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Schools in Patrick Springs · Patrick County Public Schools

Patrick Springs’s public schools outscore 90% of Virginia districts

In Patrick Springs, 69% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Virginia average (54%). The grade covers the public school district serving Patrick Springs, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Math proficiency
69%
▲ 15 pts vs VA 54%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs VA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 14% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
VA 13.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
2,276 students on the public path
In brief

Patrick Springs’s schools, in brief

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,804 per student, against $17,169 across Virginia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then five middle and one middle school

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 10% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Patrick Springs’s grade

A Test scoresB+ Graduation

A: better than 90% of Virginia school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Virginia average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Virginia school districts we grade (133)Better than 90%
Lower resultsHigher results
Virginia towns with similar household incomes (221)Better than 92%
A−A+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,138 test results and a graduating class of 169 could put Patrick Springs anywhere from A− to A+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Patrick Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,138 students).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Patrick Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Patrick Springs PrimaryPatrick County Public SchoolsB−
4–75 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
8–12Patrick County Highin StuartB+

Patrick Springs’s public schools are run by Patrick County Public Schools, which also serves Stuart. 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.

Patrick County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,276 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$14,804VA $17,169 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math69%
State average 54.4% · 1138 students tested

Patrick Springs vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Patrick SpringsAPatrick County

Every school in Patrick Springs

7 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 Patrick Springsby address
Patrick Springs Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–3
B−
241 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Patrick Springsin other towns
Stuart Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Stuart
A−
361 students15:1Rate it →
Meadows of Dan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Meadows of Dan
A−
300 students27:1Rate it →
Blue Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Ararat
A−
223 students13:1Rate it →
Woolwine Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Woolwine
A−
153 students14:1Rate it →
Hardin Reynolds Memorial School
Middle · Grades 4–7 · Critz
B+
203 students14:1Rate it →
Patrick County High
High · Grades 8–12 · Stuart
B+
795 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Patrick Springs’s schools

Are Patrick Springs’s schools good?

By Virginia’s own tests, yes: the public schools Patrick Springs children attend outscore 90% of Virginia’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Patrick Springs in?

Patrick County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,276 students in 7 schools (2024–25).

What is Patrick Springs’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Patrick County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 89% across Virginia.

How much does Patrick Springs spend per student?

$14,804 in Patrick County Public Schools (FY2024), against $17,169 across Virginia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.