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Schools in Atkins

Atkins’s public schools

Smyth County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Atkins. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/7schools above Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 106% of students in Virginia’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Math proficiency
46%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 9% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
VA 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
2,151 students on the public path
In brief

Atkins’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Atkins’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Chilhowie High places highest (better than 71%); Atkins Elementary lowest (15%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Atkins, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Atkins ElementarySmyth County Public SchoolsC−
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Smyth County Public Schools.

The district

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

Smyth County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 14 schools · 4,132 students · 11.8 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$15,580VA $17,169 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math46%
State average 54.4% · 2031 students tested

Atkins vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Atkins’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Atkins—Smyth County

Every school in Atkins

7 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).

District schools in Atkinsby address
Atkins Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
168 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Atkinsin other towns
Marion Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Marion
C
401 students11:1Rate it →
Chilhowie Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Chilhowie
B
273 students13:1Rate it →
Northwood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Saltville
C
158 students8:1Rate it →
Marion Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Marion
B+
563 students11:1Rate it →
Chilhowie High
High · Grades 9–12 · Chilhowie
B+
384 students14:1Rate it →
Northwood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Saltville
B+
204 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Atkins’s schools

Are Atkins’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Atkins. Smyth County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Atkins. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Atkins in?

Smyth County Public Schools.

Where do Atkins kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Marion Senior High, Chilhowie High and Northwood High.

Parents talk

What Atkins families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.