Photo: JodyMBrumage · CC BY-SA 4.0Onancock’s public schools score below 72% of Virginia districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 44% of Onancock’s students scored proficient, below the Virginia average (54%). The grade covers the public school district serving Onancock, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Virginia, not nationally.
From Virginia state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Onancock’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 198 Virginia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Onancock’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 28% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,694 per student, against $17,169 across Virginia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then four middle schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Onancock’s grade
C: better than 28% of Virginia school districts. Both inputs trail the Virginia average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Onancock, with each school’s own grade.
Onancock’s public schools are run by Accomack County Public Schools. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
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
Onancock vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Virginia towns that share Onancock’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Onancock | C | Accomack County |
Every school in Onancock
9 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 Onancock’s schools
Are Onancock’s schools good?
On Virginia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Onancock children attend score below 72% of Virginia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Onancock in?
Accomack County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,623 students in 11 schools (2024–25).
What is Onancock’s graduation rate?
84% of the class of 2023 in Accomack County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 89% across Virginia.
How much does Onancock spend per student?
$15,694 in Accomack County Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,169 across Virginia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Onancock 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Virginia. Stars are from neighbors.