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Schools in Motley

Motley’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?15/18schools 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
65%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 14% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
VA 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
7,830 students on the public path
In brief

Motley’s schools, in brief

School by school

15 of Motley’s 18 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Tunstall High places highest (better than 93%); Gretna Middle lowest (44%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Ten elementary schools serve Motley, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and four high schools: Tunstall High, Chatham High, Dan River High and Gretna 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 Motley, with each school’s own grade.

10 schools teach K in Motley’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from B− to A, so check the specific school.
The path, start to finish
PK–510 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

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

Motley vs. its neighbors

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

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Motley—Pittsylvania County

Every school in Motley

18 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).

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Questions about Motley’s schools

Are Motley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Motley. Pittsylvania County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Motley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 15 of its 18 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Motley in?

Pittsylvania County Public Schools.

Where do Motley kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Tunstall High, Chatham High, Dan River High and Gretna High.

Parents talk

What Motley 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.