Summary:
ZIP code 24606 contains exactly one school: Abb's Valley-Boissevain Elementary, a K-5 elementary school in Bluefield, VA, serving 144 students within the Tazewell County Public Schools district.
Abb's Valley-Boissevain Elementary is the standout—and only—school in 24606. Its district is ranked 19th out of 131 districts in Virginia, placing in the 85th percentile with 4 stars. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 89.58% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, yet it generally outperforms both district and state averages in several tested subjects. The school maintains a favorable 13.9:1 student-teacher ratio and spends $8,300 per student. Chronic absenteeism is 16.1%, which is better than the district's 23.8% but slightly worse than the state's 14.8%. State ranking has fluctuated over the past three years: 619th (2 stars) in 2023-2024, 220th (4 stars) in 2024-2025, and 395th (3 stars) in 2025-2026.
The school's strongest performance is in upper elementary grades. In 4th grade reading, 95.65% of students are proficient (district: 85.49%, state: 73.70%), and in 5th grade reading, 95.24% are proficient (district: 82.61%, state: 72.42%). However, 3rd grade is a concern: math proficiency is 54.55% and reading is 60.87%, both below district and state averages. Several subjects saw year-over-year declines, including 4th grade math (from 100% to 86.96%) and VA Studies (from 94.44% to 73.91%), while 5th grade reading improved from 85% to 95.24%. Given nearly 90% economic disadvantage, the school is outperforming expectations and appears to accelerate students significantly between 3rd and 5th grade.
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