stars. The school's academic performance is mixed, with some subject areas, such as 3rd grade Mathematics and 3rd grade English Reading, exceeding the district and state averages, while others, like 4th grade Mathematics and 4th grade VA Studies, lag behind.

Dryden Elementary serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, with 83.92% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending of $7,904 is lower than the national average, which may impact the resources and support available to students and teachers. These factors, along with the declining performance trend, suggest that Dryden Elementary may face challenges in maintaining or improving its academic outcomes and could benefit from targeted interventions and additional support.

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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 English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dryden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	176 School House Ridge Road	Dryden	24243	Lee County	Lee County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 546-4443	237	21	11.2	86.1%	232 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	44.5	671^st of 1110 public elementary schools	39.5%		52.6	581^st of 1114 public elementary schools	47.8%	90	70.3	63.0	81.1	73.3	55.6	$9,610	$1,316	$8,293

Cities Near Zip Code 24243

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dryden	1.84 mi	1	250^th
Pennington Gap	6.01 mi	2	203^rd
Big Stone Gap	7.83 mi	4	16^th
Saint Charles	7.87 mi	1	59^th
Duffield	8.63 mi	2	124^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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