Wise 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+ St Paul Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Central High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A+ Jw Adams Combined Pound (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A+ Coeburn Primary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A+ Lf Addington Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
6. A+ Union Primary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
7. A+ Coeburn Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
8. A+ Wise Primary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
9. A Union Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
10. A- Eastside High (High school, exceeds expectations)

High schools (3)

• A+ Central High, Norton
• A- Eastside High, Coeburn
• A- Union High, Big Stone Gap

Middle and junior high schools (3)

• A+ Coeburn Middle, Coeburn
• A+ Lf Addington Middle, Wise
• A Union Middle, Big Stone Gap

Elementary and primary schools (4)

• A+ Coeburn Primary, Coeburn
• A+ St Paul Elementary, St Paul
• A+ Union Primary, Big Stone Gap
• A+ Wise Primary, Wise

Other schools and academies (1)

• A+ Jw Adams Combined Pound, Pound

Cities and towns served (6)

• Big Stone Gap (3)
• Coeburn (3)
• Wise (2)
• Norton (1)
• Pound (1)
• St Paul (1)

• State: Best schools in Virginia
• County: Wise County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 5,883 students with 476 full-time-equivalent teachers and 968 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 5104080
• 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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