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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 24577

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Schools

330

Students

Top rankedMeadville Elementary387^th of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Sydnor Jennings Elementary up 146 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 24577 zip code area is home to two elementary schools - Sydnor Jennings Elementary and Meadville Elementary - both part of the Halifax County Public Schools district. While the district is ranked 75 out of 129 in Virginia and has a 2-star rating, Meadville Elementary stands out as the higher-performing school in the area.

Meadville Elementary has a higher statewide ranking, placing 387 out of 1,110 Virginia elementary schools, compared to Sydnor Jennings Elementary at 747. Meadville also has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, while Sydnor Jennings has a 2-star rating. Academically, Meadville outperforms the district and state averages on most standardized test scores, particularly in mathematics and reading.

Despite Sydnor Jennings Elementary having a lower student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending, it lags behind Meadville and the district/state averages on several test scores. Both schools face significant challenges, with extremely high free/reduced lunch rates and chronic absenteeism over 15%. The data suggests the need for targeted interventions and resource allocation to support these high-poverty communities and raise the performance of the lower-achieving school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (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 Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th 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
Meadville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Meadville School Loop	Nathalie	24577	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 349-1012	173	11	16.2	100.6%	106 (61.3%)	57 (32.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	67.4	387^th of 1110 public elementary schools	65.1%		60.5	485^th of 1114 public elementary schools	56.5%	98	80.7	89.3	70.6	64.7	87.1	85.7	52.9	78.6	$9,780	$25	$9,755
Sydnor Jennings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Sydnor Jennings Rd	Nathalie	24577	Halifax County	Halifax County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 349-1013	157	17	9.2	96.2%	76 (48.4%)	55 (35.0%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.1%)	37.1	747^th of 1110 public elementary schools	32.7%		25.4	893^rd of 1114 public elementary schools	19.8%	146	78.6	52.0	54.2	50.0	71.4	64.0	62.5	76.0	$13,219	$576	$12,643

Cities Near Zip Code 24577

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Nathalie	2.67 mi	2	199^th
Brookneal	7.73 mi	1	256^th
Scottsburg	9.45 mi	2	113^th
Gretna	11.46 mi	4	109^th
Naruna	11.98 mi	1	268^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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