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Schools in Richlands · Tazewell County Public Schools

Richlands’s public schools outscore 76% of Virginia districts

In Richlands, 67% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Virginia average (54%). The grade covers the public school district serving Richlands, 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.

#59of 250 Virginia townsK–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
67%
▲ 13 pts vs VA 54%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
▼ 2 pts vs VA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 14% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
VA 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,580 students on the public path
In brief

Richlands’s schools, in brief

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $14,708 per student in FY2024, against $17,169 across Virginia. 30% of its revenue that year was federal (Virginia 10%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Richlands Middle, then Richlands High. Enrollment is down 5% 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 Richlands’s grade

A Test scoresC Graduation

A−: better than 76% of Virginia school districts, #59 of 250 Virginia towns. Test scores are above the Virginia average; graduation is below it.

Virginia school districts we grade (133)Better than 76%
Lower resultsHigher results
Virginia towns with similar household incomes (84)Better than 74%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,773 test results and a graduating class of 425 could put Richlands anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Richlands’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,773 students).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Richlands ElementaryTazewell County Public SchoolsA−
6–8Richlands MiddleTazewell County Public SchoolsB−
9–12Richlands HighTazewell County Public SchoolsA−

Richlands’s public schools are run by Tazewell County Public Schools, which also serves Bluefield, Cedar Bluff, Pocahontas and Tazewell. 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.

Tazewell County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 13 schools · 5,134 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$14,708VA $17,169 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math67%
State average 54.4% · 2773 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 30% of the Tazewell County district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 10% across Virginia, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Richlands vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
RichlandsA−Tazewell County
Cedar BluffA−Tazewell County

Every school in Richlands

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 Richlandsby address
Richlands Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
576 students14:1Rate it →
Richlands Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
447 students13:1Rate it →
Richlands High
High · Grades 9–12
A−
557 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Richlands’s schools

Are Richlands’s schools good?

By Virginia’s own tests, yes: the public schools Richlands children attend outscore 76% of Virginia’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #59 of 250 Virginia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 74%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Richlands in?

Tazewell County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,134 students in 13 schools (2024–25).

Where do Richlands kids go to high school?

Richlands High, with 557 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Richlands’s graduation rate?

87% of the class of 2023 in Tazewell County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 89% across Virginia.

How much does Richlands spend per student?

$14,708 in Tazewell 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.