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2018-10-12 11 42 48 View west along Interstate 66 at Exit 13 (Virginia State Route 79 TO Virginia State Route 55, Linden, Front Royal) in Apple Mountain Lake, Warren County, VirginiaPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
C+
Schools in Apple Mountain Lake · Warren County Public Schools

Apple Mountain Lake’s public schools score below 56% of Virginia districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Apple Mountain Lake, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Virginia, not nationally.

From Virginia state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Math proficiency
49%
▼ 5 pts vs VA 54%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
▼ 1 pts vs VA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 13% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
VA 13.9
Schools in town
0
5,024 students on the public path
In brief

Apple Mountain Lake’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 124 Virginia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Apple Mountain Lake’s, its schools beat 15%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,908 per student, against $17,169 across Virginia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Five elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Apple Mountain Lake’s grade

B− Test scoresB− Graduation

C+: better than 44% of Virginia school districts. Both inputs trail the Virginia average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Virginia school districts we grade (133)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
Virginia towns with similar household incomes (124)Better than 15%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,373 test results and a graduating class of 437 could put Apple Mountain Lake anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Apple Mountain Lake’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,373 students).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Apple Mountain Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A

Apple Mountain Lake’s public schools are run by Warren County Public Schools, which also serves Front Royal. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Apple Mountain Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Apple Mountain Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Apple Mountain LakeC+Warren County

Every school in Apple Mountain Lake

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Virginia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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Questions about Apple Mountain Lake’s schools

Are Apple Mountain Lake’s schools good?

On Virginia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Apple Mountain Lake children attend score below 56% of Virginia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 15%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Apple Mountain Lake in?

Warren County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,024 students in 9 schools (2024–25).

Where do Apple Mountain Lake kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Skyline High and Warren County High.

What is Apple Mountain Lake’s graduation rate?

88% of the class of 2023 in Warren County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 89% across Virginia.

How much does Apple Mountain Lake spend per student?

$14,908 in Warren County Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,169 across Virginia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Virginia. Stars are from neighbors.