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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 24293

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Schools

990

Students

5-star school

Top rankedL.F. Addington Middle9^th of 416 Virginia middle schools

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Summary:

Zip code 24293 is home to two public schools serving 990 students in grades PK–8 — Wise Primary (PK–4, 603 students) and L.F. Addington Middle (5–8, 387 students) — both part of Wise County Public Schools, a district ranked #2 out of 131 in Virginia. There is no high school within the zip code, so students in grades 9–12 must leave the area for school.

L.F. Addington Middle is the clear standout, ranking 9th among 416 Virginia middle schools for 2025–2026 (98th percentile, 5 stars) after ranking 6th the two prior years. It is a mathematics powerhouse: 100% of tested 8th graders scored proficient on Algebra I in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, and 8th-grade math proficiency was 86.44% versus the state's 46.86%. By comparison, Wise Primary ranks 138th of 1,111 elementary schools (88th percentile, 4 stars), a big improvement from the 78th percentile in 2023–2024. Its 4th-grade reading proficiency reached 90%, well above the state average of 73.7%, and the school outperforms state averages in every tested subject despite 87.23% of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch.

There are notable differences between the schools. At L.F. Addington Middle, 5th-grade reading proficiency was 77.91% in 2025–2026, below the district's 81.51% and only modestly above the state's 72.42%, making reading the relative weak spot. Chronic absenteeism is 15.4% at L.F. Addington Middle — above both the district's 15.0% and state's 14.8% — versus 11.9% at Wise Primary. L.F. Addington Middle also spends more per student ($9,997 vs. $8,901) and has a better student–teacher ratio (11.2 vs. 13.4), which may contribute to its elite math outcomes. Overall, both schools are high performers within one of Virginia's top districts, with math at the middle school and reading at the elementary school as particular strengths.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Algebra I (2026)	SOL Mathematics (2026)						SOL Science (2026)		SOL English Reading (2026)						SOL Civics and Economics (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 Algebra I 8th Grade	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Mathematics 6th Grade	SOL Mathematics 7th Grade	SOL Mathematics 8th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL Science 8th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 6th Grade	SOL English Reading 7th Grade	SOL English Reading 8th Grade	SOL Civics and Economics 7th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
L.F. Addington Middle	Public	5-8	324 School St	Wise	24293	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(276) 328-8821	387	35	11.2	117.6%	359 (92.8%)	4 (1.0%)	6 (1.6%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	89.1	9^th of 416 public middle schools	97.8%		91.2	6^th of 419 public middle schools	98.6%	3	100.0			89.5	93.8	87.5	86.4	80.2	84.2			77.9	89.7	93.2	88.1	83.0		$9,997	$670	$9,327
Wise Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	323 Railroad Ave SE	Wise	24293	Wise County	Wise County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(276) 328-8019	603	45	13.4	87.2%	524 (86.9%)	20 (3.3%)	24 (4.0%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	84.4	138^th of 1111 public elementary schools	87.6%		85.2	120^th of 1110 public elementary schools	89.2%	18		85.7	84.4							87.0	90.0						90.0	$8,901	$1,339	$7,562

Cities Near Zip Code 24293

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wise	0.28 mi	5	6^th
Norton	2.01 mi	3	96^th
Coeburn	5.94 mi	4	29^th
Pound	9.53 mi	2	9^th
Big Stone Gap	11.02 mi	4	16^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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