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Dinwiddie County Public Schools Schools
Dinwiddie County Public Schools is a public school district in Virginia, based in Dinwiddie County (Dinwiddie). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Dinwiddie County Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Dinwiddie County Public Schools
7 of 7 schools in Dinwiddie County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 1D: 4
Best schools in Dinwiddie County Public Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Midway Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Sunnyside Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Dinwiddie Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Dinwiddie County High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Sutherland Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Dinwiddie County Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Southside Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Dinwiddie County Public Schools
High schools (1)
- D Dinwiddie County High, Dinwiddie
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D Dinwiddie County Middle, Dinwiddie
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- C+ Dinwiddie Elementary, Dinwiddie
- B+ Midway Elementary, Church Road
- D- Southside Elementary, Dinwiddie
- B- Sunnyside Elementary, Mckenney
- D Sutherland Elementary, Sutherland
Where Dinwiddie County Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Dinwiddie (4)
- Church Road (1)
- Mckenney (1)
- Sutherland (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Virginia
- County: Dinwiddie County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,256 students with 367 full-time-equivalent teachers and 681 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5101170
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Petersburg City Public Schools (7 schools, 16 mi)
- Colonial Heights City Public Schools (5 schools, 18 mi)
- Chesterfield County Public Schools (63 schools, 21 mi)
- Sussex County Public Schools (3 schools, 23 mi)
- Nottoway County Public Schools (5 schools, 23 mi)
- Hopewell City Public Schools (6 schools, 24 mi)
- Prince George County Public Schools (7 schools, 24 mi)
- Brunswick County Public Schools (5 schools, 25 mi)
Questions about Dinwiddie County Public Schools
How many schools are in Dinwiddie County Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Dinwiddie County Public Schools, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Dinwiddie County Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Dinwiddie, Church Road, Mckenney, Sutherland.
How good are the schools in Dinwiddie County Public Schools?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 67% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 45.4%. 57% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Dinwiddie County Public Schools?
4,256 students were enrolled in Dinwiddie County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Dinwiddie County Public Schools?
Dinwiddie County Public Schools is in Virginia, based in Dinwiddie County, with its district office in Dinwiddie. Its boundary covers about 504 sq mi.