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Schools in Hiltons

Hiltons’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/8schools above Virginia’s middle

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

Math proficiency
66%
2020–21
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 17% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.1
VA 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
2,132 students on the public path
In brief

Hiltons’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Hiltons’s 8 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 ↓

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 Hiltons, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Hilton ElementaryScott County Public SchoolsA
74 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
8–123 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

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.

Scott County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 13 schools · 4,166 students, up 21% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$14,182VA $17,169 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math66%
State average 54.4% · 1601 students tested

Hiltons vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hiltons—Scott County

Every school in Hiltons

8 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).

District schools in Hiltonsby address
Hilton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
159 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Hiltonsin other towns
Nickelsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Nickelsville
B
302 students14:1Rate it →
Dungannon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Dungannon
C−
131 students10:1Rate it →
Rye Cove Intermediate
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Clinchport
C+
138 students9:1Rate it →
Gate City Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Gate City
B+
276 students10:1Rate it →
Rye Cove High
High · Grades 8–12 · Duffield
B−
292 students12:1Rate it →
Twin Springs High
High · Grades 8–12 · Nickelsville
B−
242 students10:1Rate it →
Gate City High
High · Grades 9–12 · Gate City
A
592 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Hiltons’s schools

Are Hiltons’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hiltons. Scott County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hiltons. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hiltons in?

Scott County Public Schools.

Where do Hiltons kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Gate City High, Rye Cove High and Twin Springs High.

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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.