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Schools in Powhatan

Powhatan’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Virginia’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 88% 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
57%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 17% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
VA 13.9
Schools in town
2
2,755 students on the public path
In brief

Powhatan’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Powhatan’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Powhatan Elementary places highest (better than 84%); Powhatan Middle lowest (43%). 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 Powhatan, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Powhatan ElementaryPowhatan County Public SchoolsA−
6–8Powhatan MiddlePowhatan County Public SchoolsC+
9–12Powhatan HighPowhatan County Public SchoolsA−

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

Powhatan County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 4,077 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$14,321VA $17,169 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math57%
State average 54.4% · 1949 students tested

Powhatan vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Powhatan—Powhatan County

Every school in Powhatan

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 Powhatanby address
Powhatan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
477 students14:1Rate it →
Powhatan Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
950 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Powhatanin other towns
Powhatan High
High · Grades 9–12
A−
1,328 students15:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Project Return/Powhatan Co).

Questions about Powhatan’s schools

Are Powhatan’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Powhatan. Powhatan County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Powhatan. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Powhatan in?

Powhatan County Public Schools.

Where do Powhatan kids go to high school?

Powhatan 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.