Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Duffield’s public schools
Scott County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Duffield. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 89% 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
Duffield’s schools, in brief
School by school
9 of Duffield’s 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Hilton Elementary places highest (better than 93%); Dungannon Elementary lowest (15%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Duffield, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and three middle schools: Gate City High, Rye Cove High and Twin Springs 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 Duffield, with each school’s own grade.
8th grade in Duffield · depends on your address
Rye Cove High
Grades 8–12 · 292 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Gate City Middle
Grades 7–8 · 276 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Gate City
Twin Springs High
Grades 8–12 · 242 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Nickelsville
9th grade in Duffield · depends on your address
Gate City High
Grades 9–12 · 592 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Gate City
Rye Cove High
Grades 8–12 · 292 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Twin Springs High
Grades 8–12 · 242 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Nickelsville
10th grade in Duffield · depends on your address
Gate City High
Grades 9–12 · 592 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Gate City
Rye Cove High
Grades 8–12 · 292 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Twin Springs High
Grades 8–12 · 242 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Nickelsville
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Scott 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
Duffield vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Duffield’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Duffield | — | Scott County |
Every school in Duffield
12 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 Duffield’s schools
Are Duffield’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Duffield. Scott County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Duffield. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 12 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Duffield in?
Scott County Public Schools.
Where do Duffield kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Gate City High, Rye Cove High and Twin Springs High.
Parents talk
What Duffield families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Duffield → 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.