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Schools in Dante

Dante’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 107% 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
58%
2020–21
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 16% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
VA 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,752 students on the public path
In brief

Dante’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Dante’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Belfast Elementary places highest (better than 93%); Castlewood Elementary lowest (38%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Dante, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Lebanon High, Honaker High and Castlewood 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 Dante, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–74 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
8–123 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Russell 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.

Russell County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 3,345 students · 13.0 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$14,406VA $17,169 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math58%
State average 54.4% · 1730 students tested

Dante vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dante—Russell County

Every school in Dante

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).

Also serving Dantein other towns
Honaker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Honaker
A−
712 students13:1Rate it →
Castlewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Castlewood
C+
354 students11:1Rate it →
Lebanon Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Lebanon
267 students13:1Rate it →
Belfast Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rosedale
A
141 students15:1Rate it →
Lebanon High
High · Grades 8–12 · Lebanon
B
571 students13:1Rate it →
Honaker High
High · Grades 8–12 · Honaker
B−
422 students14:1Rate it →
Castlewood High
High · Grades 8–12 · Castlewood
B
285 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Dante’s schools

Are Dante’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dante. Russell County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dante. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dante in?

Russell County Public Schools.

Where do Dante kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Lebanon High, Honaker High and Castlewood High.

Parents talk

What Dante 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.