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Schools in Rocky Gap

Rocky Gap’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2021, when 50% 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
62%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 12% vs VA $17.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
VA 13.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
818 students on the public path
In brief

Rocky Gap’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Rocky Gap’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s 1,758 public schools. Bland County High places highest (better than 76%); Bland County Elementary lowest (54%). 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 Rocky Gap, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Bland County Elementaryin BlandB−
6–12Bland County HighBland County Public SchoolsA−

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

Bland County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 818 students, up 22% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (VA 13.9)
$15,182VA $17,169 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math62%
State average 54.4% · 209 students tested

Rocky Gap vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rocky Gap—Bland County

Every school in Rocky Gap

2 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 Rocky Gapby address
Bland County High
High · Grades 6–12
A−
517 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Rocky Gapin other towns
Bland County Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bland
B−
301 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Rocky Gap’s schools

Are Rocky Gap’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rocky Gap. Bland County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rocky Gap. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Virginia’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rocky Gap in?

Bland County Public Schools.

Where do Rocky Gap kids go to high school?

Bland County High.

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What Rocky Gap 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.