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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 24244

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308

Students

Top rankedDuffield-Pattonsville Primary533^rd of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools

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Summary:

There is one elementary school in zip code 24244, Duffield-Pattonsville Primary, serving grades PK through 4 within Scott County Public Schools. This school stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism of 5.6%, far below the district’s 10.5% and Virginia’s 14.8% rate, and it serves a largely economically disadvantaged population with 70.13% of students receiving free/reduced lunch. The school also posted strong 4th-grade results on the 2025–2026 SOL tests: 86.36% proficiency in reading and 81.82% in VA Studies, both well above state averages of 73.7% and 70.52%, respectively.

Looking at year-to-year trends, the school’s overall ranking has fluctuated: it placed in the 52nd percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, down from a 72nd-percentile, 4-star rating in 2024–2025, but still up from its 43rd-percentile, 2-star showing in 2023–2024. A notable bright spot is the consistency of the same student cohort from 3rd grade in 2024–2025 to 4th grade in 2025–2026: reading proficiency slipped only from 88.10% to 86.36%, and math from 80.95% to 79.55%. This suggests sustained academic growth as students progress. In contrast, the current 3rd-grade cohort struggled, with math proficiency dropping sharply from 80.95% to 58.33% and reading falling from 88.10% to 66.67% year over year, placing the school below district and state averages in those 3rd-grade subjects.

Despite these recent 3rd-grade challenges, Duffield-Pattonsville Primary offers small class sizes with a student-teacher ratio of 14.8 and per-student spending of $8,410, and its home district ranks in the 76th percentile among Virginia districts with a 4-star rating. The school’s attendance record is especially impressive given the high economic need, and its strong 4th-grade performance indicates that students tend to catch up and exceed state benchmarks by the end of their elementary years. Parents should watch whether the lower 3rd-grade scores reflect a temporary dip or a lasting trend, but the school’s overall trajectory remains positive.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)		SOL VA Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Duffield-Pattonsville Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	663 Duffield-Pattonsville High	Duffield	24244	Scott County	Scott County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 431-2244	308	21	14.8	70.1%	286 (92.9%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	56.5	533^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	52.0%		73.2	306^th of 1110 public elementary schools	72.4%	227	58.3	79.6	66.7	86.4	81.8	$8,410	$1,357	$7,053

Cities Near Zip Code 24244

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Duffield	0.4 mi	2	124^th
Clinchport	6.77 mi	1	119^th
Dryden	8.81 mi	1	250^th
Big Stone Gap	9.57 mi	4	16^th
Pennington Gap	10.28 mi	2	203^rd

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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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