Best Public Schools in Zip Code 24430

Summary:

The 24430 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Craigsville Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with 128 students. The school is part of the Augusta County Public Schools district, which is ranked 73 out of 129 districts in Virginia and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Craigsville Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Virginia elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. The school's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels, and it has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 15.7%. Despite the school's higher spending per student of $15,771, its academic performance remains below average, suggesting that additional resources alone may not be the solution to improving the school's outcomes.

The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (64.84%) at Craigsville Elementary indicates that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.8 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year suggests that class size may not be the primary driver of the school's performance issues.

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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 English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Craigsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 East First St	Craigsville	24430	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 997-9184	117	12	9.7	100.0%	96 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	11 (9.4%)	19.7	932^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	16.0%		29.1	853^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	23.4%	79	60.0	50.0	62.5	50.0	$16,165	$890	$15,275

Cities Near Zip Code 24430

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Craigsville	3.06 mi	2	345^th
Swoope	8.72 mi	2	100^th
Staunton	11.63 mi	14	136^th
Churchville	12.37 mi	1	311^th
Greenville	12.69 mi	1

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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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