Summary:
Zip code 24588 in Rustburg, Virginia is served by two public elementary schools — Yellow Branch Elementary and Rustburg Elementary — both covering grades PK-5 within Campbell County Public Schools, a district currently ranked 58th out of 131 in Virginia. Both schools serve predominantly low-income populations, with roughly three-quarters of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, yet they maintain impressively low chronic absenteeism rates between 7% and 8%, less than half the state average of 14.8%.
Yellow Branch Elementary is the current top performer in the area, holding a 3-star rating and a statewide rank of 551st out of 1,111 elementary schools (50th percentile), while Rustburg Elementary sits at 573rd (48th percentile) with 2 stars. Yellow Branch posts a slightly higher combined SOL proficiency rate (73.7% versus 73.2%) and leads in mathematics (75.3% vs. 74.3%) and English reading (71.4% vs. 68.3%). Rustburg, however, has its own distinct strengths, significantly outperforming Yellow Branch in 5th grade science (79.0% vs. 74.0%) and Virginia Studies (78.7% vs. 75.3%), with both schools scoring well above state averages in those subjects.
The most notable trend is Rustburg's decline: it has dropped from the 60th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 48th percentile in 2025-2026, with its star rating falling from 3 to 2 and 5th grade reading plunging nearly 12 percentage points. Meanwhile, Yellow Branch has shown meaningful early-grade improvement in 3rd grade math and reading, which may help stabilize its rank going forward. Interestingly, Rustburg spends about $1,351 more per student ($10,257 vs. $8,906) yet has seen weaker overall outcomes, while student-teacher ratios are nearly identical. For families in this zip code, Yellow Branch currently holds the edge in core academics, but both schools offer solid, stable options with strong science and social studies performance relative to the state.
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