Scott County Public Schools 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.

1. A+ Weber City Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Gate City Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A Gate City High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A Duffield Pattonsville Primary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A Hilton Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
6. A Shoemaker Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
7. A Yuma Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
8. A- Fort Blackmore Primary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
9. A- Nickelsville Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
10. B+ Twin Springs High (High school, exceeds expectations)

High schools (3)

• A Gate City High, Gate City
• B+ Rye Cove High, Duffield
• B+ Twin Springs High, Nickelsville

Middle and junior high schools (2)

• A+ Gate City Middle, Gate City
• B+ Rye Cove Intermediate, Clinchport

Elementary and primary schools (8)

• A Duffield Pattonsville Primary, Duffield
• C Dungannon Elementary School, Dungannon
• A- Fort Blackmore Primary, Fort Blackmore
• A Hilton Elementary, Hiltons
• A- Nickelsville Elementary, Nickelsville
• A Shoemaker Elementary, Gate City
• A+ Weber City Elementary, Weber City
• A Yuma Elementary, Gate City

Cities and towns served (8)

• Gate City (4)
• Duffield (2)
• Nickelsville (2)
• Clinchport (1)
• Dungannon (1)
• Fort Blackmore (1)
• Hiltons (1)
• Weber City (1)

• State: Best schools in Virginia
• County: Scott County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 4,268 students with 324 full-time-equivalent teachers and 635 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 5103480
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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