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Schools in McKenney

McKenney’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 83% 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
45%
2020–21
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 9% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
VA 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
2,460 students on the public path
In brief

McKenney’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of McKenney’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Sunnyside Elementary places highest (better than 54%); Dinwiddie County Middle lowest (24%). 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 McKenney, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Sunnyside ElementaryDinwiddie County Public SchoolsB−
6–8Dinwiddie County Middlein DinwiddieC−
9–12Dinwiddie County Highin DinwiddieB−

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

Dinwiddie County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 4,147 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$15,663VA $17,169 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math45%
State average 54.4% · 1819 students tested

McKenney vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
McKenney—Dinwiddie County

Every school in McKenney

3 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 McKenneyby address
Sunnyside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mckenney
B−
281 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving McKenneyin other towns
Dinwiddie County Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dinwiddie
C−
919 students13:1Rate it →
Dinwiddie County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Dinwiddie
B−
1,260 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about McKenney’s schools

Are McKenney’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for McKenney. Dinwiddie County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McKenney. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is McKenney in?

Dinwiddie County Public Schools.

Where do McKenney kids go to high school?

Dinwiddie County 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.