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Tazewell County Public Schools Schools
Tazewell County Public Schools is a public school district in Virginia, based in Tazewell County (Tazewell). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Tazewell 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 Tazewell County Public Schools
11 of 13 schools in Tazewell County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 4B: 6C: 1
Best schools in Tazewell 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.
- A Richlands High (High school, meets expectations)
- A Tazewell High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A- Abbs Valley Boissevain Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Graham Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Graham High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Cedar Bluff Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Richlands Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Tazewell Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B Richlands Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Graham Intermediate (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Tazewell County Public Schools
High schools (3)
- B+ Graham High, Bluefield
- A Richlands High, Richlands
- A Tazewell High, Tazewell
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- B- Graham Intermediate, Bluefield
- A- Graham Middle, Bluefield
- B Richlands Middle, Richlands
- C Tazewell Intermediate, North Tazewell
- B Tazewell Middle, Tazewell
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- A- Abbs Valley Boissevain Elementary, Bluefield
- B Cedar Bluff Elementary, Cedar Bluff
- Dudley Primary, Bluefield
- B Richlands Elementary, Richlands
- Tazewell Primary, Tazewell
Where Tazewell County Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Bluefield (5)
- Richlands (3)
- Tazewell (3)
- Cedar Bluff (1)
- North Tazewell (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Virginia
- County: Tazewell County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,302 students with 425 full-time-equivalent teachers and 920 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 5103810
- 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
- Smyth County Public Schools (13 schools, 20 mi)
- Buchanan County Public Schools (8 schools, 28 mi)
- Wythe County Public Schools (12 schools, 31 mi)
- Russell County Public Schools (11 schools, 32 mi)
- Washington County Public Schools (15 schools, 34 mi)
- Grayson County Public Schools (6 schools, 38 mi)
- Dickenson County Public Schools (5 schools, 43 mi)
- Pulaski County Public Schools (7 schools, 47 mi)
Questions about Tazewell County Public Schools
How many schools are in Tazewell County Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Tazewell County Public Schools, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Tazewell County Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Bluefield, Richlands, Tazewell, Cedar Bluff, North Tazewell.
How good are the schools in Tazewell County Public Schools?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 80.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 58.8%. 36% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Tazewell County Public Schools?
5,302 students were enrolled in Tazewell County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Tazewell County Public Schools?
Tazewell County Public Schools is in Virginia, based in Tazewell County, with its district office in Tazewell. Its boundary covers about 519 sq mi.