Wythe 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+ Rural Retreat Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Scott Memorial Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A+ Rural Retreat Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A+ Fort Chiswell Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A George Wythe High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
6. A Rural Retreat High (High school, exceeds expectations)
7. A Max Meadows Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
8. A Sheffey Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
9. A Spiller Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
10. A- Fort Chiswell High (High school, exceeds expectations)

High schools (3)

• A- Fort Chiswell High, Max Meadows
• A George Wythe High, Wytheville
• A Rural Retreat High, Rural Retreat

Middle and junior high schools (3)

• A+ Fort Chiswell Middle, Max Meadows
• A+ Rural Retreat Middle, Rural Retreat
• A+ Scott Memorial Middle, Wytheville

Elementary and primary schools (6)

• B+ Jackson Memorial Elementary, Austinville
• A Max Meadows Elementary, Max Meadows
• A+ Rural Retreat Elementary, Rural Retreat
• A Sheffey Elementary, Wytheville
• A- Speedwell Elementary, Speedwell
• A Spiller Elementary, Wytheville

Cities and towns served (5)

• Wytheville (4)
• Max Meadows (3)
• Rural Retreat (3)
• Austinville (1)
• Speedwell (1)

• State: Best schools in Virginia
• County: Wythe County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 3,801 students with 316 full-time-equivalent teachers and 693 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 5104110
• 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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