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Castlewood High
B

Castlewood High

PublicHighGrades 8–12

304 Blue Devil Circle, Castlewood, VA 24224 · (276) 762-9449 · Part of Russell County Public Schools

Castlewood’s School Grade B better than 62% of Virginia school districts

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Photo: L.N.farm · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
285
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Setting
Rural
Grades
8–12
The gist

What stands out about Castlewood High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 15.4% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Castlewood kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–7Castlewood Elementary354 students
8–12Castlewood HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 69.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Virginia’s 1,758 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

304 Blue Devil Circle, Castlewood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 847
Grade 954
Grade 1057
Grade 1166
Grade 1261
Enrollment over time
337’20
320’21
314’22
295’23
285’24

Down 15.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 96%Two or more races 1%Hispanic 1%Black 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Castlewood High from Castlewood families.

Other schools in Russell County Public Schools

The district →
Honaker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Honaker
A−
712 students13:1
Castlewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Castlewood
C+
354 students11:1
Lebanon Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Lebanon
267 students13:1
Belfast Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rosedale
A
141 students15:1
Lebanon Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Lebanon
B−
292 students12:1
Lebanon Middle
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Lebanon
B−
301 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Virginia’s other public schools; Castlewood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.