Hilltown’s public schools
Grayson County Public Schools and Carroll County Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hilltown. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 92% 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
Hilltown’s schools, in brief
School by school
11 of Hilltown’s 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Fancy Gap Elementary places highest (better than 98%); Gladesboro Elementary lowest (34%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
11 elementary schools serve Hilltown, graded from C to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and two high schools: Carroll County High and Grayson County 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 Hilltown, with each school’s own grade.
8th grade in Hilltown · depends on your address
Carroll County Middle
Grades 6–8 · 747 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hillsville
Independence Middle
Grades 6–8 · 280 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Independence
9th grade in Hilltown · depends on your address
Carroll County High
Grades 9–12 · 1,033 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hillsville
Grayson County High
Grades 9–12 · 461 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Independence
10th grade in Hilltown · depends on your address
Carroll County High
Grades 9–12 · 1,033 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hillsville
Grayson County High
Grades 9–12 · 461 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Independence
11th grade in Hilltown · depends on your address
Carroll County High
Grades 9–12 · 1,033 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hillsville
Grayson County High
Grades 9–12 · 461 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Independence
12th grade in Hilltown · depends on your address
Carroll County High
Grades 9–12 · 1,033 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Hillsville
Grayson County High
Grades 9–12 · 461 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Independence
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Grayson County Public Schools.
Two districts serve Hilltown
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
Hilltown vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Hilltown’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hilltown | — | Grayson County PK–12 · Carroll County PK–12 |
Every school in Hilltown
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 Hilltown’s schools
Are Hilltown’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Hilltown. Grayson County Public Schools and Carroll County Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hilltown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 11 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 Hilltown in?
Grayson County Public Schools and Carroll County Public Schools.
Where do Hilltown kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Carroll County High and Grayson County High.
Parents talk
What Hilltown families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hilltown → 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.