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Cluster Springs Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7091 Huell Matthews Hwy., Alton, VA 24520 · (434) 517-2600 · Part of Halifax County Public Schools

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Directions
Students
572
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cluster Springs Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of Virginia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Cluster Springs kids: Halifax County Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Cluster Springs ElementaryYou are here
6–8Halifax County Middlein South Boston

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 54.4%
Reading / language arts64%
State average 69.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

7091 Huell Matthews Hwy., Alton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K79
Kindergarten82
Grade 179
Grade 282
Grade 389
Grade 489
Grade 572
Enrollment over time
538’20
522’21
547’22
533’23
572’24

Up 6.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Black 22%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cluster Springs Elementary from Cluster Springs families.

Other schools in Halifax County Public Schools

The district →
Sinai Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Halifax
D
243 students11:1
Clays Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Scottsburg
C−
236 students12:1
Scottsburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Scottsburg
C
187 students11:1
Meadville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nathalie
D
173 students16:1
Sydnor Jennings Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nathalie
D
157 students9:1
South Boston/Halifax Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · South Boston
116 students10:1

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; Cluster Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.