Photo: Metayel · Public domainDamascus’s public schools
Washington County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Damascus. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 95% 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
Damascus’s schools, in brief
School by school
13 of Damascus’s 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Abingdon High places highest (better than 89%); Rhea Valley Elementary lowest (39%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Damascus, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and four high schools: Abingdon High, John S. Battle High, Patrick Henry High and Holston 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 Damascus, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Washington 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
Damascus vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Damascus’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Damascus | — | Washington County |
Every school in Damascus
15 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 Damascus’s schools
Are Damascus’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Damascus. Washington County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Damascus. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 13 of its 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Damascus in?
Washington County Public Schools.
Where do Damascus kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: Abingdon High, John S. Battle High, Patrick Henry High and Holston High.
Parents talk
What Damascus families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Damascus → 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.