Big Rock’s public schools
Buchanan County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Rock. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 99% 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
Big Rock’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Big Rock’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Council High places highest (better than 85%); Hurley Elementary/Middle lowest (30%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Big Rock, graded from C to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools: Grundy High, Hurley High, Twin Valley High and Council High. 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 Big Rock, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Buchanan 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.
How students score
Big Rock vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Big Rock’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Big Rock | — | Buchanan County |
Every school in Big Rock
8 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).
Questions about Big Rock’s schools
Are Big Rock’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Big Rock. Buchanan County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Big Rock. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Big Rock in?
Buchanan County Public Schools.
Where do Big Rock kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: Grundy High, Hurley High, Twin Valley High and Council High.
Parents talk
What Big Rock families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Big Rock → They have their own page.
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.